[RockinRight]

IT means basically this:

Obama is getting 39% no matter what. Since over 25% didn’t commit to either Obama or Cain, those voters are Cain’s for the grabbing...it’s a name recognition thing more than anything.

Considering the name recognition issue, if Cain’s only 5 pts behind Obama NOW...HE CAN BEAT HIM.

[nathanbedford]

I agree. If an incumbent cannot get 50% in the early polling he is very likely toast because the undecideds will break for the challenger, providing the challenger does not shoot himself in the foot. In this case Rasmussen tells us that Obama cannot get even 40%.

My point is that these numbers are probably not specific to Herman Cain only bought are probably applicable to most of the Republican wannabes.