I have two such dogs. The dog pictured above is Henry. He is quite lazy in his retirement. Rita-Pita is pictured below.
Posted on 09/28/2011 9:43:46 AM PDT by Rudder
Herman Cain did well in last week’s GOP debate and won a decisive straw poll victory in Florida, but his numbers in a general election match-up against President Obama are little changed.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters finds that Obama earns 39% support while Cain attracts 34%. In that match-up, 14% prefer some other candidate, and 14% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
A month ago, the president led Cain by seven percentage points. In March Obama held an 18 point advantage over the businessman and talk show host.
Data released earlier today shows that voters nationwide are evenly divided as to whether or not Cain is qualified to be president — 30% say yes, 33% no, and 37% are not sure. Republicans, by a 49% to 17% margin believe he is qualified while most Democrats disagree. Among Republicans, Cain’s numbers on this question are similar to Rick Perry’s but not as strong as Mitt Romney’s.
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I saw Bob Beckel (spell?) on Fox news immediately dismiss the Florida result - why would he do that? If the left really didn’t see Cain as a problem then they’d embrace him.
Hermain Cain is their nightmare....he is the LAST candidate they want to go up against.
...all we have to do is listen to the criticism.
The fact that Obama is ahead of anyone in any poll still indicates the Republic is finished.
52% in 2008 was the death knell.
Can he win?
Cain can absolutely win. No doubt.
Don’t be fooled...the left is PETRIFIED of the Cain Train. A real conservative against whom they cannot play their go to race card. Stand by gang...he may be the one.
Except everybody has heard of Palin, and a lot of people have never heard of Cain. Hence the large number of undecideds in that match up.
Carter was up in the polls throughout 1980, sometimes by as much as 30 points. But he could never get above 50%, which is the key.
Once Labor Day 2012 rolls around, after the conventions, the public starts paying attention to this stuff. If an incumbent can’t get over 50% before election day, he’s toast. The undecideds break for the challenger.
In 1980, not only did the undecideds flood to Reagan, but a lot of Carter’s polled support did as well.
In 2004, Bush was unable to get above 50% until the last few weeks of the campaign. But once he did, it indicated that he would be reelected, no matter how narrow the margin.
Obama will probably poll in the mid-40’s throughout 2012, and may consistently lead the GOP challenger. The election day poll is the only one that matters.
Republicans, by a 49% to 17% margin believe he is qualified while most Democrats disagree.
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I don’t give a ‘Rat’s a$$ (pun intended) if Democrats don’t think he is qualified. We aren’t after their vote.
Cain can win. The Republicans who don’t think he can aren’t used to having a leader - they are used to having candidates who follow the crowd and pander to the majority.
Cain is an answer to prayer. A godly man with godly ideas for leadership who can win if we get behind him desire to please God first in all that we do.
Thanks, personally I think the idea of a Black GOP confronting a Black dem scares the left more than anything else.
BTW, what is a retired greyhound?
CNN and Fox News Dynamics polls will fake the results to get over 50
He had Palin behind by 4% last week. This is all crap!
I'm hoping--and PRAYING--that Cain, whose "nose" is definitely now "under the tent", can some day bring it down in shreds upon the heads of Obama and his clowns who have tried to turn the branches of our government into a three-ring circus!
“...but also good news for Rick Santorum, Bachmann, and, yes, Newt Gingrich...” Neither of these have the slightest chance to win the nomination. Nor does Cain.
Unless Mr. Cain can drum up some major contributions and bundlers of the same, he can’t last through the entire primary process. Don’t get me wrong, I like the guy. But this is a big money game he is in.
I have two such dogs. The dog pictured above is Henry. He is quite lazy in his retirement. Rita-Pita is pictured below.
Do we want another bankster?
Well, most everyone has heard of Obama, and Palin is closing in on him rapidly.
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