Colin Powell backs Barack Obama

"US President George W Bush's first Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has endorsed Democratic election candidate Barack Obama for the White House." This is an excerpt from an article found on BBC News talking about the former secretary of state backing democratic presidental nominee Barack Obama. Colin Powell who had served as George W. Bush's secretary of state during his first term as president today said that he would be endorsing Obama. Powell stated that he thought that all Americans and not just African-Americans would be proud of an Obama win. He also went on to say that he thought Obama would be able to handle the economic situation in the country better than McCain would. Obama today in North Carolina said that he was "deeply humbled" by Powell's endorsement, McCain said that he was not at all surprised with his long time friend's choice, he also added on that the four other former secretary of states (all republican) have backed himself. While the endorsement of Powell pry won't sway a whole lot of voters it will help many of those still in the middle realize that Obama does have the experience.