tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592252693792522306.post268596521623823423..comments2023-11-02T06:44:13.769-04:00Comments on DeWayne Wickham - Disturbing The Peace: Not so subtle racismDeWayne Wickham, columnist USA TODAY and Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16379014140139838291noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592252693792522306.post-83406912100325734292008-10-27T15:03:00.000-04:002008-10-27T15:03:00.000-04:00DeWayneI rarely disagree with you because as a gen...DeWayne<BR/>I rarely disagree with you because as a general rule, I love the way your mind works. However, this time I disagree with your premise that the new “Powell Doctrine” will not have a significant impact. I think it is evident from the polls that immediately followed Powell’s Meet the Press interview; Obama broke the 50% lead status. His lead spiked to 52% or 53% in some polls depending upon which one you refer to. While not significant in terms of percentage points, it is quite significant to those voters who were having difficulty seeing Obama in the White House. I strongly believe Powell’s move is directly attributable to those "on the fence" voters that wanted to vote for Obama, but needed an "unbiased" voice to say it was ok to do so... General Powell was that voice. From my perspective, his timing was perfect… close enough to election day to be meaningful, but not far enough away to be forgotten…. Just my 2 cents...Vetdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863149807245847155noreply@blogger.com