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Highly doubtful that he would move "right" at all, and even if he did, it would make him more in the "center" of the party. His past opinions would basically negate such a move, and make him a hypocrite. Think Romney had it bad in that regard? Powell trying such a thing would be worse. Lose, and lose handily.

There is a reason why Eisenhower is the only general in more than a century to have won an election, or even been nominated. Every other time they have lost the nomination battle. Even more than a century ago generals were less common than you think.

Far less moderates than you think. They'd mostly left by the 1980s. Neither Reagan or Bush kept them in - they just managed to get a fair number of their votes. There is a difference.