Word: colins
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...black votes because it might lose those white votes. That is shameful." That it is. But Kemp's stance could cost him dearly in the 2000 primaries, where the increasingly conservative G.O.P. primary electorate dominates the nominating process. On the other hand, the prospect of two moderates, Kemp and Colin Powell, battling the likes of Pat Buchanan could make the 1960s struggle for the party's soul seem tame by comparison...
...Perot helped by Colin Powell's flirtation with an independent run for the White House last year. The retired general's prospective candidacy raised the hopes of millions of voters. And when he decided to remain a private citizen and join the Republican Party, the legions of disenfranchised supporters took their disappointment out on protest candidates in general. Few of those still open to the concept saw Perot as an adequate substitute for the charismatic Gulf War hero...
...wonder if Colin Powell ever paused, consciously or subconsciously, to see through his black eyes the waves of white faces staring back. I couldn't help but notice how the cameras constantly tried zooming into the few African-American faces in the crowd...
...Youth Pavilion just outside the convention, the Young Voters Programs also heard spirited exhortations from current leaders. Instead of Colin Powell, the future of the Republican Party listened to Raynard Jackson and Ron Christie and Armstrong Williams, all African Americans on the political rise. Instead of peering into a crowd of white delegates, these men were surrounded by white students...
...come back to the idea of presidential poise and Colin Powell. For Republicans working to increase minority involvement, Powell's endorsement of the party is a tremendous boon. His leadership is one that transcends racial demarcations. He has the ability to excite the white delegates. More importantly, Powell brandishes the key to unlocking the power and vitality of America's minorities. His leadership marks a new era in the Republican Party. People need not stop with "the party of Lincoln." Why not say "the party of Lincoln and Powell...