We may not have another chance like this...why settle for Perry or Romney or Christie types? Why?Because they're running.
I'd love the perfect candidate but if I don't have one in the running, I'm not going to pick up my marbles and go home. I'm going to look at their records and pick the one I think is closest to my values.
I thought Cain looked good until the rock incident and then this bit about his leaving the campaign trail for a month. If true, it's Ross Perot all over again.
Maybe none of these candidates are my dream but then when I look at the alternative, at another Obama term, I can work up unbeatable enthusiasm for whoever we nominate.
I think the rock incident is unfortunate for both Perry and Cain. Going to a hunting lodge with that name is no proof at all that Perry is a racist. He just didn't think about it. But I also see Cain's view.
His people WERE treated terribly in the past and that slur is a reminder of those days. I know it's easy to assume that he "faked" being upset about it for political reasons, but one has to consider his perspective.
I'm polish. If there was a camp named "dumb polack ranch" I might be offended. Most likely I would laugh... but I have also never been the victim of Polack hatred either. Cain is an older man. He has lived through a lot and has experienced his share of racism. That would make anyone genuinely sensitive to it.