[AuH2ORepublican]

"Can Cain win the general election?"

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Whoever wins the Republican nomination will win the general election, since no prominent Democrat chose to run (it's really not a very good time to be a Democrat in Georgia---the only successful Georgia Democrat is Senator Zell Miller, and he will be a featured speaker at the *Republican* Convention). If anything, Herman Cain would win by a wider margin in the general than would the pro-abortion Johnny Isakson.

[AmishDude]

I'm sure Isakson could function as a respectable conservative Republican in the Senate. The abortion thing is probably not a big issue with respect to bills that will come up. It seems he'll vote with the GOP on hot button issues like partial birth and parental notification. His opinion on stem cell research would be more telling than anything else. I would worry, though, that squishy abortion views would lead to squishy support for conservative judges and justices.

He's done what needs to be done in a healthy party -- worked his way up, worked with the party establishment, done the little thankless jobs that help support candidates low on the ticket.

As a non-Georgian, I'd much rather see Herman Cain win. He's the future of the party -- energetic, exciting and visionary. I'd much rather see him on the Sunday morning shows.

[pdebuss]

I'd have to disagree that ANY Republican can win in the general election. Isakson will desperately need votes from the conservative wing to win, and he won't get them because of his history on abortion. Just as before, he will lose the statewide race, which may be a good thing, since we will be rid of him for forever.