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Herman Cain: I’ll make an “unconventional” endorsement two days before South Carolina votes
Hot Air ^ | January 6, 2012 | Allahpundit

Posted on 01/07/2012 1:28:22 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The primary’s on Saturday the 21st. He’s promising to endorse on Thursday the 19th at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, which happens to be hosting a presidential debate that same day. He’s timing it for maximum impact, in other words, right down to his choice of which primary to target: As a Georgia native, he might have a bit more sway over voters in SC than he would have had over Iowans, assuming he has any sway left over anyone.

Question: Who would value his endorsement the most? Perry’s desperate for positive buzz of any kind but Cain’s already ruled him and Ron Paul out. Huntsman would kill for some southern cred before the big vote but he’s guaranteed to be a longshot in SC. Why waste an endorsement on him if you’re Cain? The choice is between Romney, whom he endorsed four years ago, Santorum, and his buddy Newt. If he backs Romney, he gets the thanks of a likely nominee and possible future president for giving him a shot of grassroots appeal before the big vote. If he backs Santorum and Santorum pulls the upset, he gets to say he played conservative kingmaker (rightly or wrongly). Same is true if he backs Newt and Newt ends up edging out Santorum, and Newt would be especially grateful both for Cain’s vote of confidence and for the loyal friendship. I assume he’ll end up going with Romney, just because that’s his best bet to maximize leverage for his new “movement” going forward. Exit question: What does he mean by “unconventional”?


TOPICS: South Carolina; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2012; cain; endorsementgame; godfather; godfathersring; hermancain; kissgodfathersring; kissmyring; southcarolina
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1 posted on 01/07/2012 1:28:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

By unconventional, he probably means he’ll endorse an idea or something like that and not any of the specific candidates.

He has said some negative things about all of them - not much, but some - except Newt. Not sure that is a hint though.


2 posted on 01/07/2012 1:31:53 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“He’s timing it for maximum impact”

I like Cain, but his announcement whenever he makes it will have ZERO impact.


3 posted on 01/07/2012 1:31:59 PM PST by aquila48
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This needs to be made clear - Santorum endorsed Romney in 2008 too.

Seems kinda late for an endorsement for SC.

The DeMint endorsement is the big one, will see what he does.


4 posted on 01/07/2012 1:35:01 PM PST by Fred (No Job No Home No Food No Problem - Obama 2012)
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To: C. Edmund Wright
By unconventional, he probably means he’ll endorse an idea or something like that and not any of the specific candidates.

Exactly. He's already given a strong hint of just what type of movement he is going to launch on the Hannity show.

5 posted on 01/07/2012 1:35:13 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Maybe he’ll endorse Buddy Roemer.


6 posted on 01/07/2012 1:35:38 PM PST by PAConservative1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I really wish Cain wouldn’t drag this out into petty dramatics. Why not just make an endorsement and move on? He should’ve done this a month+ ago.


7 posted on 01/07/2012 1:35:47 PM PST by Utmost Certainty (Our Enemy, the State | Gingrich 2012)
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To: aquila48

I think he might try to endorse himself.


8 posted on 01/07/2012 1:36:30 PM PST by mamelukesabre
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To: Fred
Ok, but DeMint endorsed Romney in 2007.

Endorsements, really, are meaningless. It's all about ego.

9 posted on 01/07/2012 1:36:54 PM PST by rintense
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To: Fred

DeMint endorsed Romney in 2008, too. Were you aware of that?


10 posted on 01/07/2012 1:39:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.~Admiral Yamamoto)
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To: PAConservative1

Some of the comments seem to imply he’ll endorse Sarah Palin.


11 posted on 01/07/2012 1:40:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.~Admiral Yamamoto)
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To: mamelukesabre

I think he might try to endorse himself.

I was thinking he would endorse 9-9-9.


12 posted on 01/07/2012 1:40:36 PM PST by Leep
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Herman - Hold the peperoni

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13 posted on 01/07/2012 1:43:08 PM PST by Elle Bee
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It will be Urkel. The mole comes full circle.


14 posted on 01/07/2012 1:43:15 PM PST by Cyman
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To: Vigilanteman

I just watched the entire video interview, and I’m even more convinced now that he will NOT endorse any candidate. Which is a tease that will backfire on him I think.

And FTR, his “brilliant” interviewers never even had the notion cross their minds that he was playing them. Sheesh.


15 posted on 01/07/2012 1:43:37 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright
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To: Vigilanteman

I just watched the entire video interview, and I’m even more convinced now that he will NOT endorse any candidate. Which is a tease that will backfire on him I think.

And FTR, his “brilliant” interviewers never even had the notion cross their minds that he was playing them. Sheesh.


16 posted on 01/07/2012 1:43:37 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Maybe he’s going to endorse himself? That WOULD be unconventional ....


17 posted on 01/07/2012 1:46:26 PM PST by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

I think you could be correct about that.


18 posted on 01/07/2012 1:46:38 PM PST by americanophile ("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives" - Ataturk)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Wouldn’t that be fun!


19 posted on 01/07/2012 1:49:41 PM PST by rintense
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Himself? Lol.

I think Newt.


20 posted on 01/07/2012 1:52:02 PM PST by struggle (http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
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