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Herman Cain, Rick Perry at Michigan Debate: One Flies Above Controversy, the Other Flails Away
ABC News ^ | November 9, 2011 | Matthew Jaffe

Posted on 11/09/2011 8:56:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

ROCHESTER, Mich. – With under two months before the first votes are cast in the Republican presidential primary, the GOP candidates gathered for a debate in a state that has suffered gravely during the nation’s economic recession – but what stole the show were the varying fortunes of the two candidates that pose the biggest threat to Mitt Romney’s chances of securing the nomination: Herman Cain and Rick Perry.

While the former has surged in the polls and continues to enjoy support despite new allegations of sexual harassment, the latter has plunged in recent months, even falling outside the top three in polls. Those trends were on full display here at Oakland University as the crowd voiced their strong support for Cain despite the allegations against and sat silently - stunned - as Perry flailed away, unable to name the third federal agency that he said he would eliminate as president.

“It’s three agencies of government when I get there that are gone - Commerce, Education and the um, what’s the third one there?” Perry said. “Let’s see. Oh five – Commerce, Education and the um, um.”

“EPA?” suggested his rival, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas.

“EPA, there you go,” replied Perry, before correcting himself.

“No sir,” he said, “we were talking about the agencies of government [that should be cut]. The EPA needs to be rebuilt.”

“But you can’t name the third one?” asked CNBC moderator John Harwood of Perry.

“The third agency of government I would do away with - the Education, the uh, the Commerce and let’s see, I can’t the third one,” Perry admitted. “I can’t.”

The cringe-worthy moment was so bad that the Texas governor then sighed and said simply, “Oops.”

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TOPICS: Michigan; Campaign News; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: brainfart; cain; debates; heartless; hermancain; michigan; oops; perry; rickperry
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To: autumnraine
meaning he totally misunderestimated Cain.

Fixed that for ya.

21 posted on 11/10/2011 3:46:21 AM PST by Vide
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Time to re-think the whole field?

Honestly, while I wanted Perry out, I am hurting for his supporters. Last night was simply humiliating.

I want to take a moment of prayer and thank God this morning that Rick Perry is not a horse.

Now I feel better - cheers!

22 posted on 11/10/2011 4:42:56 AM PST by Caipirabob ( Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: CainConservative

I think some of Perry’s support might go to Newt.


23 posted on 11/10/2011 8:02:57 AM PST by murron (Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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