Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-10975360-20140613150705/@comment-10975360-20140626190644

i completely disagree with you on powell, i think he would win the nomination, he would, as you said, move to the right on a few issues, and im pretty sure he would win

also, i disagree with you about generals losing, sure there was clark in 2004 for the democrats, and MacArthur in 44,48,52, their the only two serious presidential campaigns by generals since the war

also, the republican party in '96 still had some moderates left in it, Reagan was able to keep most of the moderates with him through '84, and Bush in '88 (and '92 if he won). The party would be way to the right more than it was under Ike yes, but it was only after 2000 that the moderates really left the republican party, Specter and Chafee and the like.