Posted on 09/26/2011 3:55:54 PM PDT by cc2k
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Herman Cain speaks prior to Florida's straw poll at the Orange County Convention Center on Saturday in Orlando. Cain was a clear winner in the non-binding poll. |
The big news of the weekend was the improbable victory in the Florida GOP Straw Poll (dubbed "Presidency 5") by former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain. The subsequent coverage has focused less on Cain's chances for winning his party's presidential nomination thought of as anywhere between none and none and the disappointing second-place finish of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who had expended a lot of time and effort into the non-binding event.
And it once again led to more questions about the validity of such straw polls.
(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...
Go Herman Cain!
“Let’s not focus on the profound victory of the BLACK guy.”
RACISTS!!!
From the article:I'm pretty sure those quotes are from September 22, before the straw poll. I've heard some establishment types trying to walk back from that since Hermain Cain's victory Saturday.
Blaise Ingolglia, the co-chair of the organization putting on the "Presidency 5" event, said this, according to NBC's "First Read":Ingolglia wasn't alone. Alex Patton, a Florida GOP consultant and pollster, said the events in the Sunshine State last week the Thursday debate and the Saturday straw poll would "separate out the wheat from the chaff."
Iowa is a test of the organizational strength. Iowa basically is a paid straw poll. ... This is actually more of a true representation of how the voters are going to vote in Florida.
"Romney's incredible 3 to 1 devastating loss to Herman Cain
proves nothing. To FOX News, me, Ailes and McGinniss,
Milt Romney will remain ... forever ... as YOUR only leading candidate."
Sarah Palin has also said that she is very fond of him... the closest she has come to endorsing any candidate. To be honest up until a few days ago I had not paid much attention to him. He has a lot of depth. I think that because of his ability to split the black vote, strong Tea Party support, and his very appealing persona that he has a great chance to give Obama the boot.
Article is a two-fer for the “other” candidates. It takes down Perry for NOT winning, while devaluing Cain’s “win” by suggesting nobody really supported him.
Being NPR, they probably figure this means we all want Chris Cristie to enter the race.
The Cain Mutiny!!!!
We are on-board.
Diogenesis wrote:
"Romney's incredible 3 to 1 devastating loss to Herman Cain
proves nothing. To FOX News, me, Ailes and McGinniss,
Milt Romney will remain ... forever ... as YOUR only leading candidate."
Repeating a post from earlier today.
I find it interesting that Cain (with 37%) beat the total of Perry (15%) and Romney (14%).
After watching the Fox News Debate
Mitt and Rick show on Fox News last Thursday, I'd say Cain has defeated Fox News.
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