Politics | Colin Powell Colin Powell Endorses Obama But says he's still a Republican By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Oct 25, 2012 7:03 AM CDT Updated Oct 25, 2012 7:11 AM CDT Copied President Barack Obama talks with reporters after his meeting with former Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, in the Oval Office at the White in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a longtime Republican, is sticking with President Obama in this year's election. He tells CBS This Morning he respects Mitt Romney, but thinks he's been vague on many issues. Speaking of Obama, Powell said the president got the United States out of Iraq and has laid out a plan for leaving Afghanistan "and didn't get us into any new wars." He praises Obama's economic performance, saying that while difficult choices are ahead on taxes, spending, and budgetary policies, "steadily, I think we've begun to come out of the dive and we're gaining attitude." Powell, for the record, says that he's still a Republican. Read These Next It's not just deer getting caught in the headlights anymore. Woman: 5 weeks after sex assault on flight, no word from United, FBI. Cornell rape case gives way to vicious online doxxing wars. Our concern over plastic straws may need an update. Report an error