“That’s my point. What goes up must come down. Hell remember Howard Dean in 04 and his early primary lead. Perry jumped in and crashed. Now Cain has become the ‘flavor of the month or maybe its week’. Shoot Dewey even won back in the day.
Politics is a game of ups/downs and the trick is to be the up when it becomes time to pull the lever. We aren’t at that time in the campaign just yet.”
That’s actually a reasonable comment...unlike the Perry Girls. So my reply...
While it’s certainly possible that Cain might peak early, he has an intensity unmatched (getting near 60% in some Tea Party polls), so he’ll have to screw up pretty big to lose. For example, he did only so-so in the debate last week...but kept right on climbing. In other words, the expectations are low...since he’s not a polished Newt, Mitt, or Perry...but a businessman. So it will take a lot to sink him.
As far as timing goes, the field is about set, and the primaries are coming up quick (thank you Romney), so there isn’t much time for others to climb quickly...it can happen, but the stars will have to line up just right.
We shall see...
Agree. My only point about Cain is that he truly hasn't received the vetting or dirt digging that the others have had applied to them, imo. Cain's at the top of the heap now so I'd bet that some people are digging to see what they can find about his past life, beliefs, pastoral duties, business associates, etc. Hell they'll dig around trying to find someone to make a smear remark or accusation. It's a sad state of affairs but that is a lot of how our political process has become.
True the closer he gets to voting time if he's still at the top the better his chances are.
Take care.....