Thanks. That is why it is critical that Cain really get this under control while he still has a chance. Right now I and others support him because I know who he is but he needs to prove who he is to the electorate. I want him to come back because he has an amazing communication talent and an amazing story when he unleashes it but it is clear that the campaign is taking its toll and it won’t get better. Nothing is more disappointing than promise wasted. The unfortunate irony is that he handled the sex harassment stuff fairly well even given the chaos the problem is it weakened him with ‘blood in the water’ so to speak and the sharks are now hitting him. That he is still hanging on is testament to what he could be but running for president isn’t a race about trying hard. He has to be in it to win it and that means getting organized. I figure he has till the end of November to get things together going into Iowa. Also If I were him I’d put together a big feel good campaign pre-Christmas event. Maybe invite the other candidates even to a non debate venue for just a good time.
Hey but that is how I’d do it. You leverage your strengths and when your strength is going directly to the people you need to focus on that like a laser. Cain needs to show he is bigger than the Cain caricature before it is cast in stone and his chance is lost. It would be a pity because he has survived far too much adversity and worked far too hard to find himself turned into an object of ridicule.
What is fascinating is to wonder how Cain v. Obama plays out with black voters..Blacks are more socially conservative, and religious, than is realized. You’d have a devout Bapist against a guy who doesn’t even have a church... let alone go to one...Cain could easily peel away 15-20% fo the black vote from Obama..and that alone would mean that Obama can’t win..