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Herman Cain leaving the campaign trail: Why now?
Christian Science Monitor ^ | October 3, 2011 | David Grant

Posted on 10/03/2011 6:15:17 PM PDT by Polybius

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Well, after the "Borking" of Rick Perry, look who is taking a month off to sell books and look whose communications director is leaving for another job.

Herman Cain endorsed Mitt Romney two days before Super Tuesday, 2008.

HERMAN CAIN'S ENDORSEMENT OF MITT ROMNEY PUBLISHED IN THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION PRIOR TO SUPER TUESDAY, 2008

Herman Cain has said that he would not support Rick Perry even in the general election ....... even against Obama. However, he would have no problem supporting Mitt Romney.

Herman Cain said Wednesday that he would be unable to support Rick Perry for president if the Texas governor were to eventually win the party's nomination. .... The former businessman said, for instance, that he could support former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney....

Now, after Cain has hit Perry with everything including the latest racial flap, Cain is taking a month off to sell books and leaving Mitt Romney as the King of the Hill.

Mitt Romney now leads the GOP polls. Was Cain ever a serious candidate or was he simply a Stalking Horse?

Whatever the answer is, it seems that the winner is Mitt Romney. I'm not sure that Perry can recover from the gang-mugging he has undergone.

1 posted on 10/03/2011 6:15:25 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: Polybius

What a ridiculous article and assumption. The book he is promoting is a campaign book — this will be “part” of the campaign. And the staffers who left? They were not ready for a prime time campaign, and bolted due to the fact that a real player was brought in over them. They had threatened to do this at least one time before.

Totally ridiculous article.


2 posted on 10/03/2011 6:20:00 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright
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To: Polybius

Well, you know who can make her move now, don’t you?


3 posted on 10/03/2011 6:20:22 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (New gets old. Steampunk is always cool)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

He’s supposed to be on Hannity in a few.... who wrote this crap?


4 posted on 10/03/2011 6:21:45 PM PDT by acapesket
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To: Polybius
“Was Cain ever a serious candidate or was he simply a Stalking Horse?”

Cain is the Huckabee of 2012.

This scheme will fail for two reasons:

1. Romney WILL NOT be the GOP nominee
and
2. Perry has time to recover. Not much time, but some.

5 posted on 10/03/2011 6:21:53 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Note to Cainiacs: The Herminator endorsed Romney in 2008.)
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To: Polybius

Oh, crap.

Romney the front-runner...just as the MSM was hoping and praying.

Romney the nominee? Say hello to 4 more years of Barry the Boob.

Only one hope now....


6 posted on 10/03/2011 6:21:53 PM PDT by hoagy62 ("Polls are for strippers and cross-country skiers”~Sarah Louise Palin)
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To: Polybius

” Borking “ of Perry ...Said he wouldn’t support him if he win the nomination ...Said he wouldn’t appoint a Muslim to his cabinet then flip flopped and said he wouldn’t IF the Muslim was a “ jihadist “ ( Duh ! ) ...On and on ...If he keeps backpedalling he’s going to back right off a cliff .


7 posted on 10/03/2011 6:21:53 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: Polybius

LIES! This blog post is merely saying that because Cain isn’t campaigning in a particular way, and his entry-level communications director was replaced by an old pro, that he’s ceasing his campaign.


8 posted on 10/03/2011 6:22:01 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Author of BullionBible.com - Makes You a Precious Metal Expert, Guaranteed.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009; smoothsailing; Cincinatus' Wife

FYI


9 posted on 10/03/2011 6:22:01 PM PDT by Polybius (Defeating Obama should be Priority Number One)
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To: Polybius; P-Marlowe; wmfights

Because book sales are a way for big supporters to channel big money to your campaign.


10 posted on 10/03/2011 6:22:28 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True Supporters of our Troops PRAY for their VICTORY!)
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To: Polybius

The liberals will do anything to make sure Romney gets the nomination. Using Cain as a stalking horse ... good probability. The rock think is only worthy of Dan Rather and his ilk. I would now throw Cain in with Romney, Huntsman, Gingrich, Paul and Christie as Liberal choices because all of them would loose to Obama.


11 posted on 10/03/2011 6:22:38 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (There's a pill for just about everything ... except stupid!)
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To: Polybius

The poster should be banned for life for this pack of lies (especially the headline and it’s posting in Breaking News).


12 posted on 10/03/2011 6:23:20 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Author of BullionBible.com - Makes You a Precious Metal Expert, Guaranteed.)
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To: Polybius
Herman Cain endorsed Mitt Romney two days before Super Tuesday, 2008.

So did a lot of us when faced with a McQueeg candidacy. At that point, there was no other option.

13 posted on 10/03/2011 6:23:58 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (Some men just want to watch the world burn.)
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To: Polybius

Perry can recover if we get behind him. I fell for Cain too but started backing away when he pulled that stunt about the “rock”.

With Perry we won’t have to worry about someone taking our guns. We’d get conservative Supremes. We’d have a pro-life candidate. And he’s all in for state’s rights.

For all of those reasons, the left is determined we can’t have him. I pray we don’t get another McCain because we let these clowns own the narrative.


14 posted on 10/03/2011 6:23:58 PM PDT by Kenny
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To: Polybius

Probably just a lack of funds. Perhaps he’s hoping contributions will pour in from his Florida straw poll win?


15 posted on 10/03/2011 6:24:33 PM PDT by magritte
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To: Polybius

Mr. Cain will be on Hannity shortly. This is a hit piece.


16 posted on 10/03/2011 6:24:55 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: Polybius

This is the biggest load of horse manure you’ve posted on this site yet and you’ve posted a ton of it.


17 posted on 10/03/2011 6:25:40 PM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (Perry's idea of border control: Use both hands to welcome the illegals right in.)
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To: hoagy62

Don’t buy this perfectly stupid article and premise and the agenda of the OP. This book is and always has been a planned part of the campaign.


18 posted on 10/03/2011 6:25:40 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright
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To: Polybius
>>>>>I'm not sure that Perry can recover from the gang-mugging he has undergone.

Right! Especially if you read some the crap posted on FR. LOL

19 posted on 10/03/2011 6:25:55 PM PDT by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: Polybius

I don’t believe this.


20 posted on 10/03/2011 6:25:55 PM PDT by MestaMachine (Farrago fatigans!)
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