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Poll: Cain has 20 Point Lead in GOP Field, Beats Obama by 2%
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by Albert Milliron | October 7, 2011 at 08:17 pm
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The Democrats are going to have to search for another talking point. Herman Cain calls himself an ABC, an American Black Conservative. After all the Racist accusations by the Left about the Tea Party and Republicans in General, A Black Man is leading the Polls in several Southern states.
As we have said here on many occasions, the Attacks on President Barack Obama have NOT been about the color of his skin, it has been about his ideology. It has been about his views on the role of Government.
All we can say to the Democrat Strategists who want to use race in this Race….. Put that in your pipe and Smoke it! (Source: Albert N. Milliron)
The latest Zogby Poll and minor state polls, show Cain with as much as a 20 point lead above his nearest GOP competitor and for the first time Cain is beating Obama in Head to head Match-ups.
In news sure to inject shock and awe into the Republican political primary season, a Zogby poll released Thursday showed Herman Cain leading the Republican field, topping former front-runner Mitt Romney by an astonishing 20 points. Cain would also narrowly edge out Obama in a general election, the poll found, by a 46 to 44 margin.
Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, would lose by a point to the president, 40 percent to 41 percent. Texas governor Rick Perry, who has slipped in the polls of late, would lose to the president 45 percent to 40 percent.
The poll found that 38 percent of Republican primary voters said they would vote for Cain if the primary were held today. Eighteen percent said they would throw their support to Romney, while 12 percent each said they would vote for Perry and Texas congressman Ron Paul. No other candidate attracted double-digit support.
(Source: Yahoo! News )
Cain Jumps to Top of GOP Field in Four State Polls
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at 22:06 on October 7th, 2011
Still way to early too call, but I think Cain in a general election would have the broadest voter base over either Romney or Perry..
at 10:25 on October 8th, 2011
In the political world, a few weeks is a lifetime. We Thought Bachmann would win Iowa, Romney New Hampshire and Cain South Carolina.
As you can see, our early predictions will be at least 66% at best. While Bachmann won the Ames straw poll (and folks said I could declare victory to keep my stats up) The Iowa Caucus will be in January 2012. I expect Bachmann to drop out before than now.
Cain has appeal but can get into trouble with the media. The question comes, do we just want a business man in the White House.. or do we need a man that has both business and political experience. I see Yankee Jim has added his comment and based on what I know about him, he will do a good job on making an analysis of Cain.
All candidates start with talking points and as they get more familiar with the process open up a bit. This can be a death blow for a candidate as Journalists will lead you to a pasture you do not want to go...
Cain is the Huckabee in this race from my estimation. Even though he has lean finances... don't count him out just yet
at 04:32 on October 8th, 2011
While his CEO fast food management experience is a plus, and his being a successful African American business professional is an accomplishment worthy of note, as is his academic achievement, it boils down to the following:
1. Can he lead a bipartisan government?
2. Can he assemble a workable cabinet that can work with Congress?
3. Does he have ability to work with global business and finance leaders to redirect the global economy?
4. Can he be commander in chief of the Military?
5. Does he have sufficient knowledge of the law?
6. Does he have any interest in industry and technology needed to revitalize these sectors of the economy?
The same questions are for Obama and any other candidate for President.
at 10:39 on October 8th, 2011
Everyone of those points are important. Cain has been dubbed the "Pizza Guy" and I think it sells short some of his other experiences. He worked for the Navy and the Federal reserve and while folks say he has no political experience, that is not exactly true. He lost a Senate bid in Georgia, this writer is one of the few people in America who actually has voted for Herman Cain for office. He lost miserably in a difficult climate.
I would have advised him to run for the House before a Senate bid. But that is the usual entry level for an established businessman. There was a lot of money going away from him and there are a few folks in Georgia politics who still had race issues.
Cain is an excellent speaker, but being able to speak is not a good indicator or being a good president. President Obama has been a disappointment because too much was put on his motivational speaking skills.
The issue "Can he lead a bipartisan government?" In this environment can anyone, who is able to get their parities nomination, work in our current environment.
Right now we have the purity "Tea Party" on the right and the Environmentalist socialist on the left. America is in the middle of those two messes but with 21-25% on the edges on both sides (higher than any other time I can remember)
While I do not endorse candidates in the primary, too me the nation needs a candidate with both Political and business experience and has all of his skeletons out of his closet. That would be someone like Romney.
What do you think Jim? We think from different sides of the coin ?
at 03:14 on October 9th, 2011
Albert,
Mitt Romney’s cakewalk to the Presidency falls in place when the Republican Party achieves a new equilibrium. As you may suggest, Mitt Romney is a person around which a critical mass of Republicans and Democrats could develop synergy.
He is moderate, a collaborator, and one who can lead business and industry to develop the economy. That is the rallying point. America needs an economic developer and Mitt Romney has done that.
American voters need to focus on a new vision and no one, including Romney, has proposed that. The closest we had was Obama’s description of energy transformation. However, Obama is an opportunist who picks a theme and takes off without performing due diligence.
We need a leader with vision, plan, and discipline to follow through with details. Romney can do that, I think.
Now, the challenge for any leader is to help fix broken Congress, to put all representatives’ feet to the fire with focus on essential actions. The first step is for the President aka Presidential candidate, to strike a chord with American voters to exact a political mandate such that when the President speaks, Congress listens because he speaks for the people.
at 12:58 on October 9th, 2011
Jim:
A program to transform energy would really be the ticket if the left would incorporate all ideas and come up with a way for business to get all in.
I know, our Family is in Green technology and are fighting a lousy economy and Bank issues that cause them to remain in a holding pattern.
The CEO hasn't taken a paycheck in a year just to keep his employees working. The problem is that the savings are about exhausted. This idea that all business are making record profits are erroneous.
The President just doesn't have the ability to gather a consensus to move America forward. Both Parties are at fought, but the President must send a signal to business that putting money into the economy is not going to come back to hurt them more then if they remained on the sidelines.
If Romney is the man, I will behind him.
No matter who the President is in 2013, He/or she must fight overwhelming pressure to be a partisan. Partisanship is for primaries.
As the old Chinese proverb says, "we'll see"
at 12:56 on October 8th, 2011
Neither Romney or Cain will be any practical change in Washington. Both are sitting astride the Republican fence, and both are all too willing to tell people what they want to hear, while saying nothing really at all. We've already got Obama and his administration doing that. And we haven't accomplished a damn thing in three years except foment social divisions and perpetuate a constant attack on our institutions. We need someone who is willing to come in and make the hard decisions necessary to get this country back on track. Balance the books and make every compromise necessary to get our industry up and the nation back into productivity. Not more populism and idealism until we can afford it.
at 17:13 on October 8th, 2011
Will be interesting to see what republican voters actually decide in these early primaries..
Obama does need to get this economy moving. If he does, I believe he'll win a second term. Employment numbers will be critical. If not..lol
at 13:20 on October 9th, 2011
Here is what we said two months ago:
Bachmann Wins Iowa (Little chance now, she may not even make it passed Nov 2011)
Romney - New Hampshire
Cain - South Carolina
at 09:34 on October 11th, 2011
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at 06:43 on October 13th, 2011
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