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Poll: Cain surges, opens up 20-point lead on Romney (shock and awe)
Yahoo ^ | 10/07/11 | Alexis Levinson

Posted on 10/07/2011 7:43:44 AM PDT by Libloather

Poll: Cain surges, opens up 20-point lead on Romney
By Alexis Levinson - The Daily Caller
1 hr 9 mins ago

In news sure to inject shock and awe into the Republican political primary season, a Zogby poll released Thursday showed Herman Cain leading the Republican field, topping former front-runner Mitt Romney by an astonishing 20 points. Cain would also narrowly edge out Obama in a general election, the poll found, by a 46�“44 margin.

Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, would lose by a point to the president, 40 percent to 41 percent. Texas governor Rick Perry, who has slipped in the polls of late, would lose to the president 45 percent to 40 percent.

The poll found that 38 percent of Republican primary voters said they would vote for Cain if the primary were held today. Eighteen percent said they would throw their support to Romney, while 12 percent each said they would vote for Perry and Texas congressman Ron Paul. No other candidate attracted double-digit support.

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To: Reagan69

Search the back and forth between Cain and Clinton back in the 90’s. It will give you a pretty clear picture.


21 posted on 10/07/2011 7:53:54 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

“Cain is able.”

Like it!


22 posted on 10/07/2011 7:54:41 AM PDT by all the best
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To: WOBBLY BOB
Cain is able.

"Cain is able. Obama is NOT!"

23 posted on 10/07/2011 7:54:49 AM PDT by moovova (Report my sarcastic, fear-mongering lies to www.AttackWatch.com by clicking HERE.)
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To: Libloather

No doubt Cain is surging and I’m glad to see it, but I think the online Zogby poll showing a 20 point lead needs to be taken with a ton of salt. Cain is now in the top three and leading in some polls, but 20 points?


24 posted on 10/07/2011 7:55:11 AM PDT by Will88
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To: Libloather; AuH2ORepublican; Perdogg; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy

Zogby won’t get me for a third time!

His “poll” is not scientific poll it’s an internet survey and it’s been giving higher support to Cain all along.

In June it had MB ahead with 34% and Cain in second with 15%. It’s had Myth Romney at between 14 and 18% for months.

http://www.zogby.com/news/2011/10/06/ibope-zogby-poll-cain-expands-lead-over-gop-field-leads-obama-46-44/

Don’t flame me, I support Cain and he is rising in all the real polls too but he’s not 20 points ahead, yet.


25 posted on 10/07/2011 7:55:21 AM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: atc23

—In the end I don’t see how it matters much. I think the debt load is going to hurl this country back into the dark ages no matter who is president.—

OK, now THAT cracked me up! You and I are on exactly the same page here. I watch this the way most people watch sports. But hopefully they are watching less monday night football. ;->


26 posted on 10/07/2011 7:56:29 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: atc23

I had a similar thought to be wary about putting a black guy in just to say we had one, but Cain is too well qualified not to be picked - regardless of race.

And I consider not ever holding elected office to be one of his greatest strengths, in no way a weakness in this cycle.


27 posted on 10/07/2011 7:56:29 AM PDT by rokkitapps ( Hearings on healthcare waivers NOW! (If you agree make this your tagline))
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To: stylin19a

Obama is only half black.

Cain is 100%, genuine, real-deal African American !

The match up would be interesting.


28 posted on 10/07/2011 7:56:29 AM PDT by Reagan69 (I supported Sarah Palin and all I got was a lousy DVD !)
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To: Reagan69

Here you go.

https://www.hermancain.com/the-issues


29 posted on 10/07/2011 7:56:29 AM PDT by Watchdog85
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To: Libloather
If it should turn out to be Cain v Romney, I'll crawl over glass to vote for Herman, but let's watch over the next few weeks as planted stories start claiming "he's not a true conservative", and alleging vague character flaws.

Ignore them.

And I much prefer Perry over Cain.

30 posted on 10/07/2011 7:56:33 AM PDT by Tribune7 (If you demand perfection you will wind up with leftist Democrats)
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To: napscoordinator

Especially as the Perry and Romney clone’s partisans here have only offered that Cain cant get wide no support when called on the socialists they are pandering for.


31 posted on 10/07/2011 7:57:54 AM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: moovova

CAIN versus UNABLE


32 posted on 10/07/2011 7:59:33 AM PDT by Right Cal Gal (Ronald Reagan: "our liberal friends....know so much that isn't so...")
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To: K-oneTexas; Tucker822; Kartographer; freekitty; carmody; Dead Corpse; MsLady; Publius772000; ...

PINGANATOR!

Cain will be speaking at Values Voter Summit today - watch live here http://www.valuesvotersummit.org/

Georgia Guys Are Ganging Up on GOP Presidential Candidates
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2789327/posts

Cain brings novel approach to GOP campaign
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2789123/posts

Who Is Hermain Cain?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2789313/posts

Boortz Discusses Herman Cain’s 999 and FairTax Support
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr6xpxCQs7E

Reading Herman Cain’s AMAZING Resume
https://www.facebook.com/notes/rock-the-conservative-vote/reading-herman-cains-amazing-resume/294552657237233

How To Know Whether Cain Is Able
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2789097/posts

Herman Cain Train (VIDEO o FUNNY)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XicCLPP5Ye0

Nevada GOP: Romney pushed for early date (barf alert!)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65302.html


33 posted on 10/07/2011 7:59:33 AM PDT by justsaynomore (Cain 2012 - http://teamcain.hermancain.com)
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To: mojitojoe

When Bachmann, Santoro, Perry, etc drop out, most of those votes will go to Herman. No gain without Cain!


34 posted on 10/07/2011 7:59:33 AM PDT by stickywillie
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To: Impy

Then let’s git’er done!


35 posted on 10/07/2011 8:00:22 AM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: MrEdd

Have another cup of coffee! ;-)


36 posted on 10/07/2011 8:00:42 AM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

I shouldn’t have bothered to even post that, no one will care.


37 posted on 10/07/2011 8:00:50 AM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: atc23
Does anyone else think that it might look like conservatives are backing Herm cuz “we” want to be on the soul train too?

Not this one. I'd vote for him mainly because he is outside the Beltway, the same as I felt about Mrs. Palin. I couldn't care less if he was polka-dotted or striped - what he stands for is what counts.

38 posted on 10/07/2011 8:00:59 AM PDT by Oatka ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
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To: Col Frank Slade

Yup, I believe Sarah will hold her endorsement of Cain until the time is right for the surge to push him over the top :)


39 posted on 10/07/2011 8:01:08 AM PDT by cableguymn
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To: Watchdog85
O’Reilly will now have a stroke. LOL!!

This makes O'Reilly look VERY foolish for tossing out the Cain & Paul results in his previous BOR/FOX poll.

40 posted on 10/07/2011 8:01:46 AM PDT by moovova (Report my sarcastic, fear-mongering lies to www.AttackWatch.com by clicking HERE.)
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