OK "IF(and I mean BIG IF)" Herman Cain pulls out wins in IA, NH and SC...

09 Nov 2011 | US Navy Vet

[DannyTN]

The RINOS will consult with the other democrats about how to take Cain down.

[TWhiteBear]

’ Scott Rasmussen came on Fox News the last hour to tout Florida with Cain UP 6-11 over Willard and Newt — and said “Cain has lost NO support.”

At this point, Mr. Romney has to win all three, IA, NH and SC.
If he is unable to win all three, then there is little chance for him to defeat Mr. Obama.
Mr. Cain only needs one win and a strong second to go to the next level.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I would also say that there is a strong possibility that this election, there well be a heavy turnout in the primaries, which will be increased in numbers by Independents and Moderates.

Also remember that primary straw polls are seldom a good way to gage actual voter support. They tend to be very partisan and locally influenced by strong activist participation.

[so_real]

Simple ... in order to stay relevant, the GOP must either prove themselves the "vehicle to reach success" or prove themselves the "vehicle to avoid defeat". These are similar concepts but dramatically different points of view.

By cinching those primaries, Herman Cain proves the GOP golden children (Romney and Perry) are not the vehicles toward success. As such the GOP will switch tactics to the more expensive and less timely effort of proving it remains the vehicle away from defeat.

To do so, the GOP must ensure the RINO repeated mantra "Cain can't win" becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Cain must lose in order for the GOP to market itself to the people from a "you could have won if you'd jumped on our bandwagon" perspective.

First, Romney is shuffled back in the deck. A two time loser does not get the opportunity to embarrass the party a third time. But he won't be discarded as he enjoys wealth and popularity among the 20% republican elitist crowd.

Second, a generous amount of campaign contributions to buy advertising for the Libertarian party will appear in the Libertarian candidate's coffers. The libertarians must stick together and defiantly support their candidate, having almost no probability of winning, lest they vote against Obama by supporting Cain. A media promotion to keep the libertarians fired up must be funded.

Third, quietly encourage a third party run. It has to be a candidate the GOP elites don't care about. We've already seen this effort at work during this primary season as lesser known, more conservative than RINO, candidates have been pursued to join in the fray (subtle encouragement to Ryan, Palin, Rubio, Christie, Jindal, etc.) A third party candidate splits the vote, so the more "Tea Party" the candidate, the better. Don't expect this tactic to be put to bed just because Cain wins the primary. It will be used even more aggressively, just more subtly.

And fourth, the character assassination attempts against Cain will continue and intensify. Throwing all the spaghetti you can find against the wall to see what will stick is a time-test tactic. It is successful and Borks good men.

All this will happen to be sure. What saddens me is that country club Republicans will be behind half of it, while the Obama administration happily give them quiet assistance using the resources we tax payers provide. What overjoys me, is that this election --- I truly believe the effort will fail. We the People are more awake than we've been since the rise of the hippie generation. This is the time for confident action.

[Gaffer]

If he’s on the ballot in the Georgia Primary, I will vote for him.

[Quicksilver]

I missed post 54 earlier. I totally agree with your analysis. The Clemson poll isn’t directly comparable to any of the other polls. The next few SC polls will tell the tale.

[farmguy]

No Problem. Some ugly old white blonde will show up saying Cain wanted to make snuff films with her.

[wbill]

Rubio could be the one to tip the nomination

Can Rubio run for VP? All "Show me the BC" nonsense aside, it seems like I read on FR where he doesn't meet the Natural Born Citizen requirements, due to his parentage.

I'm not trying to stir the pot, I'm just asking.

[Quicksilver]

I think that Rubio can run for VP, but the debate still rages on.

[wolfman23601]

Rubio is not eligible. Then again, neither is Zero. So technically, no he can’t run, but what is the constitution?

[JLS]

I am bright enough to understand. Perhaps your reading comprehension is not very good or you would have what my parenthetical remark meant.