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Colin + Obama (2008) w/ Leah Wright Rigueur

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 1:22 p.m.

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It\\u2019s October 24th. This day in 2008, former secretary of state Colin Powell goes on Meet the Press and endorses Barack Obama for president \\u2014 over his longtime friend, and fellow Republican, John McCain.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Leah Wrigth Rigueur to talk about why Colin rebuked his own party, what Obama represented, and what it says about the crossroads he found himself in that moment.

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Leah is a professor at Johns Hopkins and the author of The Loneliness of the Black Republican \\u2014 she\\u2019s also co-host with Kellie of You Get A Podcast!

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