Posted on 09/30/2011 9:55:06 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
Herman Cain continues to make the media rounds today after his first- place finish at the Florida Straw Poll Saturday.
Cain spoke with Megyn Kelly on "America Live," explaining how he was able to beat the 'media-proclaimed" frontrunners in Florida. Using far fewer resources, including a rented bus, he was able to crush Rick Perry and Mitt Romney by more than double. He credits his 9-9-9 plan as something that resonated with voters across the Sunshine State.
Despite Cain's win, focus has shifted to Rick Perry, with Cain's win being labeled a protest against Perry and the state of the GOP candidate field. Cain decried the leanings of the media and “political establishment," saying, "They are still in denial that this long shot has a shot. The PAmerican people are showing little, by little, by little, that they're not going to be influenced by the flavor of the week, they’re not going to be influenced by all of the hype."
He added, "People can call it a protest vote all they want to. I don't see it as a protest vote."
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In a realistic world, Cain is going no where in the political world unless he runs for something in his state.
Wrong. Cain could very well win the Presidency.
I hope Cain gets on more and more programs, the more the better. All the face time he can handle....
This isn’t a realistic world right now...so yeah, Cain could win.
For WIW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Cain
In 2004, Cain ran for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, pursuing the seat that came open with the retirement of Democrat Zell Miller. Cain sought the Republican nomination, facing congressmen Johnny Isakson and Mac Collins in the primary. Cain and Collins both hoped to deny Isakson a majority on primary day in order to force him into a runoff.[citation needed] Collins tried to paint Cain as a moderate, citing Cain’s support for affirmative action programs, while Cain argued that he was a conservative, noting that he opposed the legality of abortion except when the mother’s life is threatened. Cain finished second in the primary with 26.2% of the vote, ahead of Collins, who won 20.6%, but because Isakson won 53.2% of the vote, Isakson was able to avoid a runoff.
Go Mr. Cain! (until Sarah comes in...........)
In a realistic world, Cain is going no where in the political world unless he runs for something in his state.
“I hope Cain gets on more and more programs, the more the better. All the face time he can handle....”
I agree! Cain is a great speaker (withOUT a teleprompter); both Romney and Perry talk like the slick pols they are. Cain is a selfmade businessman and is one of us.
I still support Perry, but I am back to hoping Palin will get in.
Good luck, Mr. Cain.
Cain is comparable to a "Trump".
Frankly, he is absolutely right.
Perry may be an effective, capable governor, but he lacks the ability to clearly articulate, which is key for a candidate and president. Even Bush was better.
Cain was obviously not content with being the most popular guy on stage among his competitors. He is hitting pretty hard this week.
It must be fun to have NO Record to run on and you can go around chastising everyone else on their record and and say all the right soundbites wth humor that consevatives want to hear. That the easy part. Oh wait..
Herman Cain just insulted a large voting group yesterday and they may walk over glass to get to the polls to vote against him.
In my opinion, Cain is playing to be Mitt Romney's VP.
Two days before Super Tuesday, 2008, when ALL candidates had a chance to win, Cain endorsed Mitt Romney.
Even right now, Cain says that, if Perry is the GOP nominee, he cannot support him in the general election. ....... EVEN AGAINST BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!
In my opinion, conservatives are being played like a cheap fiddle in order to help bring about "ROMNEY/CAIN 2012"
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WHAT WAS AT STAKE ON SUPER TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008, TWO DAYS AFTER HERMAN CAIN ENDORSED MITT ROMNEY WITH THE EDITORIAL BELOW IN THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
Romney has the leadership qualities United States needs,
By HERMAN CAIN
Published on: 02/03/08
The dynamics of political party connections, the political process itself and public perceptions have once again yielded the top two contenders of each major party in the 2008 presidential race. And once again, the public can only hope that the ultimate winner of the White House will be a candidate with the most leadership substance.
My vote is for Mitt Romney.
History is important, but the future is more important. The success of this country in the future will be shaped by the leadership abilities of the next president.
Our success will not be based on pandering to uninformed voters, promising emotional quick fixes over common sense or nitpicking of opponents' past records. Success will come from focusing on the right problems and solving them. That will mean making tough decisions about some problems that have been with us for decades. It will also mean taking a tough stand on new problems and challenges.
That's what leaders do.
Mitt Romney has done that as a chief executive officer in business, as a governor and as head of the U.S. Olympics. He has done so while balancing political consequences but not compromising fundamental principles of the founding of this country or free-market economics. We have prospered as a nation by strengthening those principles; we will not remain strong if we allow those principles to become diluted with a lack of leadership.
Anyone who wishes to find a reason not to vote for Romney can find one. But the reasons to vote for him are far more compelling. He has successfully managed a real business with other people's money and some of his own. He has balanced budgets. He successfully led a turnaround situation with the Olympics. And he has spent more of his career outside government than inside.
On the other hand, John McCain has spent more of his career inside government than outside, and the reasons not to vote for him as the Republican nominee are very compelling.
He voted against letting people keep more of their money in 2001 and 2003 when President Bush pushed through his tax cuts. He has been part of the escalation of the federal debt during his 20-plus years in the U.S. Senate. He showed questionable leadership on a failed immigration bill. And he showed no leadership by failing to support the president's efforts to establish personal retirement accounts — a proposal that would have started to fix the coming financial train wreck in the Social Security system.
That's not leadership.
I do not question the character, integrity or sincerity of either Mitt Romney or John McCain, nor do I question their desire to do what's best for the country. I do not worry that they would fan the flames of social and religious differences. My focus is on their prospective leadership relative to national security, the economy, federal spending, free-market health care solutions and the elimination of dysfunctional programs.
Mitt Romney's history is more indicative of the substance needed to make major progress on critical issues, and not just to make more politically palatable incremental changes in Washington.
Media momentum and campaign funding aside, there are several other Republican candidates who would not cause me to worry about our grandchildren's future. The two leading Democratic presidential candidates, however, cause me great concern because of their severe lack of leadership substance and their policy proposals.
This is despite Barack Obama's appeal and strong public perception but entirely consistent with Hillary Clinton's self-proclaimed but quite invisible experience.
Great leaders are born, and good leaders keep working on it. We are not favored with an obvious great leader in the 2008 race, as is apparent from the primary process and the results thus far.
But Mitt Romney's leadership credentials offer the best hope of a leader with substance, and the best hope for a good president who could turn out to be great.
agree but it is amazing me how Perry’s campaign is on here and putting threads up and then attacking those who do not support his illegal immigration stances.
Perry looked like a clown up there and that grin when he is uncomfortable reminds of Bush..
SIGH zero is in trouble but the GOP yet again attacks each other while we have two front runners who most of us can’t stand
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