Rich Lowrie, the Ohio wealth manager credited with crafting Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan, was a Romney supporter back in 2008. Lowrie and his wife, Rhonda, each donated the $2,300 legal maximum to Romney's campaign that year, according to research from the Center for Responsive Politics: This year, Lowrie has not donated to Romney, according to the Center's research, but he's only given $500 to Cain thus far in the campaign.