Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Patriot has died Date:   10/18/2021 9:59:06 PM

Apparently, he really disliked Donald Trump - and that doesn't surprise me given the differences of their personalities and ambitions.  Powell belonged to a different time and a different set of values.  

I think he would have been elected had he decided to run - I think people respected his integrity and his leadership and felt he got a raw deal by Bush and company.  He was clearly the odd man out on many fronts.  But I don't think people would have voted for or against him because of his race - I think he was generally admired for his integrity and the way he dealt with things. Although he had political savy, I don't think anyone ever regarded him as a politican.

I hope that he enjoyed his post-political life.  They said he had a corvette that liked to drive fast.