I respect Powell, but this is nothing but identity poltics. If Obama were not black, Powell would never endorse him.
Period.
Powell was always a RINO at best. He was a Republican by convenience only. His sympathies have always been mildly liberal, and now that he’s been retired for quite a while, my guess is that he is now moderately liberal or worse. His racism is about to show on Meet the Press. His Black racism. Doing exactly what all the Blacks squawk about, voting based on someone’s race alone. Ok, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Don’t be surprised Obama/Powell/Biden when Pennsylvania goes for whitey John McCain. What goes around comes around.