He’s right, but one thing he doesn’t understand is that the GOP campaign matters nought to Cain or to his followers: Herman Cain loves Herman Cain, as one of the ex-girlfriends said. Cain would be perfectly happy to bog the whole thing down as long as the spotlight is on him.
Granted, a big ego is a necessity if you’re going to run for political office. But there’s big and then there’s swollen, inflated and out of control.
I wish West had run, although I don’t think he had enough national name recognition at that point and not a long enough political career.
“Herman Cain loves Herman Cain, as one of the ex-girlfriends said. Cain would be perfectly happy to bog the whole thing down as long as the spotlight is on him.”
You’d vote for another useful idiot? You just flunked Conservatism! You are a closet leftie after all.
No, many of Cain's followers actually believed he was serious. Cain on the other hand was doing it to sell a book and get some national spotlight - he's wanted to do this very thing since 2000 when he tried it the first time around.
Cain may stay in the race because winning wasn't the goal in the first place. Most candidates suffer through a campaign because they want the office and the power to pursue an agenda that comes with it, Cain actually loves the campaign itself. It's actually what makes him come across as such a happy warrior, he's just thrilled being out there mixing it up and getting national exposure.