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I would welcome her to the race. HOWEVER ... I should point out that if, rather than coming to the fore, she instead threw her weight behind Cain -- to which Cain would thank her with a VP slot -- this election would already be over, and they would win in a landslide, and Palin would not need to spend a fraction of her coffers in the effort

Would Cain beat Hillary?

You know that is some tremendous thinking there. Seriously could Cain beat Hillary. I do not know the answer my gut says the populist wins and Hillary is seen as part of the problem but that will be tough-It is hard to beat fairy tales, i.e first black president, first female president. I do like your idea of Palin playing king maker with Cain. Its a pretty dominating strategy. I would prefer Cain as the vp but I cannot argue the dominance.

Would Cain beat Hillary?

NOW THAT is a fascinating question. It presupposes, of course, that the Democrats would be willing to primary against Obama. The thought of this has indeed run through the ranks of liberals. The question is do they have the courage to actually clip Obama or, like Jesse Jackson, will they only mutter the thought under their breath? Having considered this myself, I believe a primary run against Obama would fracture the Democrat's party in a devastating way. They would do irreparable harm in their relationship with their base.

Whereas I do think Cain would beat Hillary in both style and substance, I recognize that doesn't mean a victory in popularity -- and Hillary Clinton is quite popular. But when you factor in the loss of popularity due to a primary run against Obama, Hillary defeats herself. I don't think it would even be close. If the Democrats abandon Obama, the minority vote alone will swing 30 points Cain's way overnight. Will they risk fracturing the party with such a high probability of loss regardless? I honestly do not think so. I find their leadership at times despicable, but not unintelligent. This is just opinion, of course.