Posted on 09/24/2011 3:42:09 PM PDT by 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%.
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DAMN TEA PARTY RACISTS! </liberal>
Herman Cain is a great American story.. I would be quite happy with him as nominee.
The debate last week reminded me of when I was young, single and dating.
I would have a girlfriend everything would be fine, then WHAM! Without warning I’d look at her, and all that I’d found attractive about her would be gone. Time for her to go.
Well, that happened during the debate. After Perry’s unsuccessful attack on Romney and Perry with that $hit eating grin on his face, WHAM! Perry was history.
Someone is having a bad day.
Agree. I might have to watch C-Spam and the silly Yik-Yak shows tomorrow. It is certain their fav newspapers, the compost and slimes had articles all ready to go on either a Perry or Mittens win.
Now what? The only black guy in a field of honkies polled best in a SOUTHERN STATE full of racists and former slave owners.
How could this be?
Good point!
I have a hunch we could see a Cain/Newt2012 Ticket
Given the overall national mood, the Hermaninator wouldn’t need to split off that much. If he just takes 12%, that pretty much dooms 0bama’s chances.
Given the overall national mood, the Hermaninator wouldn’t need to split off that much. If he just takes 12%, that pretty much dooms 0bama’s chances.
If that is the case, a Palin/Cain ticket will be the perfect counterpunch as it completely neutralizes the historical angle of the first woman/black ticket that the Dems would have played up bigtime. Comes with the extra bonus that Herman Cain and Sarah Palin are actually likable people who love this country, have actual executive experience and are true conservatives. Might be the biggest landslide in electoral history and bring many blacks into the conservative fold.
He’s a 9-9-9 man!
It depends on the straw poll. Ronald Reagan won the Florida straw poll in 1979, George H.W. Bush in 1987 and Kansas Sen. Bob Dole in 1995.
Herman Cain and Sarah Palin do not agree on illegals. Palin is a supporter of immigration reform (AKA Amnesty).
lol!
Cain's is the only campaign I have contributed to and I would walk precincts for him any day.
That's ridiculous! Cain won. Period. And he did it by the strength of his own arguments.
Well, that’s two of us. But I suspect there are plenty more like us, waiting (without much hope he’ll win) in the wings.
I dunno...ask President Bachmann.
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