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"Pure speculation on my part, but Majette running for the senate seat could hurt Cain's chances, bigtime."

Do you mean that it could decrease the number of blacks who vote in the Republican primary? I don't think that will be the case unless there's a really hot Dem primary taking place on primary day, and I don't believe there will be even if Majette runs. Blacks who are open-minded enough to vote for Cain in the primary will do so even if there's a decent black Democrat running. As for the general election, if Cain is the nominee, there's no way Majette will beat him. First of all, having a black liberal running against Cain would eliminate all doubts regarding who conservative Democrats in South Georgia will vote for. And second, I don't think Majette will get heavy support from the thousands of blacks who remain loyal to Jihad Cindy McKinney. They see Majette as a traitor because she dared run against the anti-Semitic McKinney, and would rather stay home than vote for her (especially if it's obvious that Bush will carry the state in a landslide). And Majette's relative lack of political experience (2 years as a Congresswoman, a judge before that) means that the RATs won't be able to exploit the fact that Cain has been in private business his entire life. So I wouldn't worry about Majette beating Cain.

However, I certainly hope that Majette stays in her House seat, since if she leaves it may allow McKinney to get back into Congress. We need McKinney to run in the 12th CD instead, where she can help vulnerable Republican freshman Congressman Max Burns hold on to his RAT-leaning seat either by causing a divisive RAT primary or by winning the nomination herself.