Whoa Republicans!

And the stories of the week are:
1. Colin Powell, George Bush's former secretary of state, and one of the few members of Bush's cabinet that is still respected by the general American public is endorsing Barrack Obama. This is a recent development that won't affect most voters-- but those few down the middle, such as myself, this decision will influence them greatly. When I read this, I thought, if he is going to endorse him, then I probably should, becausing being a PR major, I know that it is all about perception. If people think that he will be an instrument of change, then it might empower the public to be the change they want to be... Also, if there aren't red flags up from Mr. Powell, then I trust it...

2. Court blocks Ohio vote challenge...
Republicans wanted to block some votes... but the court did not allow it...
That is what one would think if someone just read the synopsis... but if you read on through it, you would see, "... there were 200,000 cases where voter registration did not match social security or motor vehicle registration records, [but] the majority of the cases were mis-spellings or inaccuracies in data bases."
I can see how this story would be significant in the state of Ohio, but this is not what my friends and family are talking about...

3. Obama breaks another record.
Obama brought in another record breaking month of fundraising. The BBC reported that he brought in over $150 mil. This is significant in the history of US Politics. Not only is our country is a tight economic crunch, but this is also a time where people's ethics are under a microscope... and if, even with those conditions, is still making and breaking records like that... then it is something that people are going to notice. They didn't really rag on McCain, though. It always, in each of these articles, tells about how McCain gets his funding in other ways--agreeing not to solicite from the public campain finanace. So far, while fair and balanced, most good stories come from the Obama/Biden ticket.

4. Live from New York...
It's Sarah Palin!! Palin made her debut this weekend on SNL. The headine reads, "Palin joins her mimic on US show." Humor plays an important role in this election, and especially the jokes on SNL. This is a great way to reach out to a younger demographic, who again, rather than voting on the issues, are voting on character... This will be something that my friends and family will actually talk about-- more because it is entertaining rather than newswothy.

5. Pro-America states...
It's crunch time for Mccain... The final issue that the BBC talks about is how McCain has to catch up strategically using the battleground states. This is something that we talk about more in classes than in conversation, but it is something. With less than 20 days left till election day, it is imperetive that McCain pull out the works in those key states...

Election is two weeks from Tuesday, and most states are now allowed to have early voting.... I'm excited to see how everything begins to change in the next two weeks! :)