Posted on 10/29/2011 4:46:37 PM PDT by Steelfish
Herman Cain Losing Some Steam His troubles began once he vaulted into the top tier of Republican candidates, after introducing his 9-9-9 tax plan and winning a straw poll. Now his blunders on abortion, immigration and foreign policy have left political observers scratching their heads.
Herman Cain's blunders have been blamed by his spokesman on fatigue, the fast pace of the campaign and the media taking some answers “out of context.”
By Robin Abcarian October 28, 2011 For months, Herman Cain floated under the radar as other candidates for the Republican presidential nomination were poked, prodded and scrutinized by a voracious national media.
A businessman with no elective office experience, Cain could say anything he wanted — and did — because few were paying attention.
Then Cain unleashed his catchy 9-9-9 tax reform plan. He won a straw poll in Florida and vaulted into the top tier, tying or besting front-runner Mitt Romney in some polls.
That, paradoxically, is when Cain's trouble began.
His statements about abortion seemed contradictory. An electrified border fence: joke or no joke? He fumbled a softball question about negotiating with Al Qaeda. He mocked Uzbekistan, calling it "Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan."
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Get it? LA Times have their version of the SNL Mr. Subliminal skit: Herman blunder Cain has said blunder today, that blunder he is going to blunder campaign vigorously in Iowa blunder....
They call this journalism.
The journalist types might as well just make everything up, just like at the National Enquirer.
How’d Cain do in Iowa today?
Cain’s staffer was there at the straw poll, with tickets that Cain bought, that THEY COULD NOT GIVE AWAY.
Here are the results of that straw poll, IN IOWA.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/29/8539644-paul-wins-yet-another-straw-poll
Paul 82%
Cain 14%
After Paul and Cain, Santorum received 1% of the Iowan-only vote followed by Gingrich with 0.9%, Michele Bachmann and Perry with 0.5%, and Gary Johnson with .2%. Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman finished at 0%.
Todays OTHER Straw Poll.
IOWA Straw Poll Results.
Ron Paul 82%
Herman Cain 14.7%
Rick Santorum 1%
Newt Gingrich 0.9%
Michele Bachmann 0.5%
Rick Perry 0.5%
Gary Johnson 0.2%
Mitt Romney 0%
Jon Huntsman 0%
The total number of votes cast in that tally was 430.
Ron Paul was in Iowa (so was Santorum).
Herman Cain was in Alabama.
Herman Cain was unable to give away FREE tix in Iowa.
BS
Bingo well said...
Think the opposite is happening... Cain appears to be the front runner. It’s driving the Leftist crazy. They fear Cain and are throwing everything at him.
Yeah Iowa looks like the rest of America in 2011.... NOT
And he still beat everyone else, except the cheating Paulbots.
Santorum exploits the abortion confusion in a vicious new ad.
Waynes World was 20 years ago.
These are straw polls.
People understand that straw polls only measure, if they even do that, the skill and quality of the campaign organization.
And people readily admit that Ron Paul just has the the best organization, primarily, if not exclusively, because he just has so many more very strong supporters than any other campaign does.
People who like Cain now, and I do think the polls are accurate regarding Cain, didn’t particularly like him 2 months ago.
But the TV is talking about him all the time, and most people really aren’t paying attention, so, sure they like Cain.
Fox has a different take on IOWA, From TODAYS Headlines at Fox
“Cain, Romney Finish at Top of Des Moines Register Poll”
Texas Rep. Ron Paul finished third in the poll on 12 percent, while no other contender polled more than 10 percent.
Fox has a different take on IOWA, From TODAYS Headlines at Fox
“Cain, Romney Finish at Top of Des Moines Register Poll”
Texas Rep. Ron Paul finished third in the poll on 12 percent, while no other contender polled more than 10 percent.
Thanks! That is possibly the funniest thing I have ever seen on youtube. One of the comments says “I bet Herman Cain is laughing his ass off watching this”. I agree.
Well, I’m guessing you don’t realize that we’re talking about 2 different things.
There was a straw poll and there was a phone poll.
Ron Paul got 82% in the straw poll and 12% in the phone poll.
Lots of FReepers are mixing up polls. The straw polls were not even Republican Party, the were by the “National Federation of Republican Assemblies” who held a “2011 NFRA Presidential Preference Convention”
http://www.republicanassemblies.org/nfra-call-to-convention/
They held non-binding straw polls for guest attendees, but the official delegates endorsed Rick Santorum.
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