Cain is looking good at the moment.
Has he peaked? We’ll find out soon.
Has he been the focus of a full bore attack by the MSM and the Romney/establishment? No, not yet.
Will he survive it when he is? We’ll see.
What I worry about is the fact that if Cain should falter, we have done our best to destroy the only viable alternative against Romney.
The Cain people cannot seem to support their guy without viciously attacking Perry.
I am sure this statement will result in a whole slew of more vicious attacks. It’s like a sickness or something.
If Cain does falter, I guess we could go to Gingrich, but we know in our hearts that Gingrich is an enchanting will-o-the-wisp who may fly away into the mists of fantasy. I like him. As an alternative to Romney, he’s great.
But why destroy another good candidate?? On flimsy and knee jerk reaction to flawed issues that have not been investigated. We don’t have to worry about what Perry might do or his ability to govern. He’s been there and done that very successfully.
If you expect to agree with your candidate on everything, well good luck.
But I like Perry and we’re only sabotaging our own chances by trying to destroy him.
“Has he been the focus of a full bore attack by the MSM and the Romney/establishment?”
Unlike Obama, attaccks by the MSM, the east coast Republican elite, and the Dems will be spun to be “not racially motivated” because we’ve already shown our ability to elect a black man into the Oval Office.
Blacks will not embrace Cain any more than they have Clarence Thomas. If fact you’ll see them leading the charge against Cain replacing Obama. At this point they’ll be supporting the socialist that promises protection for the race warlords and protects their entitlement status.....
How can “we” possibly destroy Perry? It’s the candidates’ job to convince “us” they’re the right person for the job, it’s not our responsibility to latch onto a candidate and stick with him or her like glue. As people get to know various candidates & see their public persona (an important quality in a person who wants to be president is how well they can think and express themselves on the fly) they naturally take a closer look at those on the “top”.
Perry is often tongue-tied in debates. When he goes against 0bama the press will crucify him. He may be highly intelligent and have good ideas but if he can’t effectively express them when debating 0bama he’s going to get labeled with the “stupid” meme. These debates, regardless of how inane they are or how many “gotcha” questions they get asked are a dress rehearsal. How they handle everyone “ganging” up on them is important. So far Cain has handled that very well (unfortunately so has Romney for the most part...he’s certainly proved himself to be better able to handle it better than Perry) and Perry has not.
Debate performance is something the CAN be practiced and improved. Perry, with his years and years of campaigning hasn’t yet learned how. That’s troubling to me because either he’s tone deaf or doesn’t particularly care. Cain is supposedly an “amateur” and yet he’s shined enough to gain the notice of everyone, including the press. Why people continue to say Perry is the only one who can beat Romney is a concept I simply don’t understand and have no idea why his supporters continue to believe that. The only thing I can see that they have in common is that they are/have been governors and they’re both “pretty boys”. Honestly, every time I see them together I always think I’m looking at a couple of used car salesmen or board members of the Hair Club for Men.
Romney is despised by the hardcore primary voters. In spite of conventional wisdom in the beltway, I don’t think they understand how palpable the anger of the people is towards “traditional” politicians and the political establishment. Look how many non politicians were elected in the midterms.
Even people who aren’t political junkies know it’s time to clean house. A candidate such as Cain who is an outsider with executive experience is appealing to people. Plus, he’s slowly built respect and interest whereas other candidates have flashed onto the scene and crashed under the weight of their own performance. So far, with all the scrutiny Cain is getting, he has only continued to get stronger and his competence is beginning to resonate. There’s no reason to think he can’t beat Romney.
Cindie