There is a downside of the Powell endorsement of Obama.  Powell is a black man and the McCain campaign is focused on denigrating non-white Americans.   The Powell endorsement feeds into this narrative of Obama as nigger.  According to the McCain narrative, Powell is a nigger and, of course, he will endorse a nigger. Let's get real.  This campaign is all about race and racism.  It doesn't matter that the nigger candidate is the better candidate.  This campaign is all about not letting the niggers have any political power.