Agreed. CSM is notoriously liberal and we all knew that when Cain gained stature the target would be on him.
His book tour is the perfect campaign platform and it defies conventional wisdom. He’s not a politician, now, is he? :-)
Iowa is not that important.
I disagree that Iowa is not important. Cain is the unknown underdog and he is picking up momentum. He cannot put himself in position to give it up.
With NH all but guaranteed for Romney, a poor showing by Cain in Iowa might be a blow from which his campaign would not recover.
If that happened, the “chatter” about how “everyone knew Cain couldn’t win” would destroy him.