One thing bothers me about this. If Powell was ready to endorse a few months ago, his campaign might have asked him to hold off for a few months. It is now a few months later.
And I disagree with all the people here who think that a Powell endorsement won’t mean anything. It will mean a good deal to the squishy middle voters, especially those who are still very nervous about Obama’s ability to handle foreign policy issues. And likewise, a Powell endorsement of McCain will have a positive, opposite effect on these same voters. Not a game-changer effect or anything like that, I’m just sayin’.
I'm with you on that, that it could influence the "swing vote". And the squishy voters are mostly the ones who remain undecided.