[Brookhaven]

Remember, two months ago nobody knew who Herman Cain was (and a lot of voters still don't). He's gone from zero to serious contender in record time.

Cain still has incredibly low name reconition (not even in the same ballpark as Palin, for example), yet he still is managing to tie Palin in the number of supporters. Cain's pool of potential supporters (the people who currently recongize who Cain is) is much smaller than Palin's pool of potential supporters. If Cain was known by as many people that know Palin (had the same size potential suppoter pool), he would easily be in 1st place--way, way ahead of even Romney.

Herman Cain's biggest advantage over every other candidate is the more people get to know him, the more they like him--a lot.

Nerds 4 Cain is in beta testing: www.nerds4cain.com

[TheBattman]

That would make an interesting ticket!

[americanophile]

I like Cain and continue to hope he progresses!

[org.whodat]

What is really unbelievable is that pawlenty is the only one that comes close to beating Willard.

[sarah fan UK]

How much campaigning has Palin done in Iowa compared to Cain?

[MBB1984]

Cain may be the only true Conservative in the race. He speaks as a businessman who has experience in turning a business around and not as a bureaucrat or politician.

Cain is a burst of fresh air!

[ASA Vet]

Herman Cain is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN

Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama isn't!

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Sarah Palin is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN

Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama isn't!

55:11

[RockinRight]

Go Herman!

[jnsun]

Given the stage, either Cain or Palin will show up the Media, and the DC elite, both Democrat and Republican Parties, as the ugly self-aggrandizing bigots they are.

Being President, or CEO, or, Chairman, or the like, is not a matter of being "smart", Bill Clinton is admittedly "smart," rather it is a matter of values.

[kevkrom]

If Cain was known by as many people that know Palin (had the same size potential suppoter pool), he would easily be in 1st place

Logical fallacy. It's possible that this is true, but the assertion relies on assumptions that may or may not be true, for example, any or all of the following may be true, and thus belie your assertion:

• Cain's popularity is high in the portion of the sample that have heard of him, because those who are most actively paying attention are more likely to support Cain. His support rate in the remaining population may be considerably lower, even after exposure.
• Cain's popularity may be tied to his status as an underdog. If he becomes a "favored" candidate, some of that support may shift.
• Similarly, Cain's relative lack of exposure may be helping his support as he is seen by some as an idealized form of himself and additional spotlight might take some of the bloom off of that rose, for instance.
• Cain is actually declared for the race and many of his (potential) competitors are not. This may skew the results of the poll.

Again, I'm not discounting the possibly that Cain will gain more support as he gains exposure. Just pointing out that asserting that he will (or would) without considering other factors that might come into play by that time is an error in logic.

[Choozer]

I know some folks here hate Gov. Christie, but could you imagine a Cain-Christie dream ticket. After all, you want an aggressive VP candidate and CC can be a pitbull. Cain-Rubio would be another interesting strategic pairing.

[Texas Fossil]

PPP Poll

Pure BS

Must have polled the Dems:

1. Mitt Romney polls at 21%

Forget NittWitt Mitt

[US Navy Vet]

“Public Policy Polling” is a Dem HACK outfit. FLUSH this one down the Toilet where it belongs.

[Maceman]

Cain still has incredibly low name recognition

At a family gathering on Memorial Day, I was talking with a 60-ish liberal cousin from Connecticut. I don't bother to have political conversations with him anymore, but I did mention that I'm supporting Herman Cain.

My cousin, a retired high school teacher from Connecticut, said: "You mean the Pizza Guy?"

So to the extent that people outside of the conservative movement have heard of Cain, that's about all they know so far.

But most people I talk to have never heard of him.

[pallis]

Herein lies a problem for conservatives. The Republican Party is split between the establishment and Tea Party. Romney gets a free ride with the establishment, but the Tea Party is slugging it out. Sarah, Michelle, Herman, Tim.... I hope when the time comes some of the hopefuls will step aside to support a champion. We need a pre-primary to determine who will run in the primary. Then again, I think when and if Sarah announces, the Romney campaign will get deflated.

[mimi from mi]

I really like Cain, but am a little concerned about him having Stage 4 cancer in both his liver and colon back in 2006. Stage 4 is pretty hard to completely eradicate from your body. Someone please prove me wrong.

[kittymyrib]

This is a Democrat polling outfit, so the results, no matter what they are, are suspect.

[from occupied ga]

Herman would be my first choice.

[justsaynomore]

PINGANATOR - Herman Cain articles 6/1/11 (AM)

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Who Will Board ‘The Herman Cain Train’?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2727975/posts

Cain Disses GOP Field as Career Politicians
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2727924/posts

Cain to do Vander Plaats lecture series
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2728140/posts

Herman Cain wins straw Townhall.com straw poll

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Townhallcom-Presidential-Straw-Poll/114013445328868?sk=app_190322544333196

Herman Cain, Sarah Palin tied for second in Iowa
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2728196/posts

Three Things I Love About Herman Cain’s Campaign
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2728189/posts

[bolobaby]

ROMMMMMNNNNNNEY!

[Antoninus]

Romney has spent several gazillion dollars and this is the best he can do. Pathetic.

We need to keep him and several other establishment losers in the race long enough so that conservatives can coalesce around one person, though. If that's Palin or Cain or someone else, fine. But we need to do it soon.