Based on this, I doubt that the African American community will swing significantly in his direction. I would be surprised if he increases his margin there by 5%
However, where Herman Cain makes substantial inroads is with independent, middle-of-the-road White voters because he assuages Black Guilt.
I believe that his candidacy will remove the pressure to vote for him or be labelled “Racist”, which, I believe, motivated a large fraction of this group in 2008.
Additionally, of course, he has an admirable character, a sound head on his shoulders and is a Washington outsider at a time when the public has a low opinion of professional politicians!
The libs' successful indoctrination of most of the black community is too deep for it all to change in one election cycle. If it's going to shift, it will do so incrementally.
It's NOT about swinging - its all about not showing up to the polls, and right now they are very angry with Obama, and their numbers at the polls in Nov 2012 will drop by huge numbers, I can assure you.
I use to say the first black President will be a Republican. I still stand by that. Too many Americans forget that Obama is half white.
Cain’s roots mirrors most black Americans far more than Obama. Cain’s ancestors were slaves. Obama’s white ancestors owned slaves, and his black family wasn’t even in America until fairly recent.
Cain was raised in a black family in a largely black community, while Obama was raised by white people in a white neighborhood and went to a private school for rich boys in short pants paid for by his white grandma who was Vice President of the largest bank in Hawaii.
The whole reason Barry went to Chicago at the age of 23 was add some “black experience” to his white life.