And despite the sudden rise to the top tier of the GOP, Cain is still doing things his own way.
If he had relied on mainstream consultants, they would have sunk him by now; instead, Cain has followed an unorthodox path which every expert will tell him is crazy
His Southern strategy is a workable one. I expect Slick Willard to win NH because he’s well known in the New England market. But his brand of politics and then there’s the fact he’s a Mormon don’t play well down South. It makes no sense for Cain to invest a lot of time and effort where he can’t win.
Also, of the field of declared contenders, Cain is the only non politician. It’s awfully hard to pin dirty politics accusations on someone who has never been a politician. In that sense he comes in now with a cleaner slate than Barack Obama did in 2008.
I used to have a part time business dealing in old furniture mostly from the twenties and thirties and solid wood. I noticed that when I made a buy at an auction and the old hands who were considered experts told me that I had paid too much and there was not a dime left in it I would usually double my money or better and do it quickly. When the same folks slapped me on the back and told me what a great buy I had made I knew I had stepped in it and could look forward to owning that piece for six months until I would give up and take it back to the auction to sell for whatever it would bring and move on.
He must have read "Lateral Thinking" by Dr. Edward DeBono.
I totally agree with you...and one of the reasons I like Herman is because he is doing things different than everyone else.