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Herman Cain, Sarah Palin tied for second in Iowa
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| 6-1-11
| j galloway
Posted on 06/01/2011 10:03:47 AM PDT by Brookhaven
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Remember, two months ago nobody knew who Herman Cain was (and a lot of voters still don't). He's gone from zero to serious contender in record time.
Cain still has incredibly low name reconition (not even in the same ballpark as Palin, for example), yet he still is managing to tie Palin in the number of supporters. Cain's pool of potential supporters (the people who currently recongize who Cain is) is much smaller than Palin's pool of potential supporters. If Cain was known by as many people that know Palin (had the same size potential suppoter pool), he would easily be in 1st place--way, way ahead of even Romney.
Herman Cain's biggest advantage over every other candidate is the more people get to know him, the more they like him--a lot.
Nerds 4 Cain is in beta testing: www.nerds4cain.com
To: Brookhaven
That would make an interesting ticket!
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:05:19 AM PDT
by
TheBattman
(They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature...)
To: Brookhaven
I like Cain and continue to hope he progresses!
To: Brookhaven
What is really unbelievable is that pawlenty is the only one that comes close to beating Willard.
To: Brookhaven; onyx
How much campaigning has Palin done in Iowa compared to Cain?
To: Brookhaven
Cain may be the only true Conservative in the race. He speaks as a businessman who has experience in turning a business around and not as a bureaucrat or politician.
Cain is a burst of fresh air!
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:11:39 AM PDT
by
MBB1984
To: org.whodat
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:12:41 AM PDT
by
txrangerette
("...HOLD TO THE TRUTH; SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR." - Glenn Beck)
To: Brookhaven
Herman Cain is a
NATURAL BORN CITIZEN Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama isn't!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sarah Palin is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN
Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama isn't!
55:11
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:13:41 AM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
To: sarah fan UK
“How much campaigning has Palin done in Iowa compared to Cain?”
She has not done anything yet
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:14:19 AM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(2008 was about words; 2012 will be about numbers)
To: sarah fan UK
Zero for Palin to this point.
I don’t know Cain’s campaign schedule.
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:14:31 AM PDT
by
txrangerette
("...HOLD TO THE TRUTH; SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR." - Glenn Beck)
To: txrangerette
Read to end of poll not the herman spin post.
To: Brookhaven
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:17:38 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
(Herman Cain stopped for gas in South Carolina and inadvertently won a Primary debate.)
To: Brookhaven
Given the stage, either Cain or Palin will show up the Media, and the DC elite, both Democrat and Republican Parties, as the ugly self-aggrandizing bigots they are.
Being President, or CEO, or, Chairman, or the like, is not a matter of being "smart", Bill Clinton is admittedly "smart," rather it is a matter of values.
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:19:17 AM PDT
by
jnsun
(The Left: the need to manipulate others because of nothing productive to offer.)
To: Brookhaven
If Cain was known by as many people that know Palin (had the same size potential suppoter pool), he would easily be in 1st place Logical fallacy. It's possible that this is true, but the assertion relies on assumptions that may or may not be true, for example, any or all of the following may be true, and thus belie your assertion:
- Cain's popularity is high in the portion of the sample that have heard of him, because those who are most actively paying attention are more likely to support Cain. His support rate in the remaining population may be considerably lower, even after exposure.
- Cain's popularity may be tied to his status as an underdog. If he becomes a "favored" candidate, some of that support may shift.
- Similarly, Cain's relative lack of exposure may be helping his support as he is seen by some as an idealized form of himself and additional spotlight might take some of the bloom off of that rose, for instance.
- Cain is actually declared for the race and many of his (potential) competitors are not. This may skew the results of the poll.
Again, I'm not discounting the possibly that Cain will gain more support as he gains exposure. Just pointing out that asserting that he will (or would) without considering other factors that might come into play by that time is an error in logic.
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:19:24 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
(Palin's detractors now resort to "nobody believes she can win because nobody believes she can win")
To: sarah fan UK
Not much experience in Iowa that I am aware of, however her One Nation bus tour is almost certainly on it’s way there now! Every day, that tour name, “One Nation,” grows on me. I can see that being a great campaign slogan to rally Americans behind. I also like that God is represented in it.
To: Brookhaven
I know some folks here hate Gov. Christie, but could you imagine a Cain-Christie dream ticket. After all, you want an aggressive VP candidate and CC can be a pitbull. Cain-Rubio would be another interesting strategic pairing.
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:23:04 AM PDT
by
Choozer
To: kevkrom
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:24:18 AM PDT
by
Pollster1
(Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
To: sarah fan UK
How much campaigning has Palin done in Iowa compared to Cain? Her supporters say she's using an unconventional campaigning style, so they old questions like does she have an organizaition, is her organization active, or is she campaigning in a state don't apply.
Whatever the truth of what she's doing, I don't think her supporters can have it both ways. They can't blame bad numbers on the fact that she isn't campaigning in Iowa, and on the other hand say she's pursuing an alternative method of campaigning and thus out smarting everyone else.
BTW, I like Palin. People can go look up my old posts. I was thrilled when she was chosen as VP and I've been a supporter of hers. I just happen to think now that (1) Cain would be a better candidate, and (2) and the end of the day, she will decide against running (yea, it's a gut feeling and could be wrong, but I'm not going to stand still frozen in place waiting to find out an answer).
Nerds 4 Cain is in beta testing: www.nerds4cain.com
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:25:58 AM PDT
by
Brookhaven
(Herman Cain knows math, computers, pizza, money, hamburgers, banking, and Coca-Cola)
To: sarah fan UK
>>>How much campaigning has Palin done in Iowa compared to Cain?
Cain has been here more since the first of the year, Sarah not not at all... but she has a grassroots organization that the polls don’t seem to factor in.
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:26:03 AM PDT
by
Keith in Iowa
(FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
To: Brookhaven
PPP Poll
Pure BS
Must have polled the Dems:
1. Mitt Romney polls at 21%
Forget NittWitt Mitt
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posted on
06/01/2011 10:28:53 AM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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