Posted on 10/03/2011 6:42:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Beginning to look like one? He’s had my vote since day one.
Recently, Cain was asked if his lack of political experience qualifies him for President. I loved his response, which in essence was: "Ninety-two percent of the elected officials in Washington are sitting for their second or more term. Clearly, there's plenty of experience in the current Congress. How's that workin' out for you?"
People everywhere he goes react to that statement with standing ovations and cheers - which tells me they are just fine with a non-career politician. :-)
He was looking like contender till he jumped into racial politics this weekend. Cooled me off quite a bit on his viability.
I, too have been impressed with Cain from the beginning. However, I thought he would be this election cycle's "Duncan Hunter"; the guy freepers like but cannot get any traction. Herman does seem to be getting some traction. It's good to see a guy like Barone take notice.
Anyone who saw him on Fox News Sunday yesterday already knows the answer to that.
Mr Cain would be an honored guest at my house.
The Obamaloon - should he even think of being close to my family - could stay in the barn where he belongs.
Should Cain be the nominee, he’s got my vote.
I missed that. What did he say? I've heard him address racial questions in the past and his answers have always been honest, sincere and conservative...
Cain is not a contender and never will be. He hasn't got anything like the campaign organization and institutional support it takes to make a serious bid for a major party presidential nomination. Most election cycles have a no hoper or two who make a splash for a time. Pat Robertson, Pat Buchanan, and Michelle Bachmann all had their moments in the sun. None of them ever had a chance to win, and Cain doesn't either.
He looks like a contender right now because the bulk of the party is unwilling to face our binary choice between Romney and Perry, yet. Before anyone votes, that binary choice will be clear even to the dimmest among us. Very few actual voters are going to support a talk show host when push comes to shove. Cain's candidacy will go the way of Robertson's and Buchanan's, having even less impact.
Most of us will grumble about our constrained choice, and then select from the realistic options and Cain isn ‘t one of those options.
we switched from perry to cain.
I like Mr. Cain more every time I hear what he has to say. His lack of experience in foreign policy is the only downside I can think of. VEEP maybe?
TC
Cain went after Perry for being a racist on one of the Sunday shows because of a rock at some hunting cabin 30 years ago.
Here is something on the topic.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2787088/posts
Oh crap. That’s really, really disappointing!
Not to be a site nanny, but wasn’t this just posted?
Anyway to repeat what I said on the previous thread, Cain is just the new fad, and indicative of the fact that no one in the race so far has really grabbed the fancy of the public.
Those who did so at first sank themselves with some unfortunate comments during the debates.
But, speaking of the race, or rather race, how far will Cain go to get that 30% of the black vote he (mistakenly) thinks he will get?
His over-reaction to the question about the stupid Washington Post article about a rock on a ranch that Perry went to occasionally really makes me wonder about him. It seemed like pandering.
If something actually racially biased came up, I would expect him to react, of course, but this jumping the gun over nothing.
Well, I gotta say ... he was third on my list but now he’s off it altogether.
Ditto. He had me with his business experience and his pro-america stance against the evil do-ers.
I agree.
The Washington Post set out to destroy one conservative: Perry, and may have ended up destroying two: Cain.
As far as Perry goes, this whole incident has sparked a little favorable feeling for him because this attack was so stupid and unfair.
VEEP to who, one of those well known foreign policy experts Romney and Perry?
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