Because most candidates don’t suspend campaigning for 6 weeks to go on a book tour two months before the primaries.
Also, Cain hasn’t built the regular campaign apparatus and, in case you haven’t noticed, he also hasn’t hit the policy briefs too hard. He seems to be just taking an a pass entirely on foreign affairs issues: “I’d hire the best, most informed people and then take their advice.”
Where exactly did Cain announce the suspension of his campaign? I follow Cain daily and I've seen no such announcement. You are entitled to your opinion, but you are not entitled to make up things to support your opinion.
Also, Cain hasn’t built the regular campaign apparatus and, in case you haven’t noticed, he also hasn’t hit the policy briefs too hard. He seems to be just taking an a pass entirely on foreign affairs issues: “I’d hire the best, most informed people and then take their advice.”<
This is what executives and top level managers do, hire experts to advise them. Cain hires someone like John Bolton to advise him, problem solved. Who else in the top tier of the 'Pubbie field has more foreign affairs experience than Cain? The professional Socialist politician Romney? Nope. The luckiest Governor on the planet Perry? Nope. Everybody else is polling in single digits. The only person in the 'Pubbie field with a fair amount of foreign policy experience is probably Newt, but he isn't going to win the nomination. Besides, foreign policy really isn't that difficult. The correct pat the USA should take can be summed up in three words: "Peace through strength". What gets the USA into trouble is when we try to pick winners and losers, in this case by siding with despots.....