From the Washington Post of 17 Oct 2008:
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Why the Powell Endorsement (Could) Matter
The news that retired Gen. Colin Powell will appear this Sunday on "Meet the Press" has set off a frenzy of speculation that former secretary of State could throw his endorsement to Barack Obama.
Powell has made little secret of his admiration for the Illinois senator in the past but has always stopped short of outright endorsing him.
Will that change on Sunday? And, if it does, how much is Powell's endorsement really worth?
Seen through the prism of our handy-dandy endorsement hierarchy, Powell's endorsement of Obama would qualify as the highest powered of all endorsements: a symbolic one.
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10-17-2008, 06:10 PM
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