Colin Powell could endorse Barack Obama when he appears on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Republican sources tell Politico. No one is exactly sure what Powell will say, but McCain advisers seem convinced that the retired general will throw his considerable national-security heft behind Democrat.
“It’s going to make a lot of news, and certainly be personally embarrassing for McCain,” the source said. “It comes at a time when we need momentum, and it would create momentum against us.” Powell has so far refused to endorse either candidate, despite numerous entreaties from both campaigns. (More Colin Powell stories.)