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Black conservative seeks seat in Senate
Washington Times ^ | Monday, June 2, 2003 | Ralph Z. Hallow

Posted on 06/01/2003 11:26:18 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:03:27 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The kind of black candidate that many conservatives dream of has entered the Republican primary for Georgia's Senate seat in 2004.

Herman Cain is a pro-life Reaganite and the chairman of Godfather's Pizza chain. He took over management of the once-troubled company, making it a success and finally buying it for $50 million from Pillsbury in 1988.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: blackrepublican; hermancain
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Monday, June 2, 2003

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1 posted on 06/01/2003 11:26:18 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: mhking; fieldmarshaldj; dansangel
Nice feature article in the Washington Times!

dansangel: Georgia ping list needed!
2 posted on 06/01/2003 11:34:21 PM PDT by onyx (Name an honest democrat? I can't either!)
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To: JohnHuang2; mhking; Carry_Okie
Mr. Cain did not touch base with state party leaders, the National Republican Senatorial Committee or the party's real godfather, White House strategist Karl Rove, before jumping into the race.

I hate it when they play these games.

Mr. Cain enters a primary field that includes another black Republican, Atlanta businessman Al Bartell, who ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor last year

Why didn't he just back the guy already running and running with some name recognition? Is this going to split the black vote now, allowing the white guy to take it? Doesn't seem like a very smart political move but I know nothing about the politics in Georgia.

3 posted on 06/01/2003 11:49:20 PM PDT by farmfriend ( Isaiah 55:10,11)
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To: onyx
Rove should definatley get behind this guy, this guy could bring in centerists and moderates and independents to the party, nationally, very easily.

We're not going to get the black vote, but moderate whites become more inclined to vote republican when they seem trying to get the black vote, hence the real reason why Bush is always pushing for it.

4 posted on 06/02/2003 12:06:46 AM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: Sonny M
POTUS likes and admires Herman Cain. Rove will follow.
5 posted on 06/02/2003 12:10:51 AM PDT by onyx (Name an honest democrat? I can't either!)
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To: onyx
If Rove gets behind him, and the GOP pushes him, he will win, and cripple the democratic party nationally, as well as do serious long term damage to the rat party in georgia.
6 posted on 06/02/2003 12:19:42 AM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: onyx
If Rove gets behind him, and the GOP pushes him, he will win, and cripple the democratic party nationally, as well as do serious long term damage to the rat party in georgia.
7 posted on 06/02/2003 12:19:42 AM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: onyx
If Rove gets behind him, and the GOP pushes him, he will win, and cripple the democratic party nationally, as well as do serious long term damage to the rat party in georgia.

The only reason that party isn't dead, is because Zell Miller, the crazy old fool that he is, makes himself seem like the ideal democrat, and many people think thats what mainstream democrats are like, they don't see that his views are pretty much republican, and he also campaigns and endorses dem canidates.

8 posted on 06/02/2003 12:21:47 AM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: onyx
If Rove gets behind him, and the GOP pushes him, he will win, and cripple the democratic party nationally, as well as do serious long term damage to the rat party in georgia.

The only reason that party isn't dead, is because Zell Miller, the crazy old fool that he is, makes himself seem like the ideal democrat, and many people think thats what mainstream democrats are like, they don't see that his views are pretty much republican, and he also campaigns and endorses dem canidates.

9 posted on 06/02/2003 12:21:47 AM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: onyx
If Rove gets behind him, and the GOP pushes him, he will win, and cripple the democratic party nationally, as well as do serious long term damage to the rat party in georgia.

The only reason that party isn't dead, is because Zell Miller, the crazy old fool that he is, makes himself seem like the ideal democrat, and many people think thats what mainstream democrats are like, they don't see that his views are pretty much republican, and he also campaigns and endorses dem canidates.

10 posted on 06/02/2003 12:21:47 AM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: Sonny M
I hear ya! I heard you! I hear ya! I heard you!

LOL! A little more patience with the slow technology... :>)
11 posted on 06/02/2003 12:24:31 AM PDT by onyx (Name an honest democrat? I can't either!)
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To: onyx
It was weird, I hit it once, and the next thing I know, its saying the server is down, so I was hitting re-load, apparently those re-loads sent it through.
12 posted on 06/02/2003 12:39:17 AM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: Sonny M
Far out, man.
13 posted on 06/02/2003 2:46:38 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~Remember, it's not sporting to fire at RINO until charging~)
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To: Pubbie; JohnnyZ; Theodore R.; Nathaniel Fischer; AuH2ORepublican; LdSentinal; Kuksool; Coop; ...
*ping*
14 posted on 06/02/2003 2:48:15 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~Remember, it's not sporting to fire at RINO until charging~)
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To: Sonny M
You are so right about the effect of a black Republican candidate on the vote. It will not draw an appreciable amount of black voters -- some, yes, but not enough to make much of a difference except in a very tight race. It will outrage many more black voters than it attracts, but those voters were never going to vote for you anyway.

What it will do is attract large numbers of squishy, feel-good moderates and liberals who will think themselves superior because they voted based on race.

The fact that Mr. Cain sounds like a great candidate is the main thing, but being black will get him this segment of the vote which is fairly elusive to a white, conservative, male.
15 posted on 06/02/2003 2:58:39 AM PDT by Iwo Jima
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To: Sonny M
I wouldn't be surprised to see the other candidates stepping aside, for the good of the party.
16 posted on 06/02/2003 2:59:24 AM PDT by Paul_B (Forgive and you shall be forgiven.)
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To: onyx; PhilWill; LTCJ
Thanks for the ping - he looks promising. Hopefully, not going throught the "proper channels" won't hurt his chances.

You have FReepmail. :-)

Also, from the last thread about Cain, PhilWill and LTCJ expressed an interest in being pinged, so if you're starting a list, get them on it.
17 posted on 06/02/2003 4:15:59 AM PDT by dansangel (America - love it, support it or LEAVE it!)
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To: JohnHuang2
Mr. Cain was actually considering running for POTUS the same year as W. He used to live in Omaha and he is a fantastic, motivational speaker. Used to see him at sporting events where he'd sing the national anthem. GOP would do well to get this man into the senate.
18 posted on 06/02/2003 4:17:30 AM PDT by Mean Daddy
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To: JohnHuang2
Expect the Democrats to pull out all the stops in trying to defeat Mr. Cain. Visible, articulate women and minorities with conservative views will kill the bellwether effect that keeps Democratic interest group voting blocs in line. Nothing else explains their campaign to the death to kill the Appeals Court nominations of Priscilla Owen and Miguel Estrada.

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19 posted on 06/02/2003 5:27:37 AM PDT by fporretto (Curmudgeon Emeritus, Palace of Reason)
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To: farmfriend
Why didn't he just back the guy already running and running with some name recognition?

Actually, Cain's got more name recognition than Bartell locally (at least in the black community); there hasn't been much splash on either name at least in Atlanta. I'm not sure about the remainder of the state.

20 posted on 06/02/2003 5:32:53 AM PDT by mhking
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