Charles Mathias, Latest Republican to Endorse Obama

As the world’s most discussed presidential campaign is close to ending, American politicians start expressing their preferences.

The Republicans, for example, seem to go in favour of Senator Barack Obama. Following the example of Colin Powell (the former Secretary of State), are William Weld (former Massachusetts Governor), Scott McClellan (former Bush press secretary) and the latest, Charles Mathias (former Senator of Maryland).

The above mentioned politicians have different reasons for endorsing Obama; some dislike the thought of having Sarah Palin as vice-president, others mention America’s economy, and the true American spirit, which seems to have been lost during Bush’s mandate.

Polls done since this campaign has started show that so many Americans have not considered economy and financial issues as extremely important in the election since 1996, and that Republicans focused their attention on terrorism and moral values issues.

On the other side of the barricade is McCain who flashes a list with the names of his Republican supporters and the 200 retired Army generals.

These endorsements do well for their campaigns, but they do not guarantee their success; it all depends on the American citizens who will attend the voting stations on the 4th of November.

Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State

Senator Obama seems to become more and more appreciated by great names of politics. The latest to offer him his support was former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Yesterday, he told the press he will vote for Obama, because he sees him as a man of many qualities.

Also, he disagrees with John McCain’s attempts to create a bad image of Obama through all types of unfair techniques.

Colin Powell appreciates the way Obama has dealt with delicate subjects, such as the financial crisis, the Iraq war and international politics in general. At Obama’s campaign event which took place on Sunday, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Powell gave a very convincing speech about the senator’s character and attitude towards this campaign and the United States’ presidency.

Still, Powell declared he does not have anything against Senator McCain; on the contrary, he sees him as a good candidate. It is just that when it came to choosing, Senator Obama scored more points according to his standards.

McCain is also endorsed by former Secretaries of State such as Henry Kissinger, James Baker, Lawrence Eagleburger, and Alexander Haig.

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