“Herman Cain isn;t going to get the nomination.” Could you please explain to me Clinton, Gingrich, the Kennedy family, etc.?
RE: Could you please explain to me Clinton, Gingrich, the Kennedy family, etc.?
Clinton and Kennedy are DEMOCRATS. The Dems are more prone to overlook sexual indiscretions and hypocrisy.
Newt’s baggage has been known for over 10 years. He has owned up to it and (assuming there are no more sexual/marital/adulterous skeletons in his closet), people tend to say to themselves -— “Hey, you can’t continue to revisit what has been known for over a decade anymore”. Plus, Newt never presented himself as a religious, gospel singing, elder of a church, sort of fellow.
Plus, Newt OWNED UP to his infidelity and seems to have presented himself as a serious Catholic now. People tend to be forgiving of this sort of personal problem.
Also, Newt (rightly or wrongly) comes up as the most knowledgeable person in the campaign.
Herman’s problems on the other is more recent. We can overlook the harrasment accusations against him, but this most recent one is particularly troubling. Social conservatives see him as an upstanding religious, church goer who would never cheat on his wife. This, plus the fact that many are unsure and not confident about his ability to grasp the issues conforting America overseas (if you think Perry’s 50 second brain freeze was painful, you should see the way Cain handles the Libyan question), caused his campaign to implode.
Even if his supporters insist that He can surround himself with the best Foreign Policy team, many are not comfortable with his inexperience regarding this matter.
That’s just the reality we have to face.