Now, somebody tell me Herman Cain can't win! (Vanity)

September 25, 2011 | no dems

[no dems]

I so tire of people saying: "Well, I like Herman Cain, but, he can't win." Well, I think the Florida Presidential Poll yesterday said differently. Cain received more votes than Perry-winkle and Rino Romney put together:

Cain: 37%

Perry: 15%

Romney:14%

And Perry worked his butt off and spent a lot of money. The Floridians ate the dummy's free breakfast, endured his perfunctory speech and then went and voted for someone who actually has some ideas and can put a sentence together and explain his ideas. I think it's time for Herman Cain to be taken seriously.

[barmag25]

I’m waiting for the media to say He has NO experience.

Herman Cain
Born on December 13, 1945 to Lenora Cain and Luther Cain Jr. in Memphis Tn.

Education:
B.A. Mathematics-Morehouse College 1967
M.S. Computer Science-Purdue University 1971
Honorary Degrees- Creighton, Johnson & Wales, Morehouse College, Nebraska, New York City Technical College, Purdue, Suffolk University, and Tougaloo College

Career:
Mathematician in Ballistics-U.S. navy
Business Analyst- The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President- Pillsbury
Regional VP- Burger King
President & CEO- Godfathers Pizza
Owner- Godfathers Pizza
CEO- National Restaurant Association
Board of Directors- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Board of Directors- Aquila Inc.
Board of Directors- Nabisco
Board of Directors- Whirlpool
Board of Directors- Reader’s Digest
Board of Directors- AGCO Inc.
Radio Host- The Herman Cain Show
Author- CEO of Self
Author- Leadership is Common Sense
Author- Speak as a Leader
Author- They Think You’re Stupid

[THX 1138]

...and his experience at the Federal Reserve in Kansas City, MO...

Well, yeah, BUT...

As I've stated elsewhere, I wish we could get Cain to speak to the whole question of the Federal Reserve. I'd like to know exactly what his role was at the KC Fed.

Yes, I know some have said it was merely advisory. Perhaps. But I wonder why Herman hasn't said a word about it.

I'm not rejecting Cain outright because of his association with the Fed. For all I know it could be a plus, if he understands its importance. And when The Bernank was dangling QE3 out there, I wish Cain had said, "Don't even consider it". Hell, even Boehner did that.

Isn't it amazing that, apart from RuPaul (who only mentions it in passing), the subject of the Fed is never mentioned.

I know what Perry and Romney think of the Fed. Establishment all the way.

I'd like to hear Herman address the question.

Still, in all, Perry and Romney are unacceptable.

C'mon, Herman step up to the plate...

[G Larry]

Love Herman, but he can’t win.

A thousand votes in Florida is not a national perspective.

[GatorGirl]

That’s Iowa’s way, not Florida’s. These straw poll voters actually had to pay, not the candidates.

There were “delegates” to this Straw Poll and it is way more accurate than Iowa’s.

I haven’t researched it myself but they are saying that every winner of the Presidency 5 has gone on to win the nomination.

Go Herman Cain!

[Prov3456]

Herman Cain received 986 of the 2657 total votes. That's more than Perry's (410) and Romney's (372) totals COMBINED.

If everyone who says "I like Cain but...." would put their feet and money where their mouths are, Cain could win!

I'm 100% with Herman Cain. I hope y'all will join the Cain-Train.

[svcw]

When some makes a statement like “I like him but......” The qualifier is the ‘but” which makes everything before the but an untruth.

[Erik Latranyi]

Herman Cain on Labels: I Won't Stay on the Democrat Plantation Like I Am Supposed To!

[Servant of the Cross]

Herman Cain has answered these questions many times ...

Glenn Beck interviews Herman Cain

[TEXOKIE]

Like Herman Cain/John Bolton? I could go for a ticket like that!

[vette6387]

This stuff about “it’s my turn” in the GOP has to stop! And the corollary is that the so-called “Republican Leadership” needs to be turned out. I’m glad that someone is going to take on Boner next year, and the Hatches and Lugars need to be gone from the Senate ( along with Mr. No Chin McConnell as soon as his term expires). It doesn’t do much good to elect 65 Tea Party Republicans to the House and let them be lead around by the nose by the likes of Boner.

[TEXOKIE]

I agree with you AIT, and pray fervently you are correct...however, I do have a question....do we still have open primaries in key states where the results can be tinkered with by the crossover dems? I’m very concerned about that.

[glorgau]

He’d win straight up against Obama.

[mnehring]

I'd like to know exactly what his role was at the KC Fed.

All you have to do is take a minute and look up the structure of the Federal Reserve Banks. Unfortunately, some have made the issue so blanket that anything with the word Fed is damned. The regional banks, like Cain was President of, have nothing to do with monetary policy, currency valuation, or any of that Jekyll Island stuff. That is the Board of Governors in DC. The regional Federal Reserve banks serve a legitimate and legal function. Their role is to help banks clear checks, help banks move currency between themselves, and ensure banks meet compliance standards. The regional banks are an important part of our system and have nothing to do with the things we damn the 'Fed' for.
It is almost akin to saying if he was CEO of FedEx he should account for it because "Fed" is in the name or he should account for mob ties because he was CEO of "Godfather's" Pizza.

[Artcore]

“Look I like Herman Cain but he only has experience in the business/financial area. A president needs to be more diverse than that. Foreign policy, dealing with congress.. Now if he became someones VP he would be a great adviser and truly qualified to be president would be ready after her term was up.”
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That's why the president has a cabinet and advisors. Ever hear of the Sec. of State, or the NSA?

Sorry, but we've seen where this conventional wisdom that the candidate "must have this experieince...yada...yada" has gotten us.

[New Jersey Realist]

Will he win? Who knows, but I think this proves at least that it’s possible. This puts to rest the worn out thinking of the 80’s and 90’s about who can, and who cannot, possibly win.

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Eisenhower didn’t have any political experience either.

[GatorGirl]

A good executive like Herman Cain will hire the right people to help him. I’m so excited for this race!

[Polybius]

Herman got 900+ votes from GOP ACTIVISTS. The 2700 participants were dominated by people who are very conservative, which is wonderful in and of itself but not exactly typical of either the entire GOP or the electorate .....

Thank you for getting back to the reality of what a "Straw Poll" is: A popularity contest, among a small sampling of political junkies, many of whom share a common agenda.

A Straw Poll is a "Self-Selection Bias" poll with as little validity as an Internet poll that attracts the hard-core, agenda-driven, political junkies while ignoring the vast majority of regular voters whose opinion actually elects Presidents.

Case in point: Who won the third debate, according to the "Self-Selection Bias" FOX News Internet poll by a very wide margin?

HINT: Who is followed around by a small but very vocal army of hard-core True Believers? (No, not her. She did not debate.)

You guessed it: The BIG winner of the last debate was, supposedly, Ron Paul. (See below)

That is not to say that Cain does not have merit as a viable candidate. That is just saying that, until the first rigorously conducted polls come out after this last debate, it is silly to hang your hat on the results of a Self-Selection Bias poll.

[Blue Highway]

amen tio that! This reminds me of the BS of the MSM dictating our candidates in 2008. Freepers in 2008 were saying, “I’d vote for Fred, but he can’t win...” which is the same thing I see Freepers doing in this very thread. They need to wake up and see it is MSM manipulation.

[Blue Highway]

I would trust a guy like Herman Casin who was a sucessful CEO, to run the country as a business. I’m sure he’s done his share of hiring and firing to get the right people in place. I’d love to see him clean house in Washington DC to get rid of the RINOs and establishment Republicans, tear down the lobbyist buddy networks of you scratch my back I’ll scratch yours BS.

[Blue Highway]

I would trust a guy like Herman Cain who was a sucessful CEO, to run the country as a business. I’m sure he’s done his share of hiring and firing to get the right people in place. I’d love to see him clean house in Washington DC to get rid of the RINOs and establishment Republicans, tear down the lobbyist buddy networks of you scratch my back I’ll scratch yours BS.