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No, not Secretary Powell's endorsement of Senator Obama. That endorsement moves, what, the .1% of the vote waiting around to hear what Colin Powell thinks of McCain-Obama? Secretary Powell is a great American and much admired, but only Manhattan-Beltway elites think this matters.
McCain on Letterman, Sarah Palin on SNL and of course Joe the Plumber are of far greater consequence that Secretary Powell's blessing. Senator Obama remains in his prevent defense, and that is good news for McCain-Palin.
The Sunday show that really mattered was John McCain's appearance with Chris Wallace where the GOP nominee hammered away at Obama's pledge to "spread the wealth." Matt Lewis has the video, but here's the key excerpt from the transcript: