Powell Sticks to Fence in Prez Race

Former secretary of state still undecided
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 16, 2008 6:10 AM CDT
Powell Sticks to Fence in Prez Race
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks to students during the Mexico Siglo XXI forum in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008.    (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Colin Powell has yet to make up his mind which way he'll vote in November, MSNBC reports. Speaking at a forum with four other former secretaries of state yesterday, the Republican said he would let neither his quarter-century friendship with John McCain—nor the "electrifying" prospect of the first African-American president—be the sole deciding factor.

"We have to make a judgment here," Powell said. "Which of the candidates blends a right measure of experience and judgment?" Powell said he would be paying close attention to the candidates' platforms, and he hoped the campaign would back away from the "lipstick on a pig stuff" and return to the issues.
(More Colin Powell stories.)

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