# Colin Powell Endorses Obama for re-election

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama-for-re-election/638832>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 25, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama-for-re-election/638832 "2012-10-25T15:29:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama-for-re-election/638832/141 "2012-11-01T22:35:32Z")

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> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#):
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> Do you guys deny that Black public figures are under pressure to support Obama (see e.g. Stacey Dash), or do you just have some intuition that this does not impact Colin Powell?

This is the perfect opportunity, by the way, [for you to speculate on whether Bloomberg’s Jewish compatriots are influencing his endorsement](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=670801). Do it, and I’ll be happy to modify my comments about your racist behavior.

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