It’s called faint praise and there was nothing classy about it. All Perrywinkle was saying is that it is a good thing Cain is carrying his message.
I remember a teenager while growing up who saw himself as the next Dion or Frankie Avalon. He badgered his lower middle class parents to buy him a brand new Cadillac. Not just any Cadillac either. Only the El Dorado would do. That cost alot of money back then.
The kid convinced his parents he had to look successful to be successful. That may have helped if he had any real talent. He didn’t and the family had to live with the expensive car until they sold it or paid it off. Lost track of the fool, but he never performed outside of Philly so far as I know.
Not one of the other candidates had the grace to send a note of congratulation. It just shows that Perry was brought up properly by parents who knew that manner count. Discount it if you want, that’s your business.