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Posted on 02/03/2004 10:03:51 AM PST by ibi_libertas
Raising Cain's ID: The pizza man says, 'Let's you and him fight; I'll just sit here in the television set.' Political Insider (Galloway and Tharpe) AJC http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/insider/index.html
Herman Cain might be the least-known candidate in the Republican race for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, but on Monday he became the first candidate out of the gate with statewide television ads.
Cain, the former chief executive officer of Godfather's Pizza, began running a series of televised ads in which he introduces himself to Georgia voters and blasts "liberal judges," the current U.S. tax code and the "Hollywood crowd attacking our president."
"One of the reasons I'm going up [on the air] early is that I don't have the name identification of the other candidates," he said. "We don't plan to go up and disappear. We plan to go up and stay up."
Cain initially will run three television ads in rotation in the state's major television markets. He plans to follow those with radio ads and personal appearances as the tries to build name recognition. In one of the television spots, Cain spells out his views on God and government.
"I believe liberal judges shouldn't take the works 'under God' out of our Pledge of Allegiance," he says in the ad. "If they do, I believe we should put 'em back. I believe that we need a constitutional amendment to guarantee we remain 'one nation under God.' "
Cain has got four commercials in hand and 16 in the can. A parallel wave of radio ads also is on the agenda.
The ads are all positive. The dominant color is cool blue.
And for the time being, Cain is content to let his two competitors raise the temperature of things by fighting over abortion: His ads don't mention the topic.
Cain, 58, of McDonough is running against U.S. Rep. Johnny Isakson of Cobb County and U.S. Mac Collins of Butts County in the July 20 Republican primary.
We haven't seen the particulars yet, but Cain says he has raised $1.5 million so far for the race, and has $1 million to spend. Isakson has raised $3.3 million, and Collins has roughly $700,000.
Collins and Cain are after the same core religious-oriented Republican voter. Collins' extensive political background gives him the advantage. But not a few Republicans noted that Saturday, at the annual meeting of the Georgia Christian Coalition, it was Cain who was treated like a rock star. Not Collins.
I think you have a very low opinion of people.
By the way, do you live in Georgia? Cause I do...
If Cain wants to get rid of the IRS, that's certainly a good start.
You above post is proof of the double-standard racism I have to deal with everyday.
You CANNOT imagine a white redneck as being anything other than ignorant racist bigot.
Well I have news for you, WE'RE NOT!! And by stating that about statement you prove how ignorant YOU ARE!!
Not when it is a racist joke.
In spite of the thread being hijacked by a question of race, there are some great comments.
I am a white, middle class, male, senior citizen of the state of Georgia. I am volunteering at Cain headquarters where there are about even numbers of white and black middle class volunteers. At this point if either has the edge in numbers it would be our black volunteers.
I would be surprised if color is much of an issue in this Senate race. I would also be surprised if some black Democrats don't try to make it an issue. I just believe in Mr. Cain's ability to diffuse any such attempt.
More and more middle class blacks in Georgia are seeing the Democrat party as the modern day equivalent of the old time slave owners, using the welfare system to enslave people of all races.
I believe that Herman Cain is a man who can pull people together, where Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and their type are divisive.
I have seen the three TV ads running now and they are the highest quality political ads I have ever seen.
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What did you all think about those commercials?
I liked them.
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