First, as J-Mad mentioned in passing, Barack Obama raised an astonishing $150 million in September. Astonishing because it broke the previous monthly fundraising record of $66 million, which Obama himself set in August.
Second, Obama received an endorsement from probably the most respected member of the Bush Administration, former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell is the highest-ranked Republican to endorse Obama, counterbalancing Joe Lieberman's support for John McCain nicely. The endorsement is notable not only for obvious reasons but also for his declaration that Republicans' condemnation of Obama as Muslim is shameful both because it is a lie and because 'Muslim!' should not be a tacit insult. Watch it:
The picture to which Powell referred.
