Obama's Double-Whammy for McCain

clipped from www.reuters.com Democrat Barack Obama announced on Sunday he raised a record $150 million last month and he won the support of former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell, dealing a double blow to rival John McCain's U.S. presidential campaign. Powell, who in the past was mentioned as possibly the first black U.S. president, told NBC's "Meet the Press" he backed Obama "because of his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he's reaching out all across America, because of who he is." Powell's backing of Obama, 47, could give a boost to the foreign policy and national security credentials of the first-term Illinois senator. Obama's fundraising announcement highlighted his disproportionate ability to spend money and blanket the air waves with advertisements, sometimes by a margin of 4-to-1 over McCain.

If McCain has an October surprise up his sleeve, he'd better play it soon. Unfortunately for McCain, I think Joe the Plumber was his October surprise.

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