You don't know anything about Herman Cain, except that he is a radio host and businessman, and you are wrong-- he has run for office. In 2004, he ran for the US Senate. Just as a starting point, here's the bio he has posted at his
website:
* Radio Talk Show Host, "The Herman Cain Show", News Talk 750 WSB – Atlanta, Monday - Friday, 7pm-10pm EST
* FOX News Business Commentator and Columnist with World Net Daily
* Chief Executive Officer and President of THE New Voice, Inc., a business consulting company, and Head Coach of HITM
* At a nationally televised Presidential Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform (1994), challenged President Bill Clinton's health care proposal when he said, "Mr. President, with all due respect, your calculations are incorrect…"
* Former Chairman of Godfather's Pizza, Inc. after serving as CEO and President for ten years, 1986 - 1996. In 1988 he bought the company from The Pillsbury Company
* Past Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
* Former Chairman and President of the Tax Leadership Council, the public educational component of Americans for Fair Taxation
* Past Chairman of the Board of the National Restaurant Association (1994-1995), and former full time CEO and President of the Association (1996-1999)
* Member of The National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform (1995), chaired by former Republican Vice-presidential candidate, Jack Kemp
* Serves on the Boards of Directors of AGCO, Inc., Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Hallmark Cards Inc., Whirlpool, Inc., and Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia
* Recipient of eight Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Morehouse College, New York City Technical College; Suffolk University, Johnson & Wales University, Creighton University, Purdue University, Tougaloo College and the University of Nebraska
* Recipient of a 1996 Horatio Alger Award and the 1991 International Foodservice Manufacturers Association's Operator of the Year/Gold Plate Award
* Graduated from Morehouse College with a B.S. in Mathematics in 1967. Earned his Master's Degree in Computer Science from Purdue University in 1971
* Author of four books, Leadership Is Common Sense (1997), Speak As A Leader (1999), CEO of SELF (October, 2001), and They Think You're Stupid (May, 2005)
* A native and current resident of Atlanta, Georgia. Married for over 40 years with two adult children and three grandchildren
Impressive, I'd say.