I remember it as well. I agree it would likely have ended badly, but I think, as I did at the time, that he would have had a fair chance of beating Clinton. Certainly a greater chance than Bob Dole. Good old “next guy in line” GOP politics. The next time it happened, in 2008, Powell was happy to put the shiv right in his “good friend” John McCain’s back
“The next time it happened, in 2008, Powell was happy to put the shiv right in his “good friend” John McCain’s back”
Right. John McCain was just too conservative for him. That tells you how liberal Powell was.