"Colin Powell" Republicrat?
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Jim Steiner is running as a Republican seeking the nomination to run against incumbent Democrat Paul Hodes for NH’s Second Congressional District seat. At his website, Mr. Steiner claims to be a "Colin Powell Republican":
Jim is a General "Colin Powell" Republican…conservative values with a social conscience. Jim served as co-chair of the effort ten years ago to draft General Colin Powell into the presidential race. Following the principles of General Powell, Jim believes there must be overwhelming reasons of national security, and an exit strategy in place, before American military forces are committed in conflict.
Given recent news, this characterization might be a rather unfortunate choice for a person running in a REPUBLICAN primary. From Yahoo! News:
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former US secretary of state Colin Powell said Sunday he was weighing his options in the 2008 White House race, hinting he may cross party lines and vote against the Republican nominee.
Ooops! Perhaps Mr. Steiner will continue to emulate his hero and take on Paul Hodes in the DEMOCRATIC primary?
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