Cain still has incredibly low name recognitionAt a family gathering on Memorial Day, I was talking with a 60-ish liberal cousin from Connecticut. I don't bother to have political conversations with him anymore, but I did mention that I'm supporting Herman Cain.
My cousin, a retired high school teacher from Connecticut, said: "You mean the Pizza Guy?"
So to the extent that people outside of the conservative movement have heard of Cain, that's about all they know so far.
But most people I talk to have never heard of him.
My reply to "you mean the pizza guy" is "yes, and the rocket scientist, the computer guy, and the banker."
That opens to the door talking about his time as a mathematician for the Navy designing guidance systems for ballistic missles (rocket scientist), VP of corporate data systems for Pillsbury (computer guy), and chairman of KC Federal Reserve (banker).
I have an in law that is a local branch manager for a regional bank. When I mentioned Cain's time at the Fed, he suddenly got interested. When I explained Cain's entire background, his reply was "Wow, maybe I should give him a look."
If Cain get's tagged as the pizza guy, he'll be in trouble. If his entire life story gets out, he'll make it.
Nerds 4 Cain is in beta testing: www.nerds4cain.com35 posted on
06/01/2011 11:04:15 AM PDT by
Brookhaven
(Herman Cain knows math, computers, pizza, money, hamburgers, banking, and Coca-Cola)