If Cain wins in FL then you have to figure Romney is going to get the nomination. If conservatives do this we will have squandered one of the great opportunities in national politics. Liberalism is on trial in this election and nominating a liberal negates that.
How do you figure? I see Cain assuming the conservative mantel especially if Sarah supports him.
What I am waiting for, and ever candidate, is who will the 900 pound gorilla support.
You can bet on the fact that, as I write this, every candidate is heavily lobbying Palin for her support. They know that her support is a death knell to every other candidate.
Oh to be a bug on Sarah's phone.
Why do I keep getting pinged to this thread? I’ve said my piece (and peace).
Great question!
Cain does not have the money to fight a marathon. On FR we get all kinds of info and discuss it, but we are more the exception than the rule. The vast majority of voters will start making decisions based on advertising. He doesn't have the money for it.
Also, Cain is very popular right now because he "shoots from the hip". However, I am convinced that after the last 3 yrs of obama voters want competent leadership. The Pubs in the primaries are placing a high priority on electability.
Cain has also exhibited a profound lack of understanding how govt works and what you need to do to get things done.
He has not responded well to what social conservatives place a priority on. He failed to sign a Pro-Life pledge and then tried to explain this away on the basis that the POTUS can't advance a bill. His backing of Pro-Family issues is questionable.
The value of Sarah Palin supporting him would probably be off set by those who will not support him because of it. If she came out in support of Cain he would get a huge bounce, but would be further marginalized in the process. Palin's power to sway a majority of the American people is over estimated.
The Perry factor is also at work in the sudden explosion of support for Cain. Cain's rise in the polls corresponds to Perry's decline. Perry did not do well at the 2nd & 3rd "gotcha" panels and his ratings declined. If Perry shows improvement at the next couple debates the luster on Cain dims. Perry does not tend to "shoot from the hip", he has executive experience as Gov. of the 2nd most populous state in the country, he has a solid organization and is raising 6X's the amount of money Cain is raising and is a solid conservative on the social issues.
I wouldn't be so sure about this. We know Romney isn't. He is running as the "centrist" who is "nuanced" on the social issues. I'm sure Cain would want her support but he's just trying to win the nomination. I don't know if Perry is pushing for it. He's campaigning against obama.
The problem with Palin is her detractors are as intense in their dislike of her as her supporters are in their liking her. If we are going to win in the general election we need the swing votes. The swing votes we need to pick up are the middle class suburban women and the RC's.