… Colin Powell?!?
No, Obama hasn’t made any announcement, but Zogby International released a fascinating poll today that suggests that the same secretary of state who helped sell America on this idiotic war in Iraq might actually be his best choice for a vice presidential candidate. (Okay, in fairness, Powell now feels really, really bad about it – unlike the wingnuts who are still in the Bush administration.)
In a poll of 1,039 likely voters nationwide conducted last week, 42% of likely voters said selecting Powell would make them more likely to vote for Obama. Only 10% said Powell would make them less likely to back Barack.
That’s well ahead of Hillary Clinton‘s numbers: 30% said an Obama/Clinton ticket would make them more likely to choose the Democrats, and that is mostly offset by 25% who said Clinton would make them less likely.
Democrats polled slightly favor Hillary: 47% said they’d be more likely to go Obama with her on the ticket, compared to 42% who said Powell would make them more likely.
Both of those choices were far ahead of other possibilities. Among overall voters, the more likely/less likely numbers were: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (15%/10%), Delaware Sen. Joe Biden (11/16), Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (7/11), Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (7/11), and Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh (6/12).
The poll had a margin of error of +/- 3.1%.
This article appears in July 18 • 2008.