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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:14 AM Original message |
whose votes is Powell supposed to bring in? |
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riqster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. Right-of center folks who admire Powell |
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nyccitizen (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Undecided independents. Powell validates Obama from a military standpoint too. nt |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. don't the troops know Powell lied them into war? |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Some of the troops still like Bush, so it's hard to guess what any individual thinks. |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. Powell still has an 80+% favorability rating among the American people |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
31. I have an acquaintace of that ilk who has been looking for one last thing to support Obama. |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. The military family vote. |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. none. but that's not the value of the endorsement. the real value is creating |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. Moderates- disillusioned republicans- military - ect -etc |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
35. And don't underestimate the Republican Desertion Effect. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. Those voters who worry about national security but think Obama is |
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soccermomforobama (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
7. I voted this morning in Texas and there was |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
8. At this point powell's endorsement ought to be worth a steaming pile. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. do you still support our candidate? |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. that was a total disappointment for me |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
29. He's not making it any easier. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
9. a lot of older retired conservatives that hate Bush |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
10. moderate repubs, some independents |
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TornadoTN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
12. He brought my Dad into the fold yesterday |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
13. Independents, conservative Dems |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
15. Centrists. And middle-of-the-road conservatives and military. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
16. I was canvassing yesterday, and met some still-undecided voters. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Exactly. It will add to the weight on Obama's side of the scale. n/t |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
17. I don't think his endorsement ALONE will move votes. But his endorsement |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
20. My dad. |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
21. People who were wavering based on "experience" |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
22. Unaffiliated moderates and dissatisfied moderate Republicans. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
23. Does anyone think that if Powell had endorsed McCain it would've helped Obama? |
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CADEMOCRAT7 (557 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
25. Level-headed Republicans who were struggling with voting for a democrat. |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
26. Maybe it will bring in some of the war monger vote. n/t |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
27. who in hell votes for somebody based on endorsements? |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
28. Fiscal conservatives and other non-zealot Republicans. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
30. The A/V Club. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
32. Center Republicans/Independents |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
33. Obama's vote to put Powell in his cabinet |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
34. Undecided moderate Democrats and Republicans, especially military. |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
36. Powell is very respected by moderates. We need some of our own Obama republicans.. |
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MgtPA (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-20-08 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
37. Pro-choice Republicans, Eisenhower Republicans, Conservative Democrats |
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