Powell Could Top GOP Field, Poll Says
WASHINGTON — If Colin L. Powell entered the Republican presidential race, he would cut deeply into Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole’s support and could become the immediate leader, according to a new national poll.
In a primary race against current front-runner Dole and the eight other prominent GOP candidates, Powell would earn 34% support to lead the field, the CBS News-New York Times poll found. Dole’s support would be cut from 45% to 29%, placing him second. The telephone poll was conducted Oct. 22-25.
The poll’s 5-point margin of error means that Powell and Dole could be in a statistical dead heat. Others were far behind in single digits, with or without Powell included in the question. Powell, a retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, is expected to announce by Thanksgiving a decision on whether he will run.
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