We’re so used to politicians pretending they know the answer to every question, we forget that’s what they are doing: pretending.
A seasoned politician would have given a rambling 5-10 minute answer that (1) would have never directly answered the question, but (2) left the impression he had answered the question, because people would have forgotten the original question to begin with.
Cain’s “stumble” here wasn’t not knowing the answer, it was not knowing how to dodge a question like a professional politician.
Nobody knows the answer to every question. I’m sure this question was asked, because “right of return” has at least 16 different definitions, depending on who you ask. So no politician can get that one right.
For Palestinians it’s code for the elimination of Israel as a nation, because they believe they have a right to return to 100% of the land currently occupied by Israel.
Excellent analysis.