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Cain has never been elected, not even for dog-catcher.

Plenty of Tea Party folks aren't fond of professional politicians, so I'm not sure why you hold that against Cain.

Perry has never lost an election.

He had no Republican opponent in 2002. In 2006, his closest primary challenger was a secessionist who didn't crack double digits when the votes were tallied. In the 2006 general, he was running against a clown car full of contenders and he ran away with 39% of the vote. In 2010 his biggest Republican contender was Kay Bailey Hutchinson and he barely got out of a runoff situation by %1.1. In the general, he ran against a Clinton insider. I don't know where you're from, but Perry's election record is not one to be proud of.

Make no mistake: Cain's inexperience will never be a selling point. The "Great Recession" and the most divided US since the Civil War is no time to bring in a political greenhorn. The Dems would eat Herman Cain alive if the GOP establishment didn't get to him first.

As for Perry's election history, I think it's quite silly for you to minimize his defeating Kay Bailout. She was an established candidate, a big name, and had the full support of the powers of darkness behind her and still couldn't beat him. Kay Bailout was a much stronger candidate than Romney, and Perry hacked his way through their debate and beat her fair and square in the primary. She fought dirty and he beat the witch fair and square. A win is a win.