Posted on 11/01/2011 6:05:53 AM PDT by kristinn
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Whether you are talking about George McGovern in 1972, Jimmy Carter in 1976, Howard Dean in 2004, or even the second coming of McCain in 2008, they had considerably more of a campaign apparatus than Cain. Their campaigns were often unorthodox, but their actions were rarely random. They didn’t surge to the top based on seat-of-the-pants decisions.
In short, there was method to their madness. With Herman Cain’s candidacy, there hasn’t been. There has been minimal fundraising. There has been truly bizarre scheduling that only seemed to make sense in the context of selling autographed books at $100 apiece. (Why else would you go on a two-day bus trip of the length of Tennessee, which doesn’t vote until March 6)? My hunch is that Cain’s surge surprised no one more than Cain himself.
But there was more. Several weeks ago, word started circulating that Cain’s business record was not quite as impressive as he claims, specifically as it relates to his tenure as head of the National Restaurant Association. Some of his peers privately said that they were astonished at how he was being portrayed. They said that his less than three-year tenure (rather brief in the Washington trade-association world) was rocky and that the restaurant folks couldn’t get rid of him soon enough—possibly because of sexual-harassment allegations. They said it took some time to get the association back on sound financial footing after he left. Some who worked with Cain said that he spent considerable time running around the country giving speeches and that he was a policy lightweight, both internally and externally. But they hesitated to be more specific.
Sunday’s report in Politico that female subordinates complained of inappropriate behavior by Cain said they had received five-figure settlements to leave the restaurant association and keep quiet. This was little more than the shoe that many had been waiting to drop. Cain denied the allegations. But if there is documentation of any settlement, as there appears to be, his denial will hardly suffice.
This will probably be the beginning of the end for Cain’s surge, giving Perry something of a second wind. Perry had the funding, organization, and network to survive his tough period, although he remains damaged merchandise. It’s a decent bet that the GOP race will return to how it was after Perry stumbled but before Cain picked up steam. Perry has enough going for him to be the conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney. Whether he can actually overtake the former Massachusetts governor is another matter, even though two-thirds of the GOP is more ideologically in tune with him than with the more “old establishment,” less-conservative Romney.
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You’re dealing with a Perrybot. They, like their Ron Paul counterparts, don’t listen to reason, they just grumble on, and on, and... Is it a coincidence both their candidates come from Texas? Sure. Unless there’s something in the water...
Come to think of it, both have a tendency to stumble along in debates...
Show me where Perry has a bad case of cronyism. I can show you where Cain is a flip flopper on the issue of abortion, as well as other issues. http://theiowarepublican.com/2011/do-we-really-know-who-herman-cain-is/
Beats cronyism. Reason is because Perry acts like he is above it all and then wallows in it just like Obozo.
Just awful. Not to mention he should know better.
Seems like you don’t know who your candidate is. You really need to know. I made printouts of Perry’s deals and gave them to my family who don’t have computers.
Why don’t you get brave and check him out before you comment on Cain.
Since we all have to hold our nose, might as well know what smell is coming.
I don’t think Cain is perfect. Mostly because he isn’t a slick polished politician fibber.
Guess that is why I like him.
More allegations without solid evidence. Just because you want something to be true, does not make it true.
This is solid evidence that Cain is a flip flopper.
I agree he didn’t explain himself well on that. I also believe he is pro life.
Now, I looked at yours.
But you ignored my proof of what a crony weasel Perry is.
The dems aren’t even afraid of him. Thats because they know he is a disaster ripe for their taking.
And he did it all by himself. Goes back a long way too.
What proof? I don’t even see any evidence. If you call that $5,000 from Merck as the evidence that Perry is a crony capitalist, he’s a darned cheap crony capitalist. I don’t see anything from Perry that is in any way illegal or unethical.
Seems like Cain is racking up some major baggage. All these little things are adding up
You are basing your “resources” comment on what, exactly? Great, Perry raised 17 million off the bat...and since then? I am sorry to say, but I never saw Perry as a serious contender. But again, that makes me heartless.
To help Herman send him something http://www.hermancain.com/
but also “like” him at facebook.com.
Facebook likes are a new way to count “buzz.” Starting from way back, Herman has increased his “likes” by 8% in just the last week. Mitts has a huge lead in “likes” but he has been running for a long time.
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