Reading between the lines, to me it sounds like Rush is hoping Cain gets the support and the money he needs. That may be where Palin comes in. Cain is the closest thing we have to Palin, without having Palin.
>> “Cain is the closest thing we have to Palin, without having Palin.” <<
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Obviously true, but he falls far short of filling her shoes. She had the broadest base of any of the candidates, and what she discarded was likely the election.