It is difficult to remember the last example of pure, unadulterated good news for the McCain campaign. The Obama camp, on the other hand, is far from short on this precious commodity. Today former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama, turning his back on long time friend and fellow Republican, John McCain. Powell has said that Sen. Obama would be a "transformational president," capable of "electrify[ing] the world." Colin Powell joins Obama's already long list of celebrity and political backers which includes Oprah Winfrey, Al Gore, Toni Morrison, Ted Kennedy, and George Clooney. It was also announced recently that the Obama campaign has broken the monthly fundraising record, amassing over $150 mill in September. This brings Obama's total to $605 mill. Obama has opted out of the public financing system, becoming the first major candidate to do so since the system was introduced in the 1970s. John McCain, who has chosen to remain in the system, is limited to $85 mill for September and October, and has a comparatively miniscule fundraising total. These copious amounts of cash have enabled Obama to organize his campaigning in key battle-ground states and have paid for televised ads, including a 30 "closing argument" scheduled for Oct. 29. But Obama's success is not solely monetary. Yesterday, Obama spoke at a rally in St. Louis, Mo, in front of 100,000 people. That's more than the population of Charlottesville and Albemarle county combined. Some pundits fear that Obama has peaked too early in the race, but to me, it seems as though his peak is yet to come.
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