[Rudder]

Republicans, by a 49% to 17% margin believe he is qualified while most Democrats disagree. Among Republicans, Cain’s numbers on this question are similar to Rick Perry’s but not as strong as Mitt Romney’s.

We have a winner, here!

[nathanbedford]

Drudge has put the results of the Rasmussen poll up and I think the take away should be not to concentrate on Herman Cain but to look at the trajectory as one sees the sequence of polls beginning on June 24 when Obama was beating Gingrich 48% to 30% right on through to this last poll which he dates at in which Obama finds his margin reduced to 39% 34% over Cain.

My take is that one could substitute virtually any Republican wannabe's name in these last few polls and one would obtain substantially the same results because Obama is crashing and whoever Rasmussen puts up against him last is the greatest beneficiary.

It is my hypothesis that the less we have the fear on the issue of electability the wider our scope to nominate a hard conservative. I take this as bad news for Romney, good news for Cain, of course, but also good news for Rick Santorum, Bachmann, and, yes, Newt Gingrich.

[Aria]

Rats don’t think Cain is qualified but they thought zero was qualified? That is STUPID!

[Retired Greyhound]

Barring a major gaffe or dirty skeleton in his closet, I think Cain is going to win Iowa, be competitive in New Hampshire, and win South Carolina BIG. If that happens, he will probably win Florida. The GOP establishment will try to derail him on Super Tuesday, but it will probably be too late.

That, FRiends, is Herman Cain’s path to the nomination.

[Vigilanteman]

Considering that two-thirds of the country hasn't even heard of Herman Cain yet, I would consider that the 34% would break down as follows:

1. 25% know him, like him and expect he would make a great POTUS.
   
2. 9% expect that an unknown cartoon character would do a better job that ObaMao.

[LostInBayport]

It is still early yet, with more than a year to the election. Many people aren’t paying close attention to the Republican primaries, and Herman Cain has had to struggle until just recently to get media coverage. And Herman Cain is within five points of Obama among likely voters in this poll.

Imagine when the nation at large becomes aware of Herman Cain and gets to know him! What’s the phrase? Katy bar the door!

[freespirited]

IMO Obummer’s failure to crack 40% is the big story here. Cain’s number is good given that many people know nothing about him.

[Sea Parrot]

So Cain, a declared candidate, is 5 points behind Obama in the polls. Hmm, that is exactly the same as how a undeclared ex governor matches up against Obama.

[fuzzylogic]

I saw Bob Beckel (spell?) on Fox news immediately dismiss the Florida result - why would he do that? If the left really didn’t see Cain as a problem then they’d embrace him.

Hermain Cain is their nightmare....he is the LAST candidate they want to go up against.

...all we have to do is listen to the criticism.

[Carl LaFong]

The fact that Obama is ahead of anyone in any poll still indicates the Republic is finished.
52% in 2008 was the death knell.

[libertas~prosperare]

Don’t be fooled...the left is PETRIFIED of the Cain Train. A real conservative against whom they cannot play their go to race card. Stand by gang...he may be the one.

[SC DOC]

CAIN vs. UN-ABLE

[Eccl 10:2]

Republicans, by a 49% to 17% margin believe he is qualified while most Democrats disagree.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I don’t give a ‘Rat’s a$$ (pun intended) if Democrats don’t think he is qualified. We aren’t after their vote.

Cain can win. The Republicans who don’t think he can aren’t used to having a leader - they are used to having candidates who follow the crowd and pander to the majority.

Cain is an answer to prayer. A godly man with godly ideas for leadership who can win if we get behind him desire to please God first in all that we do.

[New Jersey Realist]

He had Palin behind by 4% last week. This is all crap!

[ImpBill]

Unless Mr. Cain can drum up some major contributions and bundlers of the same, he can’t last through the entire primary process. Don’t get me wrong, I like the guy. But this is a big money game he is in.

[de.rm]

Isn't Cain a Fed. Res. guy?

Do we want another bankster?

[Jeremiah2911]

“Cain” we can believe in!

[ilovesarah2012]

“believe he is qualified while most Democrats disagree”

RACISTS!

[M. Thatcher]

his numbers in a general election match-up against President Obama are little changed

I don't see how Rasmussen comes to that conclusion, with Cain now 5 points under Obama when he was 18 points down in March – not to mention Cain's 2 point gain over last month. Weird.

[RetiredArmy]

When the time comes, 39% is not going to win it for O-Scuma. Cain or whomever, short of Rumminiey the RINO, will have much more than 34%. I truly believe that real Americans have had it with this puke and are as ready to move on from him as they were from Klinton and Bush after the 2d term. I wish to God that we had a true conservative American to be our president. Man, do I miss Ronny. I have this nice color photo of Ronny holding a small American flag framed in my home office. Every day as I sit her eand look at it, I say, Mr. President I miss you!

[lonevoice]

Data released earlier today shows that voters nationwide are evenly divided as to whether or not Cain is qualified to be president — 30% say yes, 33% no, and 37% are not sure

The 37% most likely represents the percentage of people who have never heard of Herman Cain. That's a large percentage in any sort of poll. I take this as very encouraging. Herman is gaining traction, and we still have a rather large portion of the electorate who have never heard of him, or know little of him. They will soon enough!