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Cain He Do it? While Running A Thrifty Campaign Georgia Businessman Satisfied With Iowa Finish

Herman Cain runs his campaign like a business. In an interview with Candy Crowley on CNN’s “State of the Union” in Iowa this morning, the former CEO of Godfather‘s Pizza said he feels good about where he finished in yesterday’s straw poll. In the middle of the pack:

The Cain camp feels they got a bang for their buck in Iowa’s straw poll. Take into account that his campaign for the Republican nomination spent nothing on ads for TV and radio, and brought just four buses to bring people to the Iowa State Fair Saturday, you could see where he’s coming from.

“I run a campaign like a business. In other words we don’t allow the spending to get out ahead of the revenue. So we always stay right behind it, and we’re still able to be very very effective. That’s the difference. So we are not making– huge, gambles on spending before we get the money. Secondly because of the grassroots nature of my campaign, and because of the way people are connecting with my message, it continues to gradually build.”

The Georgia businessman ended up with 1,456 votes, or 9 percent of the votes. That was good enough for fifth place among 10 contenders. Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann won the poll with 29 percent.

Cain tells Crowley that his showing in Iowa is encouraging, and that his campaign’s momentum is growing. He says he still believes he can win the nomination as well as the presidency. Cain emphasized on CNN that he is not dependent on moving his campaign forward with media, but rather message.

Decisiveness and fiscal restraint have been a hallmark of the Cain campaign, and the message that the Georgia businessman has brought into the political arena. In his straw poll speech in Ames yesterday afternoon, Cain bellowed to an energized crowd that “uncertainty is killing this economy,” reports the Des Moines Register:

“‘I don’t have to tell you about the problems this nation faces,’ Cain said. ‘So I’m going to spend a few minutes talking about how we solve this mess.’

From that point on, Cain outlined his ‘common-sense solutions’ for the economy, energy independence, foreign policy and immigration.

‘Uncertainty is killing this economy, and as long as uncertainty is killing this economy, it is killing this nation,’ Cain said.”

“We have an entitlement spending problem. An entitlement spending crisis. We can no longer trim around the edges. We’ve got to restructure these programs, such that, this nation will go from being an entitlement society to an empowerment society! Lets empower people!”

The Cain campaign has a long and arduous road ahead of them to bypass 2012 frontrunners like Bachmann, Romney and Perry, and even a ways to go before passing Paul and Santorum. Whether or not Cain is able to make the ticket,the Georgia businessman’s electric soundbites and thrifty campaign organization has left an impact on the 2012 Republican presidential primary.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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  • boxerpaws1952
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:46pm

    “ Someone criticized Herman Cain and then added this ”I do think Ron Paul is the best of the bunch. ”

    Should have known. You‘re entitled to your opinion but i’m sticking with Herman Cain.
    He‘s somewhat like Donald Trump at least in the respect that they’re both businessmen.The similarity ends there.
    I’m not going to go on and on about why Herman Cain is qualified.Do the homework.it’s out there.
    My biggest issue with Ron Paul is that he ending the fed and burying our heads in the sand is not a strategy.Paul has been in Congress 30 yrs and on a committee where he could have had the Fed he so rails against audited ages ago.Done it? Nope.All talk.I’m no neo-con and have a son in the service so i’m not one anxious to have us go to war. On the other hand-whether you use military means or not-you don‘t telegraph to ppl who want to kill us that you WON’T. That’s just plain stupid and above all dangerous.
    As for Mr Cain you can begin taking a look at him here:
    http://www.wix.com/idgit2/hermanation-2012
    To quote an old qoute,it aint over,till it’s over.

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    • boxerpaws1952
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:02pm

      excuse some of the errors but i don’t generally edit. It‘s Ron Paul’s rallying cry to end the fed and bury our heads in the sand that i have a HUGE problem with. One is all talk and the other is a horrible idea.Ask the guy why he never called for an audit of the fed and why he accepts ear marks? He’s pro life but says leave it to the states. Legalizing drugs t and prostitution will not decrease the crime rate;in fact might increase it. Vice leads to more vice. that’s the way it works. Enough said about Ron Paul .After all this is about Herman Cain. Mr Cain is a remarkable person and is running for all the right reasons. Do the homework.Research him. You don’t have to take our word for it. One final thing;this time about the Paul bots. I get being really behind and supportive of a candidate you truly believe in.That’s admirable. This is how we feel about Herman Cain. I’m sure the other folks feel that way about their candidate.However,the paul bots go one step further. The ends justify the means. They will do almost anything to get Ron Paul up there. They’ve gone after Herman Cain with a vengeance. They go into his twitter feeds and attack.Same with his you tube account.The only place we’ve managed to keep them out of is his official website. As far as i know anyway. They’ve been known to stuff ballots-then say they didn‘t and it’s a conspiracy. They booed Herman Cain down at one of his speeches. They think by attacking who they perceive to be in his way their can

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 1:25pm

      Ron Paul lost me at “Why SHOULDN’T Iran have nuclear weapons, everyone else does.”

      Yeah….

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  • me85
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:46pm

    If Cain doesn’t win he should be at least considered as sec. of Treasury

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  • Jack007
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:46pm

    Did the Black Thing; Got the Tee Shirt; Time to Move On

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    • aro5o75
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:52pm

      No, you did the half black-half muslim, all communist thing

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    • The Third Archon
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:02pm

      Yes, Obama is SO communist. Why, just the other day he nationalized the banks…oh wait, that never happened. Obama is SO communist that we have, have had, and still have (and are increasingly having) the largest income disparity between those at the top and bottom of any industrialized nation. America has fewer people who are more fantastically wealth, and more people in crushing poverty, than any other 1st world country, possibly any democracy, on Earth. It’s absolutely shameful, and Obama’s a communist? Please. I wasn’t aware that Glenn Beck was doing comedy now, but I think he’s well-suited for it.

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    • TheGreyPiper
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:43pm

      Sock Puppet has expressed frustration many times at not being able to implement the full onslaught of his “progressive” agenda.

      Question: considering the constraints of our Constitutional government, checks and balances, etc.,what would a declared Socialist/Red have done that Sock Puppet has not? (Aside from an outright declaration of overthrowing Constitution, martial law and “The Revolution’s Here” etc.)

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    • Jack007
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:45pm

      @ARO5075 Is the white half Mooslum and the black half Communist or the black half Mooslum and the white half Communist, or it doesn‘t matter because the two half’s make one whole pile of shxt

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 8:38pm

      Y‘all shouldn’t feed the trolls. If you ignore them, they’ll go back over to Media Matters where they came from.

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    • CHRIS260
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 8:38pm

      Did the black thing? I hope this is a troll and not someone I stand shoulder to shoulder with at Tea Party rallies.

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    • swampbuck
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 9:24pm

      @The Third Archon.. Communism never happens quickly it happens very slowly and methodically..

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    • swampbuck
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 9:27pm

      it‘s not a black thing you racist dufus it’s a policy thing…. Herman is a true Conservative and he still has my vote..

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 9:50pm

      Cain has a good message and is a person of his word. If he wins the nomination for president, HE WILL HAVE MY VOTE. There are 3 good people as I see it, Cain, Bachmann, who won the straw pole, and Palin Who is not running YET,

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    • mils
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 10:31pm

      Obama has soured us on all that is black…for a while…

      no matter half white, half black, all muslim, communist etc…he is a black and i personally will not vote for anyone black. I have become a racists without meaning to …

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    • royalstar
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 11:26pm

      It is shallow people like you jacko that put Obummer in the white house. I guess you missed the content of character and not the color of your skin speech.

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    • stopspendingourmoney
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 11:36pm

      If you want the regular democrat or republicans we have been voting for decades that have got us into this mess of debt and war and bigger government and straying farther from what the founding fathers wanted for our county please vote for anyone other than Ron Paul..

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    • darkknight91
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 12:37am

      Jack and Archon among others are George Soros trolls. Pay them no mind and they’ll go away.

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    • LibertariansUnite
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:00am

      I think Cain has a lot of potential…

      You know I heard a poet once say…

      “The battle has just beggguuunnnn!”

      Hrm, or maybe I should vote….for……Ron Paul?

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    • gmoneytx
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:22am

      Not really we’ve done the black and white and red all over thing!

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    • Caerus
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:18pm

      “I wasn’t aware that Glenn Beck was doing comedy now, but I think he’s well-suited for it.”

      This is the funniest part of that troll post. GB has been doing comedy for years. I started listening to his radio show when I was 15 because he was HILARIOUS. Tells you who is new to Glenn, they only know sad, pessimistic Glenn!

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  • silquin11
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:41pm

    I have been very impressed with Mr. Cain. I LOVE the way he puts his ideas into words. He’s eloquent and like most great , competent leaders, HE NEEDS NO TELEPORMPTER to do it. Hope he runs for any kind of office. He, Mr West and others are the kind of examples our kids should have instead of rappers, or radicals and community organizers like BHO. GOOOOOO CAIN!

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    • mils
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:45am

      I agree..

      perry/cain

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    • Leader1776
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:18pm

      Time for the conservative blacks to stand up. There are so many out there. With each TEA party meeting you see more and more. Cain will be a formidable opponent if he gets the nomination.

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  • neverending
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:40pm

    Love and have so much respect for this genuine, proven leader. I hope he stays in there because he has so much to offer even in helping to pick the candidate if not him. He is so brilliant and yet so down to earth, honest and just gives the word integrity a whole new level.

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  • Jack007
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:38pm

    Cain is a good man BUT, unfortunately for Herman the Black Race collateral damage from Obamanation of our great Republic will stifle any chance for a successful run at the presidency

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    • Look4DBigPicture
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:08pm

      Shallow comment. Race is a Democratic stance … not Republican … and is not an issue for determining whether Herman Cain is electable. I see a wise grandfatherly man with a great deal of experience, deep faith in God, and someone who speaks in a precise language everyone can understand. He’s doing a great job of communicating conservative issues and explaining what it takes to get this country back on track.

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    • Jack007
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:51pm

      @LOOK4DBIGPICTURE
      Race was never an issue with me until this Obamanation; for now the proof is in the pudding as the herd mentality plays out

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    • smartgirl
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:35pm

      You’re playing into my big fear: The nation will be so turned off by the first “black” president that they will be reluctant to support a black man for a generation. Maybe Obama should start emphasizing his “whiteness” so he doesn’t hurt his race more than he already has.

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    • gfmucci
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:46pm

      Two comments: 1) An “independent” New England friend expressed the same concern about voting for another black because of Obama. I know that is blindly racist, but a reality nonetheless.
      2) I need the full story behind the Cain apology to Muslims for his comments about Islam and not trusting Muslims. He needs to stick by the truth of what he originally said. As of now, I’m concerned about his statements getting ahead of his ability or desire to defend them.

      Otherwise, Cain is right now one of my top three favorites.

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    • Mizurax
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 11:13pm

      WTF are you talking about?

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    • royalstar
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 11:34pm

      Jacko there is no argument for your kind of ignorance. Just lie down on the bean bag in your mothers basement and eat some more cheeto’s. (I‘m not trying to disrespect cheeto’s or bean bag chairs or mothers or basements)

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    • The Him
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 12:47am

      What nonsense.

      If it comes down to Cain and Obama, do you think everyone is going to stay home because Cain is also black?

      Cain has my vote right now because of what he has said, the way he has said it, and the fact that I believe he is genuine.

      The very idea that people won’t vote for him because he is black was proven wrong last election cycle, and the idea that people are soured on a black candidate after Obama will be superfluous if both candidates are black.

      There won‘t be any ’pity’ votes from self hating white Liberals, either. They can assuage their pathetic conscious and do the country untold good at the same time by voting for Herman Cain.

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    • just happy
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:31am

      we were able to vote another white person–Ronald Regan- after jimmy carter, !! I think we are capable of voting another Black after Obama! Stop making this about Race, and STOP worrying that everyone else is that narrow minded. We vote Values and Principles just like “you”!

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  • Nightjar
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:30pm

    Don’t like McCain, IMO, way too liberal.

    BACHMANN FOR PRES in 2012.

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    • CHRIS260
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:37pm

      I think it is funny to watch people talk about the lack of political experience someone has, especially here on the Blaze. Then you see someone complain about too much political experience. As if there is a point at which they gain enough experience, but right before they become a corrupt slimeball. Really people!

      Did Beck need to be a Billionaire to take on Spooky dude? Did he need years of TV experience to become the highest rated TV show on cable? Did he need an economic degree to predict the financial collapse? A biblical degree to form the American Revival? A Community organizing degree to initiate the nations second largest political group next to the Tea Party….

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    • The Third Archon
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:59pm

      Ya–it is funny how credible Glenn Beck is able to appear, while saying absolutely nothing of intellectual value and having no credentials to speak of.

      He took a day of Early Christology at Yale then dropped out–apparently he learned everything he needed to know.

      What

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    • CHRIS260
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 8:25pm

      I am probably wasting my time here, but I thankfully at the moment, I really do not have anything better to do other than enjoy this Padron 26 maduro.

      Yes, Beck escaped the brainwashing and independent mind destroying machine that is our modern university, scaled the slippery slope lathered with intellectual relativism, and reached the summit of self made men -just in time to save the planet.

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  • SidneyDave
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:25pm

    I think a perfect team of Gingrich/Cain or Cain/Gingrich would pull this country out of it’s slide and put it on coarse to prosperity. Cain knows and understands economics and capitalism and Gingrich knows and understands the constitution and politics. They both would work for the people and not the party.

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    • Look4DBigPicture
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:16pm

      Oh yeah … I forgot about Gingrich. That man has done some wonderful things for our country during the Reagan and Clinton administrations. He’s probably the most intelligent candidate running, but his smug and cocky attitude makes him a ‘no go’ for president. (We don’t need another one of those in the White House.) However, a VP position might be a good position for him. He would certainly be a very active VP and an asset to our country.

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  • USMarine0311
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:24pm

    I like Herman Cain and have since the first time I heard him speak. He seems the most honest of the candidates and uses common sense in determining how to solve problems. Also he is the only one that has come close to understanding how to solve problems, he says to work on the right problem which actually is only half right. The right answer is while working on the right problem fix the cause, cause is the root of the problem.

    However the one thing I seem to pick up on with post in many different stories is that many have different views on who should be president however many will point to Herman Cain for VP, offering up such tickets as Bachman/Cain, Perry/Cain so fourth and so on. His message is being heard and he is not a politician, we will see where he ends up in another 4 to 6 months. My guess is he will be the one top 3 candidates.

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:54pm

      He delivers the best speech that the rest….and without a teleprompter. I like Bachman too. We need to settle behind ONE Constitutionalist, whether it be Cain, Bachman or Paul. We will have to pick one to not get McCained.

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    • USMarine0311
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:14pm

      Agreed

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  • MissouriGOP
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:17pm

    We need a guy like Cain. He has real business experience. He has real business success. Bachmann is not electable outside of the Republican primary’s because of the way the loony left-winged media portrays her as a “radical.” Ron Paul has some good ideas but scary in other ways, not to mention unelectable in both GOP and the overall election. Huntsman is a Democrat. Romney is a RINO. Newt is solid. He know his history, and has great ideas, but his campaign is in near shambles. Santorum does not come off as strong and he gets zero media attention. With that said, any one of these candidates would be a better president then Barack Obama. If he gets another 4 years hope might be lost.

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    • wilinsalem
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 2:06am

      Whoever is nominated will be portrayed as a right wing radical, the answer is to choose the best candidate and forget playing this “electability” game. I lived in California when they chose Schwartzenegger as the “electable” Republican and more liberal crap went through on his watch than his predecessor Gray Davis. And in the first of his elections we had a very good Republican option in Tom McClintock. If we stress about electability we will get a Dole/McCain/Ford presidential candidate and even if they get elected they will try to “play nice” and end up giving us crap like the Prescription Drug Program or all the federal expansion we got under Nixon and Ford. We can do better, we need a real Constitutionalist not a get along politician

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  • milkah
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:10pm

    Mr. Cain is a good American and we need him and others like him. If he doesn‘t win the nomination I hope he’ll consider running for Congress or the Senant in his home state to get all the experience he can and to support conservitive ideals.

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  • The Third Archon
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:00pm

    “uncertainty is killing this economy,”
    Uncertainty created by a diminished marginal propensity to spend among the vast majority of the population whose wages have stagnated relative to inflation since the 70′s, you mean.

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    • TheGreyPiper
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:46pm

      O shut up you halfwit.

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    • LinkedIn G
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:02pm

      You come on a Glenn Beck website and try to discredit Glenn Beck. You’re a real genius.

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    • swampbuck
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 9:29pm

      @The Third Archon…..you sir do not have a clue how the economy works.. Go out start a small business hire ppl make a payroll pay way too much in taxes and then get back with me..

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  • trolltrainer
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:59pm

    Herman Cain is not much different than Donald Trump, just a little less flamboyant. He is the joker in the deck. He might make a very good president, more likely he would bomb. I think he has strong points but is not rounded enough. The real question is who he would surround himself with.

    Something to think about though, what are his politics? Do you believe he is a small government guy?

    As everyone else is making clear, I will vote for whoever wins the primary, that is a given. But despite the personal attacks in an other thread by his rabid supporters, I do think Ron Paul is the best of the bunch. I also do not like his foreign policy and I know for a fact he will not win the primary. So…I can tell you Cain is way down on my list at this point.

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    • CHRIS260
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:11pm

      Ron Paul the best of the bunch? While I might agree with you in terms of pure ideology, if there is any person not “well rounded” for the presidency, it is Ron Paul. I would love to see him as president, but every single person I talk to has voiced the same concerns about his lack of being able to Win. Cain is the only guy who can win. No other candidate can excite the base and pull the middle American voter.

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:19pm

      Bull Chris! You know as well as I do that it will actually be a contest between Romney and Perry with maybe Bachmann being a factor. That is just the truth. No one else matters at this point. You don’t have to like it, I know I sure don’t…I predicted Romney will be our next president months ago now and nothing has changed. Romney will take the nomination and easily beat Obama. And before anyone starts…I hate Romney…I just pray he at least stabilizes things…

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    • Tired of Idiotic Comments
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:28pm

      I like about 50% of what Ron Paul says; but I feel that he lost a lot of support with his statement that he doesn’t see any problem with Iran obtaining nukes. That shows me that he isn’t qualified to be our Commander in Chief.

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    • CHRIS260
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:32pm

      Well, anything can happen, but I do not believe you will be proved right. I would have agreed with you 3-5 years ago, but things have changed. The political landscape has changed. The American people have changed. Romney will not be a factor. Perry, might, but just wait. Wait for him to be exposed long enough to have his record be visible to the Tea Party. The guy is Bush # 2. The American people will NOT vote for another gov. from Texas. He is the wrong man for the job. Sorry, bud, but you are not talking to some numbskull here, I have been doing my homework.

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:37pm

      cain not different than trump? trump is a loud mouth showboat. Cain is small govenment. he was regular on boortz radio show for years. i used to think he was joking when he stated he’d run for prez. besides he has a good sense of humor. u’all just scared of the black man :)

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:57pm

      oooooooh, a BLACK man. oooooooooh….

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:04pm

      Chris,

      I hope you are right…I really do friend. The tea party definitely swayed the last elections, however…There were at least 3 senate seats they should have picked up but didn’t. I do not think there are enough tea partiers to swing the presidential election, it is the independents that will carry the day. Obama still has a healthy base, the question is can they be prodded to get out and vote.

      I don’t think you are a numbskull. I simply disagree that Cain will be any kind of a factor.

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    • swampbuck
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 9:31pm

      Herman is not even close to being like the Donald.. Herman has a soul…

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    • Blue Collar Conservative
      Posted on August 16, 2011 at 3:01am

      The key thing to remember here is that Cain IS a good man, and hasn’t been saturated with the stupidity bubble that is Washington DC. Honesty is what Americans need the most right now more than anything, and he will deliver it. The problem I see with Ron Paul is that A LOT of his supporters ARE dope smokers trying to achieve the one objective that matters to them: drug legalization. Believe me, I live in a hippy town and I see who they support. Ron may not be actively seeking their support on purpose, but it is a factor. Frankly, I would still vote for him anyway if he won the nomination, but he’s not my first choice for other reasons. It’s still early in the process, so Cain still has a chance. Those who are overly concerned about the perception of his race are simply projecting their own racism on the rest of us. Republicans have always historically been on the side of equality, I don‘t see any reason to change that in order to allow the progressive camel’s nose under our tent for votes. I have no patience for racists.

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  • lusus.naturae
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:47pm

    I’ve liked Cain ever since I heard him at the South Carolina debate. I think he would make a great president/vice president. Keep in mind Bachman is from Iowa (home field advantage) and Ron Paul has been running for the last four years (organization). Both have a leg up on Cain and this should be taken into account in reading the straw poll results. Also, for some at least, Bachman is seen as keeping the seat warm for Palin should she decide to enter. If Bachman slips in the polls, Palin steps in where Bachman steps out and the momentum is continued. Despite any poll, Cain needs to stay in the race to remind Republicans how to be Republicans. Ron Paul is Libertarian (no problem there) and Romney is rhino. Many of the others are neo-con, and despite how you feel about neo-cons, truth be told, we cannot afford to go down that road any longer.

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:46pm

    Too much of a slick talker for me. He speaks in slogans. No substance and plus he worked for the Federal Reserve. Next.

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    • CHRIS260
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:01pm

      Really UBTC? Wrong, wrong, wrong. Cain is the only chance we have of beating Obama. Mark my words, here on the Blaze. Bush # 2 Perry, will not excite the Tea Party people who know the guys record and what is actually going on in the political world, same with Romney. The guy gave a speech to La Raza for the sake of all that is good. Bachman will not convert the independents. Cain is the only man who doesn’t have a political record, but yet has an entire life history of pulling himself up by the boot straps and fixing the unfixable. He will also pull the African American vote. I believe this will also have a hugely unifying effect in terms of race relations. Which this country badly needs. The best anyone has been able to pin on the man is that he is Islamaphobic, or that he may have lost his temper a little bit. Ever see the old videos of Reagan confronting socialist?

      I truly believe this is the man we need to get behind, people. I am a 9/12 member, Tea Party supporter and I stood with over 500, 000 patriots in Washington. I feel it in my bones that this is the man for the job. This is the guy Beck has been calling for, the next Washington. Remember he also never held political office before becoming the first President.

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    • Mateytwo Barreett
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:15pm

      “Slick talker- slogans . Youreally shouold do a little research. Worked at the Fed. Good! At least he has an idea how it functions 9 and how to take it apart). I would see a problem if he had been the national director- as Breneki. He uinderstands the media, like Ronaldus Maximus.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:16pm

      Slogans? Really? I‘ve listened to him on the radio often and he’s much more than “slogans”. Unlike the rest of the pack he’s a successful business man, not a career politician. That’s a huge bonus in my book. He’s already elegantly addressed the Federal Reserve issues in an interview.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKC5krgHvP8

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    • fatjack
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:26pm

      CHRIS260

      Deuteronomy 17:15 Thou shall in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shall thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

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    • King4wd
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:35pm

      @Chris260:
      I agree with almosteverything you said. But I do not believe Cain will pull in the African American vote. In black culture educated, articulate and successful people are called ‘Uncle Tom’ and looked down upon. Unfortunately I feel the majority of African Americans will heed the words of people like Sharpton and Jackson and vote for Obama again.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 8:07pm

      @fatjack
      No one whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.
      23:1 Deuteronomy

      Those born of an illicit union shall not be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. Even to the tenth generation, none of their descendants shall be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.
      23:2 Deuteronomy

      Want to mindless throw some more meaningless bible quotes out there??? Start thinking for yourself and come up with something original and pertinent to the conversation.

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    • fatjack
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 8:26pm

      Pontiac

      Is two and half years into his term not proof enough? Wake up and look around.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 9:30pm

      fatjack
      Wake up to what??? Two and half years into whose term? You’re providing no context…

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    • fatjack
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 10:11pm

      Pontiac I see your reverence is lacking for the Bible, no cap. I also see you can read, but don’t put the WORD into participial everyday use.

      I have no desire debating an unbeliever as I have already pointed out where we erred in selecting another race to rule over us.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 11:01pm

      fatjackbigot

      Oh, I see, if that’s what the bible has taught you to be then you can shove it far up your a**.

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  • wilinsalem
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:39pm

    I think Cain is the most impressive individual in the race. If this were strictly about the economy I would vote for him in a heartbeat. But the President is also Commander in Chief and so I think a military, legislative or state leading background is necessary. If Herman Cain announced that as he has said “He surrounds himself with good people” and that he would hire Rumsfeld, Bolton, Rice or another prominent and prepared person as a Defense advisor and would appoint that person to a cabinet post if elected, I would then support him unequivacably. As it is, I will support either Bachamn, Perry, or Santorum and hope they consider hiring Cain as Secretary of Treasury or Fed Chairman

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  • christos
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:35pm

    …….Herman Cain would be a great V.P. he has a solid character he loves +JESUS+ his family and Country,he is a proven winner in business he speaks with boldness and knows the intricacy’s of how our Country was founded on the principles of +GOD+ he understands foreign policy and the constitution this man is an all around winner and it shows…

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:50pm

      I have to disagree. I think Herman would have the mighty O having to invent new ways to say “uh uh uh”.

      Herman Cain is an extremely intelligent man and he’s also more highly educated than most people even know. He holds a literal handful of college degrees. He has principles and standards that Obama doesn’t know exists. He has lived through all aspects of American life and loves his country all the more because of it.

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  • drattastic
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:33pm

    He would get the crap kicked out of him debating obama . His answer to everything is “I’m a problem solver” but he is real short on specifics.He has had a few moments in the debates but overall I’m not overly impressed. Don‘t get me wrong I like Hermin Cain but he can’t win a general election. WE HAVE TO WIN this election or it’s all over with people.

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    • barber2
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:48pm

      Not sure how Obama will do in debates. Guess he has much more insider info than the other candidates, but the man is much better reading a teleprompter than spontaneous speaking. Am sure he will only agree to debate if he thinks it will benefit him.

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:54pm

      obono has less solutions. blaming bush is not a solution. It is still early. one on one Cain would be very formable, besides obono couldn’t shout “race” resist we much

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    • Jack2011
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:57pm

      Romney as GOVERNOR appointed 36 judges to the courts. ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THEM was a LIBERAL.

      As President Romney – HE WILL CHOOSE A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. ROmney SAYS HE BELIEVES IN MANDATED FORCED TO PURCHASE GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE.

      If you want ANOTHER liberal KAGAN or RUTH whatever her name is) – GO AHEAD Vote for ROMNEY

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    • drattastic
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:23pm

      I’m not rooting for Romney.

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    • flagkeeper
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:18pm

      Jack 2011 says:”As President Romney – HE WILL CHOOSE A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. ROmney SAYS HE BELIEVES IN MANDATED FORCED TO PURCHASE GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE. ”
      Come on, Jack. This is not true.

      Jack, do you buy car insurance? Do you have to? Why? Because no one else shoud be forced to be liable for your accidents or property damage. Yes, you must buy LIABILITY insurance. Not government, but private. If you don’t, you will pay a big fine to the government, or worse. Same for Massachusetts Helath care. There is no “government policy being offered”. If you don’t want to buy insurance, though you could, then you pay for it anyway through increased insurance premiums and/or taxes. How is this not, in effect, a mandate? In Mass, you also pay a fine, because when you call 911 and the ambulance comes or show up to the emergency room and get treated, someone must pay for it. So yes, you must get some type of private health insurance of your own choosing or you will, appropriately, help fund the emergency health services you chose to rely on.

      For anyone who wants clarificaton on what it is and isn’t, for better or worse, this ought to do it. We can all disagree, but let’s get the facts straight for once, and without having to call names.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN6kpw06wMc

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    • Jack2011
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:13pm

      Jack, do you buy car insurance? Do you have to? Why?
      _______

      CAR and CAR INSURANCE

      IF I buy a car – I am doing a COMMERCE transaction. Therefore the state says I have to buy insurance.

      IF I BREATH – I am NOT engaging in a COMMERCE ACTIVITY. Therefore NO ONE can force me to buy a government product.

      MORON – They are USING THE COMMERCE LAW to FORCE people to buy health insurance and it is NOT APPLICABLE>

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  • barber2
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:31pm

    I like the way this man thinks, speaks, and carries himself. And, compared to President Obama, Mr. Cain is a capitalist! Now there is a refreshing difference!

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  • notavictim
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:29pm

    He’s a decent man, I’m sure, however he does need some political experience to face the sharks in the water. The Granpas need to bow out and thank them for their service to this process.

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    • Blue Collar Conservative
      Posted on August 16, 2011 at 3:54am

      You might want to define “political experience”. McCain had lots of that. That’s the problem! Political experience is ALL BO has. How‘s that workin’ for ya? ( to quote Cain himself ). I’ll take honesty and practical experience over political experience any day.

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  • CHRISBOLT123
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:27pm

    Cain could fix the country. Unlike the current President Cain has held a “Real Job” and has had to make a payroll in the past. Listen to what he has to say. I think he is the BEST man running for the job.

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  • elkslayer
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:26pm

    Who is the most conservitive of all the canidates?

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    • Jack2011
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:42pm

      Ron Paul. If Conservative means FOLLOWING THE CONSTITUTION.

      Bachman CLAIMS she follows the Constitution but she approved of the Patriot Act AND she is for every war and any war and she would rather cut SS and veteran health care then REMOVE OUR TROOPS FROM EUROPE and ASIA and let those countries pay for their own defense.

      There are things about Ron Paul I don’t like (Like his anti-abortion stance) but he is the best candidate.

      The WORSE candidate is Romney and the 2nd worse is Perry. I don’t think Huntsman is going to last long but he is the 3rd worst.

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    • Blue Collar Conservative
      Posted on August 16, 2011 at 3:59am

      @ jack2011
      Ya, I see what you mean, instead of killing our mortal enemies we should just kill innocent souls in the womb, saves money and all.

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  • jacobstroubles
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:23pm

    Gosh, I hope not.
    We need Michelle Backman…
    Now I think Cain would probably make a great VP…!

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    • ShyLow
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:48pm

      Best speach I’ve heard in a while…detailed specifics and patriotic without being jingoistic

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  • Ssenkrad
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:16pm

    I don’t think Cain is presidential material; he didn’t blow millions on his campaign like a good candidate would. Tsk, tsk, I say.

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    • King4wd
      Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:26pm

      Hahahaha. Its a good thing he’s not thinking like a career politician. I’d love to see Herman go all the way. I’m worried that Bachman is peaking to early & I’m certainly hoping Romney is.

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  • BrokenHearted
    Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:16pm

    I think we need a businessman like Herman Cain, he has a great track record and just might pull this country out of the crapper.

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