By the way, he certainly isn't the only candidate that has run for office before! lol
2004: Won second place in US Senate Republican primary When I ran as a conservative Black Republican in the 2004 election for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, the party faithful considered me as an outsider because I had not asked permission from the Republican Party leaders in Georgia, nor had I ever sought any elective office before. I won an impressive second place in the Republican Primary. It is this experience that has made me aware of the rising tide of the politically homeless. Democratic Party insiders are nearing political bankruptcy. I have seen how many Democratic candidates distort, ignore, and even change the facts to try to get elected. Although Republicans are not innocent in this regard, their political capital is on the rise. In fact, my own party has a unique opportunity to dominate the political landscape for decades if they do a better job of reaching out to the party outsiders with results, rather than waiting for outsiders to reach in. Source: They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain, p. xv-xvi , Jun 14, 2005
He went to an all black college, which I don't like
High school salutatorian; scholarship to Morehouse College I was accepted by several historically black colleges, and was even offered scholarships to most of them, because of my rank as salutatorian (2nd highest grades). I certainly was not offered the scholarships based on my standardized test scores, because they were consistently mediocre, as were the scores of most of my classmates. I had decided to attend Morehouse College because it was affordable, and I could commute by bus from home. Morehouse also awarded me a first-year tuition scholarship. Source: CEO of SELF, by Herman Cain, p. 9-10 , Aug 1, 2001
and he is apparently still for affirmative action.
It depends on what you mean by the term 'affirmative action' When I ran in the 2004 Republican U.S. Senate primary in Georgia, the majority of my support came from white Georgians, not urban Atlanta's African-Americans. Those who supported my campaign and voted for me embraced my issue-based campaign.
What did the media always want to ask me about? My position on affirmative action. My standard answer was, "It depends on what you mean by the term 'affirmative action'." That usually caused blank stares from the reporters and allowed me to turn the focus back on the big issues.
In the real world, the individuals who usually rise to the top of their chosen professions and achieve their dreams are the most talented and hardest working. In the political world, success is too often determined by political tenure, timing and factors none of us can control, such as our race, ethnicity or sex. Source: Political column, THE New Voice, "Diversity Distraction" , Jan 29, 2007
I oppose government-imposed hiring quotas
Though my positions on the political issues have wavered little throughout my life, I honestly did not realize I was a conservative until I began my campaign for US Senate. I am pro-life on the issue of abortion. I fully support the Second Amendment right to bear arms. I am opposed to a government-imposed quota system on hiring practices. I believe we must replace the out-of-date federal tax code, and I believe Congress must severely cut back on its wasteful spending. But I did not know the term conservative defined my belief system. Prior to initial consultations with my campaign consultants when I ran for US Senate in Georgia, no one had ever packaged my political views into a single term. Source: They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain, p. 21-26 , Jun 14, 2005
Do those living under the poverty level get a 9 percent income tax increase under your tax plan?
Do those under the poverty level receive prebate checks to cover the sales tax imposed on all new purchases? If not the new tax on poverty level citizens will be 18%, is this correct?
If those under the poverty level receive prebate checks, who pays for them?
If those living under the poverty level do not pay the 9% income tax isn't this tax plan more wealth redistribution? Isn't it really forcing the middle class to carry a new sales tax burden of the almost 50 million poor that has been created under the Obama Administration?
Why not just make Bush's tax cuts permanent and support the Houses Cut, Cap and Balance proposal instead? Wont that do more for stimulating the economy?