Colin Powell's political evolution reflected a changing GOP

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Colin Powell’s personal political journey from possible Republican presidential candidate, to GOP secretary of state, to endorsing Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden is also a story of the Republican Party’s evolution over the last 13 years.

WASHINGTON — Colin Powell’s personal political journey before his death Monday — from possible Republican presidential candidate, to GOP secretary of state, to someone who endorsed Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden — also is a story of the Republican Party’s evolution over the last 13 years.“I have some concerns about the direction that the [Republican] party has taken in recent years. It has moved more to the right than I would like to see it, but that's a choice the party makes.

And more: “I'm also troubled by, not what Sen. McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, ‘Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.’ Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country?”“Yup, the whole birther movement was racist. That's what the 99 percent believe.

And in March 1996, the NBC/WSJ poll showed Powell leading Bill Clinton in a hypothetical general-election matchup, 47 percent to 38 percent – and that’s when Clinton’s job rating was above 50 percent.It’s another day of reconciliation talks for President Biden and the Democrats.

 

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