Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama for President

"Colin Powell today became the most prominent Republican to endorse Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, crossing party lines to declare Obama a 'transformational' figure who would 'electrify our country....and the world.' Powell said he respected John McCain, the Republican nominee, and considered him a friend. But, he said, McCain's 'unsure' response to the ongoing economic crisis and his selection of a running mate who is 'not ready to be president of the United States,' along with an increasingly 'narrow' Republican approach to deepening national problems, had led him to support Obama." Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama for President - washingtonpost.com