David Axelrod: Herman Cain not a serious contender

Politico ^ | Oct 17, 2011 | Tim Mak

[bkopto]

David Axlerod took a swing at Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain Monday, saying that he thought Cain’s 9-9-9 proposal would hurt the poor and the middle class.

The senior Obama adviser called Cain an “intruiging personality” on “Morning Joe,” but took a shot at the Republican candidate’s tax proposal, saying, “I think his plan deserves scrunity … I don’t think it’s good for most Americans.”

“I think you’ve got to add the 9-9-9 up, get to 27 percent, and that’s probably what poor and middle-class people will end up paying once the thing is implemented,” Axlerod said.

Despite the attention suddenly being heaped on the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO, Axelrod said Cain was not going to be a top-tier contender in the 2012 election.

“I think, when you look at the resources and when you look at the standing, that Perry and Romney are likely to be duking it out at some point here,” said Axlerod.

[American Constitutionalist]

" * David Axelrod is not a human being. So there!! * "

Nephilim

[semaj]

Question: When has anyone ever witnessed this monotonous drumbeat played for any other candidate in recent history?

Wash, rinse, repeat, ad Nauseam, or at least until it is accepted as truth by the ignorant masses.

[RockinRight]

Hey Assholerod, if this keeps up, OBAMA won’t be a serious contender!

[semaj]

"That’s RACIST!"

LOL! Question to all those mindless libs: How does it taste? LOL!

[usconservative]

Trust me on this one Jim, the next time I see that rat-weasel looking Axelrod at Manny's, I'm going to slap his reuben sammich right out of his mouth.

Come to think of it, I think I'll go carve "FreeRepublic.Com" in the "Axelrod" table that has his picture above it.

This is Axelrod's favorite place to eat. I go there all the time, it's a great old-school deli.

Well, great to eat there unless Obama shows up with his SS detail, locks the place down so no one can enter or leave and ruins your appetite.

(True story, that happened to me days after the election. Boy was I *pissed.*)

[American Constitutionalist]

Jim Robinson ? David Axselrod ( Son of the Nimrods ) is a result of a unholy union between Hellen Thomas and a Nephilim.
The Nephilims were fallen angles who had sexual relations with human women before the flood.
That's why God had to send the flood to wipe out that unholy race of human/fallen angles :Genesis 6:1-4.

[Future Useless Eater]

You COULD say that the four InsiderAdvantage state polls released today represent a reasonably good cross-section of our overall country.

So I gave each poll results equal weighting, and averaged them, as follows:

	Sample	Cain	Romney	Gingrich	Paul	Bachman	Perry	Huntsman	Santorum
U.S. COMPOSITE	1812 RV	28.1	26.4	9.2	7.4	5.9	5.7	2.3	unknown
SC	476 RV	32	16	8	6	6	12	1	NotAsked
FL	505 RV	30.2	32.6	11.7	2.7	1.6	2.9	2	NotAsked
IA	422 RV	26	18	12	10	11	6	1	NotAsked
NH	409 RV	24	39	5	11	5	2	5	NotAsked

I'd say this looks pretty reasonable compared to other polls done recently.

Note that Gingrich is 3rd, and Perry would be in SIXTH place!
Perry would do a 'little' better in a national poll that includes Texas, but not all that much better.

[Future Useless Eater]

Much like what the government does with unemployment statistics, the following chart represents a 4-poll "rolling average" for the latest 20 polls listed at RealClearPolitics.com (plus YouGov).

I also weighted the polls by their size. For example, a poll with a survey size of 1000 was weighted proportionately heavier than an 324 survey size.

Weighted 4-Poll Rolling Averages of the latest 20 Polls listed at RCP [as of Oct 14]
plus the "YouGov" poll inserted chronologically (next to last)

Example Methodology		Single Poll Totals			4-Poll Totals			4-Poll Weighted Rolling Average Percentages
	When Taken	Sample	Romney	Cain	Sample	Romney	Cain	Romney	Cain
Rasmussen Reports	10/12-10/12	1000 LV	290	290	2820	654	856	23.2%	30.4%
YouGov	10/8-10/11	1000 A	180	330	2230	458	644	20.5%	28.9%
PPP (D)	10/7-10/10	484 LV	106	145	1621	372	376	22.9%	23.2%
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	10/6-10/10	336 RV	77	91	2161	470	416	21.8%	19.2%
Reuters/Ipsos	10/6-10/10	410 A	94	78	2475	555	435	22.4%	17.6%
WP/Bloomberg/PSRAI	10/6-10/9	391 A	94	63	2389	516	412	21.6%	17.3%
Gallup	10/3-10/7	1064 A	205	184	2925	626	507	21.4%	17.4%
ABC News/Wash Post	9/29-10/2	650* RV	163	111	2777	614	437	22.1%	15.7%
CBS News	9/28-10/2	324 RV	55	55	2490	535	388	21.5%	15.6%
Quinnipiac	9/27-10/3	927 RV	204	158	2613	574	364	22.0%	13.9%
Pew Research	9/22-10/4	876 RV	193	114	2686	610	277	22.7%	10.3%
FOX News	9/25-9/27	363 RV	83	62	2249	523	185	23.2%	8.2%
CNN/Opinion Research	9/23-9/25	447 A	94	31	2203	509	139	23.1%	6.3%
Rasmussen Reports	9/19-9/19	1000 LV	240	70	2503	535	145	21.4%	5.8%
USA Today/Gallup	9/15-9/18	439 RV	105	22	2048	415	97	20.2%	4.7%
McClatchy/Marist	9/13-9/14	317 RV	70	16	2055	389	97	19.0%	4.7%
CBS News/NY Times	9/10-9/15	747 RV	120	37	2238	410	121	18.3%	5.4%
Bloomberg	9/9-9/12	545 RV	120	22	2141	440	104	20.5%	4.8%
CNN/Opinion Research	9/9-9/11	446 A	80	22	245	82	477	---	---
PPP (D)	9/8-9/11	500 LV	90	40	167	60	344	---	---
ABC News/Wash Post	8/29-9/1	650* RV	150	20	76	20	189	---	---

[Paperdoll]

Asselrod? We all know where his opinions come from!

[biggredd1]

Herman Cain vs dunham debate preview!!...
http://lamecherry.blogspot.com/2011/10/herman-cain-talking-points.html

[newzjunkey]

Axelrod likes about 9-9-9 but he's right in another sense: if Cain can't translate his surge into campaign donations, it'll be for nothing.

It's still Romney's nomination to lose and Obama's reelection is nearly assured.

[BobL]

“You COULD say that the four InsiderAdvantage state polls released today represent a reasonably good cross-section of our overall country. “

You’re still being very generous with the others...but Cain still manages to stay on top. I’d say it was certainly a good day for Cain with the polls.

[John Semmens]

Inasmuch as the current corporate tax rate is 35%, even this asinine 27% propaganda says the poor would be paying less than they must be now using Axelrod’s logic.

[South40]

Great job. Thanks!

I've been watching the national averages for weeks and the dynamics I find quite interesting.

Keep up the good work, I'm always interested.

[PAConservative1]

““I think, when you look at the resources and when you look at the standing, that Perry and Romney are likely to be duking it out at some point here,” said Axlerod.”

This should tell you all you need to know about who they’re hoping for. if they wanted to go against Cain they’d be pimping him, instead they’re desperately trying to marginalize him out of fear. There is no candidate in our current field the libs fear more than Herman Cain.

[ph12321]

[Artcore]

“actually, I think Axelrod looks (and acts) like the Meathead, Michael Stivek, of All in the Family.”
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ROFLMAO! You’ve nailed it!

[FreedomPoster]

Axelrod is whistling in the dark. Bwahahaha!

[PA-RIVER]

I think he’s being honest.

Cain has had serious issues with cancer and has never held an elective office. The odds of him getting the nomination are slim at best. Just my opinion.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I always look to David Axelrod for a clear analysis of the GOP lineup.