Powell would, of course, be branded a RINO by the crowd on this thread.
that aside, I do not think Powell wants to be a senator.
That's because Powell is a RINO. His tenure as Secretary of State was, shall we say, a disappointment. Then, of course, he was never one for rising to the occasion when called upon. He could've spared this country a 2nd Clinton term and he chose not to. Hard to have respect for someone like that.