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As Cain Promotes His Management Skills, Ex-Aides Tell of Campaign in Chaos (NYT)
New York Times ^ | October 26, 2011 | SUSAN SAULNY

Posted on 10/27/2011 8:36:44 AM PDT by Pan_Yan

If Herman Cain feels his management skills are up to any challenge, some of his former staff members think he should have started with the disorder in his own campaign.

Mr. Cain has hardly shown up in New Hampshire and Iowa, they said, spending the bulk of his time on a book tour through the South. He occasionally mishandled potential big donors or ignored real voters. His campaign churned through the small staff; last week, his campaign announced the appointment of the veteran campaigner Steve Grubbs, his third Iowa leader in four months.

Even bumper stickers have been hard to come by.

And then there was that e-mail to the staff about traveling in a car with Mr. Cain: “Do not speak to him unless you are spoken to,” the memo said.

“I found it odd,” said a former staff member who liked to prep Mr. Cain for appearances while driving. The aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, quit not long afterward, citing the e-mail as one of the deciding factors.

Mr. Cain’s campaign has generated much promise since it began over the summer. A former business executive rises improbably from anonymity to the top of the polls, using the strength of his speechmaking, folksy charm and catchy policy plans.

But Mr. Cain’s campaign may have undermined itself with questionable decisions and a series of missteps, which have led to the impression that the candidate lacks focus and preparation.

Mr. Cain has made several contradictory, and sometimes befuddling, remarks on abortion and foreign policy, which have forced him to spend days clarifying and defending himself.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cain; hermancain; iowa; newhampshire; sliming4romney
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To: Pan_Yan

The NY Times is a lying worthless rag. Not a reporter worth a damn in that propaganda house.


22 posted on 10/27/2011 9:16:29 AM PDT by coon2000 (Give me Liberty or give me death!)
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To: Pan_Yan
Hmmmm. Kinda sounds like the ruling elite are getting a little worried. Well not to worry, their stooges in the media will find a way to pull it out for them.
23 posted on 10/27/2011 9:17:12 AM PDT by Tupelo ( 2012 TEA PARTYER but no longer a Republican)
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To: Pan_Yan

Top of the polls Chaos!


24 posted on 10/27/2011 9:17:30 AM PDT by manic4organic (We won. Get over it.)
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To: Brookhaven

If you’re comparing closing a couple of underperforming stores just so you can continue selling bad pizza to the success of Apple or Amazon, I don’t think you understand business...


25 posted on 10/27/2011 9:20:11 AM PDT by stormer
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To: JerkyMiester

Let’s just admit you did not bother to actually read the article and instead are merely desperately spining for any excuse to attack Cain.


27 posted on 10/27/2011 9:22:02 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: JerkyMiester

Jerkymiester,

You really need to try harder. You are a Troll. You read the NYT daily, and you love it.


28 posted on 10/27/2011 9:24:00 AM PDT by coon2000 (Give me Liberty or give me death!)
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To: Pan_Yan

““I found it odd,” said a former staff member who liked to prep Mr. Cain for appearances while driving. The aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, quit not long afterward, citing the e-mail as one of the deciding factors.”

Sure that email wasn’t directed just at you? Maybe your “prep” was stupid.


29 posted on 10/27/2011 9:24:45 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Pan_Yan

The racists at the OLD gray “lady”(term used very loosely) make up stuff about a black man whom they fear. Same old tired playbook.


30 posted on 10/27/2011 9:24:55 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: MNJohnnie

Well,that’s a nice little threat (I’ll remember that)..still the same..it was a “tea party” member in TN that set the banquet-fund-raiser up for Mr Cain..and according to the “tea party” member Cain walked away from $2.500 donations. Smart-very smart.


31 posted on 10/27/2011 9:25:34 AM PDT by JerkyMiester
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To: JerkyMiester

No, I was talking about someone else.


32 posted on 10/27/2011 9:27:37 AM PDT by justsaynomore (Cain 2012 - http://teamcain.hermancain.com)
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Who is "we" KimosabeTroll?

Well BYE!

33 posted on 10/27/2011 9:27:58 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: JerkyMiester; paulycy; 50mm; TheOldLady

34 posted on 10/27/2011 9:30:35 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: JerkyMiester

Wow, way to “spin” that. LOL

It looked like a miscommunication between the event organizers and someone on Cain’s staff to me. You made it sound like he walked away on purpose.


35 posted on 10/27/2011 9:32:43 AM PDT by justsaynomore (Cain 2012 - http://teamcain.hermancain.com)
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To: Pan_Yan

Didn’t they print the same thing about Palin only changed the names


36 posted on 10/27/2011 9:33:51 AM PDT by mel (There are only 2 races decent and undecent people)
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To: MNJohnnie

I think it’s interesting how several of the “names” in the article now work for other candidates (Gingrich, Bachmann, Santorum) Not exactly “objective” lol


37 posted on 10/27/2011 9:35:16 AM PDT by justsaynomore (Cain 2012 - http://teamcain.hermancain.com)
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To: stormer

Go to the link and read the entire article.

It points out that Herman Cain has a nerd mindset, which is the same mindset the people that started today’s internet businesses have.


38 posted on 10/27/2011 9:37:28 AM PDT by Brookhaven (I believe in the seperation of school and state)
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To: Pan_Yan
Most of this article smells like bull squeezings. But this...
 
Mr. Cain has hardly shown up in New Hampshire and Iowa, they said, spending the bulk of his time on a book tour through the South.
 
...is likely true. Why SHOULD cain focus on NH and Iowa. Those are RINO states. Romney has locked them up.
 
Cain indeed will triumph in the South.


39 posted on 10/27/2011 9:37:49 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
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To: Servant of the Cross

Zot: 1
JerkyMiester: 0

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Hoo Boy! THAT was one fast zot.


40 posted on 10/27/2011 9:40:21 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
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