Herman Cain upsets Rick Perry in Florida straw poll

latimes ^ | September 24, 2011 | Paul West

[BarnacleCenturion]

In a severe embarrassment for the Republican presidential frontrunner, businessman Herman Cain tripped up Gov. Rick Perry in a straw ballot of Florida Republican activists Saturday.

The vote has no bearing on the choice of a 2012 nominee but, along with recent campaign events, is likely to increase the chances that the Republican presidential contest will tighten. It comes on the heels of a poor performance by Perry in a Florida debate Thursday night that disappointed conservatives, including delegates who came to Orlando expecting to back the Texas governor.

Cain received 37% of the vote, more than twice as many as Perry, who made by far the most extensive effort, but finished a distant second with 15%. He barely edged out Mitt Romney, who did not compete here, at 14%.

[hinckley buzzard]

Mabel? Black Label? They still brew that stuff? Wow.

[GeronL]

2012 matchup....

CAIN vs Unable??

[hinckley buzzard]

I'm afraid you are right. Black 'rats will treat Cain the way they treated Clarence Thomas. They held the rope for their white massa's.

[HarleyD]

Rather Cain/Rubio. Make Palin Secretary of Energy.

[newzjunkey]

Bachmann was dead last. Will she drop out and endorse Romney like Pawlenty did?

Perry was 2nd. This was a warning shot across his campaign bow, however.

[org.whodat]

It is a texas thing, perry lives in a 10000, dollar a month rental house, but has the taste of a two bit drunk.

[RC one]

bingo. what does the Iowa straw poll and the Florida straw poll have in common? anyway you look at them, they’re both just straw polls.

[rob777]

Not only did he beat Perry, but he beat the combined total of Perry and Romney. It looks lie he has the “Big Mo”, I hope he can keep it up.

[hinckley buzzard]

there is more that unites us than divides us. The Rio Grande does not separate two nations, it joins two peoples

Would someone please explain to me what unites and joins the US and Mexico besides mutual distrust?

[Caipirabob]

#55 LOL!!!

[hinckley buzzard]

Yes, Herman Cain will take a lot of incoming FLAK from black sellouts and white hypocrites.

[big bad easter bunny]

http://www.facebook.com/THEHermanCain

[fortheDeclaration]

The government would grow under Newt.

[KoRn]

"I’ve listened to him enough as a talk host (usually filling in for Neil Boortz) to feel like I know his mind, his heart, and his soul."

Same here. Even though he never was great on radio, IMO, I always agreed with him nearly 100% of the time. If he does indeed get the nomination, the overt racism from the left will be disgusting.

[lovesdogs]

If Cain starts to look dangerous, look for a ton of MSM attacks on how he isn’t really “black”.

Cain is probably the only candidate who could draw all of the lines between zippy, rev wrong and the black african muslims who rounded up black folks to be sold as slaves. It would be really interesting to see the anderson coopers of the world scramble to condemn him for telling the truth on those issues.

[South40]

2012 matchup.... CAIN vs Unable??

Excellent! Would make a great tagline.

[Gator113]

Palin/Cain

;>)

[goodnesswins]

Cain/Anybody....I agree.

[goodnesswins]

I got to SHAKE his hand, after he spoke to our Gathering of Eagles here in Oregon this year....he’s a dynamo....and genuine!

[Revel]

Cain is a big banker insider. I would like to hear what has to say about the fraud and corruption in the big banks.