Reply #32: Maybe Powell is waiting till after the debates to endorse, to have more of an impact

[ShadowLiberal]

I've got a theory on why Powell hasn't endorsed yet.

1) He could really be undecided, or at least think he could change his mind from the debates

2) If he waits until after the debates are over what big events are going to happen to make people forget about Powell and give Obama or McCain a bounce? If he does it before the debates then people could forget all about Powell's endorsement after seeing a strong or weak performance from one side in the debates.

3) If Powell endorses after the debates it either gives his choice a bit of rope to try to recover from the debates if they hurt them, or it helps secure his pick's win in November if the debates helped his pick take the lead.