Liberal and Moderate Republicans Going for Obama

"In the past week, the pace of the cross-party endorsements has picked up, with former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsing Obama on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on October 19 and former two-term Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson backing him on October 23. Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, an unorthodox politician who campaigned for Mitt Romney in last year’s Republican primaries, endorsed Obama Friday, praising him as a “once-in-a-lifetime candidate” and criticizing the GOP for “playing on an increasingly small field in the last couple of elections.” Two days later, former South Dakota Sen. Larry Pressler, who like McCain once served as a Senate Commerce Committee chairman, also endorsed Obama. “The Republican Party I knew in the 1970s is just all gone,” he said, explaining that he preferred Obama’s economic plan." GOP 'mavericks' have concerns with McCain - Alexander Burns - Politico.com