[Mike Darancette]

If the endorsement was expected how can it help? People expected it because Powell is black (affirming a stereotype). People is stoopid.

[newzjunkey]

Something like 63% of those who voted in the poll were not surprised. How sad that an ex-General who worked for Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43 would not endorse the fellow serviceman and (supposedly) his party's standard bearer in a time of war?

Looks like people see this as racial motivated by Powell. Heck, there was chatter that he was going to endorse Kerry in 2004 but that never panned out.