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Originally Posted by caspofungin
just wanted to ask the americans' opinion -- should powell have run for president? would he be a better candidate than either mccain or obama?
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He could have, but his direct association with the Bush administration and especially his infamous presentation on how Iraq undoubtedly had WMDs would have still probably cost him many votes in the more moderate crowds, while his general position would probably not sit well with the conservatives (and the liberals we can count out here by default). He's a very sharp guy, but I don't think he had any realistic chance of being nominated this time around. Even for a VP slot, he wouldn't have been a good bet.