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Not a "safe assumption" at all that Powell won't endorse and vote for the beast!! He did not say he could never for for her, he said (in 2014) he would "rather not have to vote for her".... although this remark is somewhat cryptic, it seems more likely that he is implying that he will vote for any Democrat in 2016, whoever is nominated, but he prefers that it not be Hillary. Think about it, why on earth would he "have to" vote for her, unless he is unwilling to contemplate voting for the Republican nominee??

"Powell confessed: “I would rather not have to vote for her, although she is a friend I respect."

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Anyway, now that he is on record with scathing remarks against Trump, calling him a “disgrace to the nation” etc., it still seems much more likely to me that Powell will be pulling for Hillary. Whether he will publicly endorse her is a different question, but Powell’s email chummy remarks with a top megabucks Democrap donor, plus Powell’s past endorsements of Obama, suggest to me that Powell has gone totally to the dark side for a long time, is a Democrat in mind and spirit, and will vote for virtually anyone on the Democrat ticket.

Powell most certainly won’t endorse or vote for Trump, judging from the kinds of attacks he has made against Trump.