Mr. Cain shows that the GOP establishment NEEDS to LISTEN to its base.
Cain-Palin 2012.
Good for Cain. Hopefully he can keep this momentum over Romney.
The potential trouble down the road is the likelihood that, if Cain wins the nomination, the big-money donors will disappear back into the woodwork.
Cain will need more than just the conservative vote to win. To expand his support beyond his base, he’ll need a LOT of money.
Seriously, someone besides Perry needs to start destroying Romney. Perry is the only one trying, but he can't get his foot out of his mouth to do an adequate job of it.
I can live with Newt, I can live with Cain, hell I can even live with Perry. But FUMR.
Hey look MSM (and Perry supporters) it really IS a two man race!
So much for the talking heads who said Perry's fall was a pick-up for Romney or Perry losing the debates was a win for Romney.
The GOP better wake up and realize that Romney has been running for President for 5 years and this is the best he has ever done. He is Mr. 20%... Just because you are the familiar and a pursuant candidate, doesn't make you the front runner!
People want LEADERSHIP, and straight talk. In that sense, Christie was right. He just backed the wrong person.
Texas Governor Rick Perry was the frontrunner when he entered the race and has suffered through a series of poor debate performances while sliding to fourth place at nine percent (9%).
Single digits? Time to rethink your political future Guv’na.
Maybe all these “Perry” numskulls will finally admit their guy is done for ...
From the shift in the Romney numbers, it would appear that some Perry votes went to Romney...
Plus this
October 13, 2011
Florida Republican Presidential Primary
Florida
Likely Republican
Primary Voters Oct 2011
Bachmann 3%
Cain 34%
Gingrich 11%
Huntsman 1%
Johnson -
Paul 4%
Perry 5%
Roemer 1%
Romney 28%
Santorum 1%
Other -
Undecided 12%
Herman Cain leads the Florida Republican presidential primary with 34%. Cain is followed by Mitt Romney at 28% and Newt Gingrich at 11%.
In July, Rick Perry was leading in Florida with 16%, followed closely by Michele Bachmann at 15%, Romney at 15%, Sarah Palin at 13%, and Cain at 11%.
Cain leads Romney 34% to 28% among registered Republicans likely to vote in the primary, with Gingrich at 11%.
Among Tea Party supporters, Cain leads Romney 43% to 19%, with 12% for Gingrich. Among likely Republican primary voters saying they are not Tea Party supporters or that they are undecided about the Tea Party, Romney leads Cain 38% to 23%, with 9% for Gingrich.
Among likely voters saying they will definitely vote, Cain leads Romney 36% to 27%.
Details from the survey of 600 likely Republican primary voters conducted October 7-12 can be found here.
Perry at 9%!
Now that is ugly!
This is the poll I’ve been waiting for. Perry looks like a man who has completely lost his campaign. Sad and pathetic. Looks like Cain is making a big challenge to Willard. Will it last? Some conservative has to beat Romney to victory.
Rasmussen is currently showing Obama leading Perry 49% to 35%. This is not good. Doesn’t mean Perry can’t beat Obama but I think independents are wary of him at this point.
No wonder the GOP establishment is coming out with guns loaded against the Tea Party. Cain’s meteoric rise, in large part due to the support of many Tea Party folk, has the GOP scared to death. We always knew where we stood with the GOP establishment, and now it is all out in the open. Can Cain weather the coming storm? I kind of think he cain!
Remarkably, Cut and Run Paul is nowhere to be found in the top three.....
Take THAT Paulestinians....
Cain/Gingrich
Cain/Bachman
Cain/Santorum
All three combos sound good to me....
Way cool!
Total results:
Cain – 29%
Romney – 29%
Gingrich – 10%
Perry – 9%
Paul – 5%
Bachmann – 4%
Santorum – 2%
Huntsman – 2%
Other – 3%
Undecided – 7%
In a two-way race, 43% would prefer Cain and 42% Romney. Cain leads Perry 54% to 29% in a two-man match and Romney leads Perry 54% to 30%.
I happened to catch Bill O’Reilly last night, who keeps saying multiple times per night that Romney’s the nominee and Cain doesn’t have a chance in hell. Last night, Bernie Goldberg told O’Reilly that true blue conservatives do not like Romney. O’Reilly’s response? “That’s a small voting block. There aren’t very many of them.” I think he actually believes that, as do a lot of his ilk. LOL!