If Republicans needed permission to cross the aisle and vote for this Democrat, Barack Obama, nobody could provide more powerful permission slip than Colin Powell did two weeks before that election.
Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama was seen as a significant moment that could influence Republican voters.
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Now, to his credit, Colin Powell repented for the monstrous deception of the Iraq war.
I think he is a transformational figure. He is a new generation, coming into the world, onto the world stage, on the American stage. And for that reason, I`ll be voting for Senator Barack Obama.
What I did say to him, once you break it, you`re going to own it. And we`re going to be responsible for 26 million people standing there looking at us.
how can you trust Mitt Romney to fight for the middle class? You can't trust anything coming out of this campaign.