Powell: ‘The Republican Party Needs Me More than the Democratic Party Needs Me’

Mitchell You endorsed Barack ░░░░░░░░ on Meet the Press ░░░░░░░░ you still a Republican ░░░░░░░░ what do you think ░░░░░░░░ are Powell I m ░░░░░░░░ Republican I was a ░░░░░░░░ for the eight presidential ░░░░░░░░ before Mr Obama where ░░░░░░░░ voted for a Republican ░░░░░░░░ But when I was ░░░░░░░░ the phase of deciding ░░░░░░░░ I should do in ░░░░░░░░ I was disturbed by ░░░░░░░░ direction in which the ░░░░░░░░ was moving and I ░░░░░░░░ it clear at the ░░░░░░░░ and I thought Mr ░░░░░░░░ was the best choice ░░░░░░░░ economic reforms that we ░░░░░░░░ and for other things ░░░░░░░░ we needed And so ░░░░░░░░ said well does that ░░░░░░░░ you a Democrat And ░░░░░░░░ said I m still ░░░░░░░░ Republican And I think ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party needs me ░░░░░░░░ than the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ me And you can ░░░░░░░░ a Republican and still ░░░░░░░░ strongly about issues such ░░░░░░░░ immigration and improving our ░░░░░░░░ system and doing something ░░░░░░░░ some of the social ░░░░░░░░ that exist in our ░░░░░░░░ and our country I ░░░░░░░░ t think there s ░░░░░░░░ inconsistent with this As ░░░░░░░░ go around the country ░░░░░░░░ s focusing on 2014 ░░░░░░░░ and I said don ░░░░░░░░ think that superman or ░░░░░░░░ is coming in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ you don t like ░░░░░░░░ lack of if you ░░░░░░░░ to do something about ░░░░░░░░ lack of stability in ░░░░░░░░ country it s the ░░░░░░░░ people that are going ░░░░░░░░ change it not whoever ░░░░░░░░ next president is We ░░░░░░░░ people have to start ░░░░░░░░ back on all of ░░░░░░░░ instability that exists in ░░░░░░░░ society especially in our ░░░░░░░░ and we also have ░░░░░░░░ start listening to other ░░░░░░░░ to get a more ░░░░░░░░ perspective with respect to ░░░░░░░░ issues of the day ░░░░░░░░ make the compromises necessary ░░░░░░░░ keep our country moving ░░░░░░░░ just as our Founding ░░░░░░░░ did in 1787.”