Posted on 10/25/2011 5:16:12 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
Businessman Herman Cain is now atop the field of Republican White House hopefuls, squeaking past former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the latest CBS News/New York Times poll.
Cain garnered 25 percent support of Republican primary voters in the poll released Tuesday, compared to Romney's 21 percent.
In early October, the two men were tied at 17 percent.
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Hehehe...Karl was wrong. Britt too apparently.
In the interview with Piers Morgan, Cain said the two candidates he had the most respect for and would make a good president were Gingrich and Romney. I wouldn't expect fireworks between the two.
Incidentally, if Cain came on FR and posted what he said about Romney in the interview, would he be ZOTed?
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If that sock puppet's name is Obama then I'd have to say...no, we are not better off with Obama than Romney. Obama HAS to go.
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If that sock puppet's name is Obama then I'd have to say...no, we are not better off with Obama than Romney. Obama HAS to go. Ideally, in a landslide.
Cain is teflon. So far. He IS gaffe-prone even I (a supporter) can admit that however, people LIKE the man. Voters can forgive a hell of a lot when they genuinely like a person.
IMO, (not my preference at VP) the ticket will be Cain/Romney. This ticket will (if current economic conditions remain or worsen) win at lest 35 states. It could be a REALLY early night come November 2012.
Damn....can you imagine how badly Romney would be losing is it was mostly Republicans being asked?
Cain has made gaffes and mis-quotes and mis-statements. But most people trust him.
It gets him into little bits of trouble, but that he can get out of because people believe him.
Excellent!
Great. They need to fix their web though.
A horrible video is on their YouTube with a guy smoking etc....and he’s the chief of staff.
You summed up exactly how I feel.
Didn’t Newt also get in trouble over comments pertaining to Obama-care? I’ll have to look it up...
All the attacks on Romney are being shelved UNTIL THE GENERAL ELECTION.
Then they will desimate him.
Why, yes. Yes it is. The very same guy. :-)
Fox News seems determined to dive headlong into irrelevancy via this election cycle. I watch it less and less.
Agreed. People like him and trust him and know he’s no career, spit and polished pol.
They cut him slack expecting he will put together the team to address isssues and solve problems according to fundamental American principle and the constitution as best he can.
They look at his background as an Americna outside of politics to derive this impression and expectation.\
They know the MSM and the establishment pols, particularly the DNC and RINOS are waiting to pounce on any mis-step and try and use that as cause to defeat him. but the Tea Party types have thicker skins than that and are not going along with it anymore. They will decide for themselves...not based on ABC, CBS, CNN...or Karl Rove or Brit Hume for that matter.
Today’s mantra is no longer “the most trusted man in US News.” That person today is the individual themself.
Pinging the Cain Train!
In other HC News:
New Americans for Cain PAC ad!!
Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em Romney-Perry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpGAng0EDhE
Herminating the Airwaves (Herman Cain going on air Tuesday on the ElRushbo show)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2797259/posts
Why Herman Cain Has The Potential To...Win
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2797408/posts
The Ever Growing Herman Cain ‘Boomlet’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2797215/posts
Economist/YouGov Poll National(Cain up by double digits)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2797170/posts
October has been very good to Herman Cain as poll updates show
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2797600/posts
Cain says willingness to admit mistakes is presidential
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2797306/posts
Herman Cain: Karl Rove Deliberately Trying to ‘Damage’ Me
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2797474/posts
Sharpton Slams Cain for Preferring Charities Over Government Handouts!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2797460/posts
Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich agree to Lincoln-Douglas style debate in The Woodlands
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2797293/posts
Smoking Man Vdeo
(Nanny staters up in arms over Mark Block video sent to Cain supporters)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2797502/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2797435/posts
Obama Campaign Advisor Says “Cain Not a Serious Contender”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2797279/posts
Why Cain??? Liberal blogger Chuck Todd tries to understand the Herman Cain Surge...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2792437/posts
When the ’Stan Hits the Fan
(Liberals/RINOS still trying to understand Cain’s Ubekistan joke)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2797427/posts
Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Sham
(Tax Attorney does not like 999)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2797370/posts
Supporter Made VIdeos
Beat Obama With A Cain
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2797197/posts
I certainly don't expect Cain to win this debate, if he can hold his own against Newt, he'll be doing very well.
Hoping for the best. It takes guts to debate Newt, will be a nail biter.
I was wondering the same thing. And why no "front runner" Romney? What are the circumstances behind this debate, will have to look it up when I get home from work.
“Rove and Hume just yesterday assured us that Cain is crashing. Rove even specifically said that Cain had peaked between 10/6 and 10/10 and is now tanking in the polls.
What gives?”
Wishful thinking? Old mentality of times gone by? Arrogance?
May be a combination of all above.
What was his abortion goof? I understood exactly what he was saying.
As for his other alleged goofs: If they were in fact goofs, his star should be fading. No? Instead, despite a recent desperation poll showing Romney leading, Cain’s star continues to ascend. Why is that? I think it is because the man has demonstrated he is so much more than a quibble here or a quibble there.
All real leaders make mistakes because assuming leadership is a risk. Great leaders are not discarded because they are far greater than the sum of a few mistakes along the way.
“Gotcha” politics and an expectation of perfection in presidential candidates is exactly what keeps most otherwise good people out of politics.
Oh, and how about the other Pubbie/conservative presidential primary candidates? Are you implying they’re more perfect than Cain—that they are not making “mistakes”?
Let’s see, we have Romney saying he can’t prove man-made global warming is real, but he believes in it. That should have been fatal. The we have Perrywinkle saying that people who don’t believe illegal alien children are entitled to free schooling are “heartless”. Should have been fatal.
Ya know, if you’re gonna apply an impossible to meet standard to Cain, it should apply to all candidates equally.
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