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.
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Ahhh...the psychedelic Send-off! Ya done good! :)
Thank you, my sweet friend.
That one made a squishing noise, nice job! :’)
*snort* giggles!
That’s better. Maybe if you arrange the ovals into “IBTZ” or something...
This shows you know nothing about Iowa Republicans.
Um... They are. You can’t see that? ;-p
“The aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity”
IOW the whole ad is bullsqat.
At least one former aide is named, as is the almost-chairman for Tennessee.
Hard to believe that Cain and his staff blew off a restaurant full of top donors.
Do we really need a man whose staff sends *emails* to other staff telling them not to speak to the boss man?
Still, and email is not the way to pass on this sort of information. A phone call would be better and some personal word to the wise face time would be best.
This is clutzy, especially since Cain is selling himself as a folksy, charming guy.
It’s not so great when the chaos leaves a room full of top donors hanging - and the would be (volunteer) State chair is told of his replacement *by* his replacement.
Then don’t vote for him, problem solved.
Pray for America
Frankly, it sounds as if Mr. Cain is an executive who doesn’t really care how the professional political insiders think it should be done. It’s obvious these “anonymous insiders” have never worked in business or they’d recognise the behavior.
Okay. Just joining the discussion.
Why Civ! If it isn’t the unladylike word from my FReepmail to you! How appropriate. Thank you so much. Did you save the nuclear kitty?
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