Gore wins the South (minus Florida), Powell wins everywhere else.
People seem to forget just how Popular Powell was before joining Bush's cabinet (almost like Barack Obama)...
How does Gore win the South and Powell Place like Illionis and New York, California
Mostly racism (though most would be close, and Powell might still pick up Texas), and Powell's reputation and Moderate perception gives him strength in most Northern States. There probably would be a very wide gap between the popular and the electoral vote, and it might become the closest blowout in history. Powell's win would probably give Republicans coattails in New York (Lazio defeats Clinton), Washington (Gorton defeats Cantwell), New Jersey (Franks defeats Corzine) Michigan (Abraham defeats Stabenow). It also might have cost Republicans Virginia (Robb defeats Allen), and maybe Missouri.
I'm sorry but this talk of racism is almost akin to trolling. Texas is pretty deep Republican even if the candidate is black. Colin Powell was popular, yes even in the south despite the color of his skin. Don't forget that Obama, a progressive Democrat, won Virginia easily and almost took Missouri in 2008. And Kerry came close to winning VA in 2004 considering he made almost no effort to win the state. Contrary to the opinion of many on this board, the majority of Americans below the Mason-Dixon line are not complete racists
