Zogby’s Colin Powell Idea
July 20th, 2008 -- Posted in American Politics | 15 Comments »A recent telephone poll conducted by Zogby international seems to indicate that the best potential Vice President for Senator Obama is actually a Republican. Former Secretary of State Powell gives Senator Obama a 12% edge over likely voters as opposed to a choice of Senator Clinton. This data is not surprising given that national security is still a major issue with most Americans despite the current state of the economy. No one could argue that Colin Powell would be a good choice given his years of service in the Military not to mention the respect he would garner on the Republican side of the aisle:
I personally like Colin Powell having read his autobiography and watched some of the speeches he has given in on Television. I remember watching a Larry King interview with Colin Powell where Mr. Powell admitted to liking Senator Obama but would not endorse him at that time. I highly doubt Senator Obama will choose Mr. Powell but stranger things have happened in the world of politics, I will also stick by my earlier assertion that Senator Clinton has already been picked in secret but the Obama campaign is just running through the motions.
CBS has an interesting take on the veepstakes with Governor Sebelius at the top of their potential list. I wrote about Governor Sebelius as a potential VP in an earlier post so I won’t rehash old information, needless to say, she is growing in popularity as her name is spread around the highways of the internet. I would personally favor her over Senator Clinton given the existing relationship between Governor Sebelius and Senator Obama. CNN’s political market agrees with my earlier assertion about Senator Clinton’s with her shares trading at $18.83 cents compared to Senator Biden’s at $15.10. Lastly in my own political market that I play, the chance of Senator Obama choosing a woman is hovering at 27% so maybe Colin Powell is not so improbable?:
