undecided, one that could go either way, might it in this case make a difference? i think it s very unlikely. i think that endorsements don t influence people except in down ballot races. the new york times just endorsed obama. what a surprise. i don t think that will have any influence either. i m sure it s a well-written editorial. i haven t seen it, but endorsements don t matter when people know the candidates as well as they know barack obama and mitt romney. you i m sure you saw the comment from thursday night from john sununu. when you take a look at colin powell, is that an endorsement based on issues or he has a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. what reason would that be? i think when you have somebody of your own race that you are proud of being president of the united states, applaud