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Herman Cain leaving the campaign trail: Why now?
Christian Science Monitor ^ | October 3, 2011 | David Grant

Posted on 10/03/2011 6:15:17 PM PDT by Polybius

Herman Cain leaving the campaign trail: Why now?

Herman Cain is surging in popularity in a number of polls. So why is Herman Cain putting his campaign on hold for the next month?

The Hermantor Experience is, by almost any measure, the hottest thing going in the GOP presidential primary (not named Chris Christie).

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But Cain seems destined to squander it. And here’s why.

As NBC’s thoughtful First Read points out this morning, Cain's promoting a book - and appears to be taking himself off the campaign trail for almost a month.

Cain won’t be back in the key state of Iowa until November. With all of the jiggering of the Republican primary calendar, that means he’ll have six weeks (at best) to pound the trail before the Iowa caucuses in early January.

Perhaps equally telling, Cain's well-regarded communications director and her deputy are both leaving the campaign, with the director headed to… run press operations for Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne in a tough primary election. That’s not exactly a vote of confidence in Cain’s presidential prospects.

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When you peel off the campaign trail for four weeks in the heat of the fight, it raises questions about just what the heck a candidate is doing in the race anyway. ....

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When you take yourself off the campaign trail just to flog a book, it raises the question: Why are you still around, Herman Cain? And what’s the real motive behind this run?

(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...


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To: Antoninus

For a group of people that has such disdain for the MSM, some here sure are quick to believe whatever the MSM wants them to believe.

Just sayin.


101 posted on 10/03/2011 7:15:31 PM PDT by Raebie (WS)
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To: LibertyRocks; K-oneTexas; Tucker822; Kartographer; freekitty; carmody; Dead Corpse; MsLady; ...

Pinging the Cain train - I think you all need to see this.
______

PS - you aren’t the only one LibertyRocks, a lot of us see through this


102 posted on 10/03/2011 7:16:01 PM PDT by justsaynomore (Cain 2012 - http://teamcain.hermancain.com)
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To: Grunthor
A majority of FR supported Romney over McCain

Must've been before the purge. FreeRepublic as I recall didn't support Romney.
103 posted on 10/03/2011 7:16:19 PM PDT by novemberslady
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To: Polybius

“If Cain is putting his campaign on hold for a month”

Which he’s not doing.


104 posted on 10/03/2011 7:16:55 PM PDT by Grunthor (Cain.)
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To: RetiredTexasVet
The liberals will do anything to make sure Romney gets the nomination. Using Cain as a stalking horse ... good probability. The rock think is only worthy of Dan Rather and his ilk.

Some historical background on that:

In several English-speaking countries, Ni##erhead or ni##er head is a former name for several things thought to resemble a black person's head. ..... The term was once widely used for all sorts of things, including products such as soap and chewing tobacco, but most often for geographic features such as hills and rocks. In the U.S., more than hundred "Ni##erheads" and other place names now considered racially offensive were changed in 1962 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, but many local names remained unchanged .... Ni##er Head, an island in North Queensland, Australia ..... Ni##erhead hunting camp, the former name of a hunting camp of Texas governor Rick Perry, renamed to "North Camp Pasture".

Years ago, maybe even in the 1800's, that name was carved on a rock. Years ago, Perry's FATHER LEASED that land as hunting land and PAINTED OVER that old name that had been carved on a rock who knows when, maybe a hundred years ago.

It is no more Rick Perry's fault that that land in Texas was named Ni##erhead before he was born than it is his fault that there is a Ni##gerhead, Yukon and a Ni##erhead, New Zealand right now.

Google Map of the region know as Ni##erhead, New Zealand

One thing is certain though: Rick Perry has been thoroughly smeared and the candidate at the top of the GOP polls today is ..... SURPRISE! ..... ... Mitt Romney.

This Mitt Romney.

HERMAN CAIN'S ENDORSEMENT OF MITT ROMNEY PUBLISHED IN THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION TWO DAYS PRIOR TO SUPER TUESDAY, 2008

105 posted on 10/03/2011 7:17:21 PM PDT by Polybius (Defeating Obama should be Priority Number One)
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To: Beelzebubba

Polybius is a troll....I’m surprise he is still here on FR. If you examine his post its clear that he is, always trying to instigate something


106 posted on 10/03/2011 7:18:20 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
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To: Beelzebubba

Agreed. The author of the article is repugnant/ignorant.

People who bought into it, need to stop judging instantly.


107 posted on 10/03/2011 7:18:33 PM PDT by acapesket
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To: Polybius
As NBC’s thoughtful First Read points out this morning, Cain's promoting a book - and appears to be taking himself off the campaign trail for almost a month.

It's his Presidential campaign book, meaning this is about as absurd and contradictory of a hit piece as you can get.

And I see you are continuing your ridiculous and absurd comments about Cain endorsing Romney back in 2008 over John McCain.

108 posted on 10/03/2011 7:19:15 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: StolarStorm

Understood but he should have said he’d wait to get the facts. If he has instinctive emotional reactions to unsubstantiated accusatios, that’s not good in a President.


109 posted on 10/03/2011 7:19:45 PM PDT by Kenny
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To: justsaynomore

Trump is kicking Obama out of the room.


110 posted on 10/03/2011 7:19:45 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: Polybius
Methinks you may need to master "messaging". You are in overkill mode.

It becomes a broken record after awhile.

And then people stop listening to you.

Can't you add some new material?

111 posted on 10/03/2011 7:22:08 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Just DROP IT. She's NOT getting in. Unite NOW for *Herman Cain* as the anti-Mitt/anti-RINO leader!!)
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To: Polybius

Bald faced lie about Cain suspending his campaign. You know it. Your credibility is is zero—just like Obama. You belong in the Dem camp with crap like this.


112 posted on 10/03/2011 7:22:37 PM PDT by NautiNurse ("This Is Hermain Cain!" has moved up to #24 in Amazon books. Release date: Oct 4)
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To: justsaynomore

Lawdy. As usual.....the MSM and ‘the powers that be’ are trying to pick our candidate. Ugh!


113 posted on 10/03/2011 7:22:59 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Diogenesis

we have sent messages to the elitist GOP for a couple of years now and they still win not step aside because they know all their power and money will dry up.
They went against Sarah and they will attack anyone who is against Romney.

Romney is a north east liberal on , well every issue

Homosexuality, forget overturning DADT and defending DOMA.
To about everything else


114 posted on 10/03/2011 7:23:06 PM PDT by manc (Marriage=1man+ 1 woman, Don't speak up, be a coward and the family, military etc will be destroyed)
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To: mnehring

Oh, we do...however, the goal was to bash Herman Cain, not to bother with anything factual. And remember, the “real” reason Herman Cain is in the race is to help Romney defeat Perry ... nevermind the fact Herman Cain got in way before he or anyone else even knew that Rick Perry was planning on running and it was a strong conservative grassroots effort to encourage Herman Cain to get into the race in the first place.


115 posted on 10/03/2011 7:23:26 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Polybius; justsaynomore

This is called “A manipulative spew of the competition’s wishful thinking.”


116 posted on 10/03/2011 7:23:48 PM PDT by taraytarah ( Get acquainted with a Proven Leader. Hermancain.com)
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To: Polybius; justsaynomore

This is called “A manipulative spew of the competition’s wishful thinking.”


117 posted on 10/03/2011 7:23:48 PM PDT by taraytarah ( Get acquainted with a Proven Leader. Hermancain.com)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Agree totally. The CSM is usually better than this BS.


118 posted on 10/03/2011 7:25:18 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Forget AMEX. Remember your Glock 27: Never Leave Home Without It!)
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To: Polybius

No “Borking” of Perry, its a “Robt Byrding” of him.

That is who he is most like.


119 posted on 10/03/2011 7:27:14 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Sarah Palin - 2012 !)
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To: justsaynomore

Thank you. Would you please add me to the Cain ping list? I’m not *decided* at this point in the least, but what I’ve researched on my own so far has me intrigued. I’d really like to learn more about him.


120 posted on 10/03/2011 7:27:44 PM PDT by LibertyRocks
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