I am concerned with Cain’s response, he did seem to flay about and accusing Perry with nothing to support it. Yes he isn’t a regular politician, and that’s part of his appeal and does explain a less refined response.
Ok, but this is my concern. The media will be after him his entire presidency. The Demoncrats in Congress will be after him the entire time. He has to be able to respond forcefully and quickly. We can’t have another Bush response team.
Now his team can learn to better handle onslaughts, but they do have to recognize that there has to be a quicker, stronger response.
Yesterday I would have agreed. Today I see that the issue has changed and the journalists are attacking each other rather than attacking Cain. I'm not sure if Cain's folks managed this turnaround on purpose but the way its playing out is interesting. The conservative reporters, rather than being sucked into joining the liberal chorus, have turned their guns on their liberal cohorts.
At this moment, based on the polls and based on the press attacking each other, I would make Cain the winner.
—He has to be able to respond forcefully and quickly.—
He did. That is why I, personally, really liked Cain’s response to this. But that’s just me.