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To: bentway who wrote (631899)	10/16/2011 7:22:15 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576881

No, it's a fact. Powell was very popular with Republicans back in the 1990's - I recall people I worked with standing in line to get his 1995 book signed in a local book store. The Wall St Journal polled potential Republican candidates in late 1990's and there were two standouts ... then Gov. Bush of TX and Powell. From wikipedia: Powell eventually declared himself a Republican and began to campaign for Republican candidates in 1995. [29] He was touted as a possible opponent of Bill Clinton in the 1996 U.S. Presidential Election, possibly capitalizing on a split conservative vote in Iowa [30] and even leading New Hampshire polls for the GOP nomination, [31] but Powell declined, citing a lack of passion for politics. [32] Powell defeated Clinton 50-38 in a hypothetical match-up proposed to voters in the exit polls conducted on Election Day. [33] Despite not standing in the race, Powell won the New Hampshire Vice-Presidential primary on write-in votes. [34] He's ruined himself now by backing Obama in 2008, of course. But if he'd wanted to run, he could have won either the 1996 or 2000 elections.