Romney and Cain Leading in Florida
by Jason BradleyThe Florida GOP took bold action in moving their state’s primary up in line with the other carve out states. By seeking a bigger role in choosing who the GOP candidate against Obama is Republicans in Florida have caused other states to move their dates up. The reason for that is simple: less profusion of blood.
There is more significance beyond that. With the first ballots expecting to be cast just months away, the front runners, Romney and Perry, have a divisive advantage over the field – Romney more so because of his broad appeal in all early states.
Florida Poll
Mitt Romney: 28
Herman Cain: 24
Newt Gingrich: 10
Rick Perry: 9
This may have been a calculated move by the GOP as a whole. End the fighting early, rally around the candidate, and begin raising serious cash with a settled candidate. However, the flip side to this is that the front runners are susceptible to momentum and excitement from another candidate. Herman Cain is presently that candidate. Cain enjoyed a huge bounce in September. If he can win Florida and do reasonably well in another early state, which will obviously be to the great loss of someone like Perry and certainly Bachmann, he can knock Perry from this race early. Though currently, South Carolina is being very kind to Perry but not nearly enough to seal Romney’s fate in the state.
Then there is the Gingrich factor. Newt is the type of candidate — possibly the only one in the GOP field, that voters are willing to give a second and third look. Gingrich, despite his poll numbers and campaign drama, has never really been out of this race. He’s only been shelved by voters and any void left from an implosion by one of the front runners, Gingrich could possibly wind up in the top three at some point in January.
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I like Herman Cain a lot! I am not for of Republican LIGHT Mitt. Perry is burnt toast in my book living in a Border State based on his views. Newt has good ideas but I can not trust him.
I will vote for almost anyone to get rid of Obama, I would not support another PROGRESSIVE or DEMOCRAT for any reason foreseeable to me.
Cain cut his own throat for me when he played the race card against Perry. I was pumped up about Cain until this happened.
Amen.
Hate to say this, but it becoming clear that,…….
Gingrich is the ONLY one on this list that,…….
can think on his feet.
If Christie gets in it only hurts RINO Mitt. Cain would probably be helped.
Does Florida's move also benefit conservatives in the primary process? Florida may not be as conservative overall as the rest of the South, but still appears to lean more conservative in primaries than Iowa and far more than the New England states (like New Hampshire). So, is Florida's move good for conservatives (as opposed to RINOs and the GOP Establishment)?
You are like an Obama supporter – voting for someone because you "like" them and they say what you want to hear. Cain has no voting record – and his speech alone puts him to the left of Obama. Obama isn't proposing whole new taxes!
My opinion is still out on Romney…but it came in on Cain…awhile ago!
Citizen HERMAN CAIN was head of the Federal Reserve of Kansas City from 1992 – 1995! Until he answers the questions about why he worked for the Federal Reserve and how he feels about them today…and if he agrees that they should be abolished…I cannot even consider him!
The Federal Reserve is nothing more than the financial arm of the Bilderberg Society in America as the IMF is in Europe. They handle all our monies…and answer to no one. Not ‘we’ the people, not our Congress and not the President…no one! They operate in secret behind closed doors without audit and this is wrong on so many levels it is mind boggling!
And in early 2009…the puppet of the Bilderberg…Obama the Bush gave them even MORE power…WHY?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGeC44jjOgs
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8039291/...
PART II –
Recently on the Glen Beck show (6/8/11)…
Glen asked him about the Federal Reserve and an audit. Again he answered that he didn’t think an audit should be done…and that nothing would be revealed…but if he was elected he would not stop one!
The Federal Reserve stole/lost TARP monies and he doesn’t think they should be audited to find out what they did with it? Glen never did ask him if he thought the Federal Reserve should be abolished. I could not vote for Citizen Cain based on his misguided answer on the audit of the Federal Reserve. Either he knows they have done something…or is so blind to even figure it out on his own…at any rate that is someone I don’t want sitting in the Presidency!
TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS MISSING FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE…AND THEY DON’T KNOW WHERE IT WENT?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYNVNhB-m0o&fe...
He is an opportunist like everyone up there but Ron Paul.
This is the most important election in the history of our once great nation. Know your candidate, do the research. We do have some good candidates, we also have some poor ones, however anyone would be better than Obama.
I fear the Communist regime that is the Obama Admin may just go "scorched earth" if they feel they are going to lose the whole shebang, they won't go away without trying to obtain that ever elusive totalitarian Utopia.
I like Herman Cain – I just need to see him answer some questions on foreign policy to make sure he has a high level of interest and knowledge regarding world affairs. We're going to need someone who can find his way through a room of international leaders and dignitaries. Perry is scary with his inability to think on his feet. Romney is my plan B, maybe C.
Cain needs to do a serious interview with someone who will ask serious, non-got'cha questions, like Brett
Baier, or O'Reily. There are a lot of things I'd like to know about him that haven't been forthcoming in the light-
weight i-views Hannity and others of his ilk do on radio. We can't continue to be kind to the man who is show-
ing the most promise of any newbie on the stage. Time to rough Herman up a little to see how he responds.
You can bet your @$$ o-HOLE will do it, if we don't…
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The states are varying wildly. Paul could be 5th here, 2nd in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Perry and Bachmann are doing bad here but Bachmann could do so-so in Iowa and Perry so-so in South Carolina.
I'm not sure people remember just how politically savvy Gingrich is. He is playing the long game, avoiding the flash-in-the-pan moments that the others have gotten sucked into. Perry's shooting star burned up. Cain will most likely burn out too. All that with the anti-Romney vote could launch Newt into contention. If that happens, I guarantee you, he will NOT shoot himself in the foot. He's just too experienced, and just too savvy.
We'll know soon, but early reports are that he will NOT be entering the race.
The wise man once said, “Perfect is the enemy of the good.” None of the candidates are perfect, and that includes Ron Paul, three decades in the congress makes him an insider I do believe. The most important thing, is to beat Barry, not administer ever evolving purity tests. Our woes did not happen overnight nor will they be solved overnight were in this for the long haul, or we acquiesce.
I want Andrew Breitbart to interview Mr. Herman Cain.
Your logic is not appreciated around here
Then he should have thought about not divorcing his wife while she was in the hospital, and not cheating on both his first and second wives. Clinton was elected despite his sexual escapades, Gingrich has no chance because of his. That's the price you pay when you don't practice what you preach.
He sure as heck can't think on the couch.
If Cain could line up an awesome slate of proposed cabinet members (e.g.; Bolton for Sec. of State, a well respected veteran for Sec. of Defense, etc., etc.), he would be a shoo-in for the Republican nomination! He would be able to say, "With my proven executive level experience of the past, I plan to lead my team of experts on the path to economic success, and global excellence!" (or something like that) As a result, he would eliminate the MSM's attempts (along with Rino's) to discredit him because he hasn't held political office before. (we've seen how well career politicians have served our country during the past 50 years!) The President of the U.S. is the most important CEO position in the world, and we need a proven leader, with conservative principles, to take over as the chief executive of out nation!
If Cain has any skeletons in his closet (and I'm not saying that he does), he needs to get them out NOW. It doesn't matter what it might have been: another woman, past drug use, shady business deals, anything, he needs to put it out there right this minute so that he can control the message and move past it. If it means that he ends up dropping out then so be it. You can bet that if he gets nominated, the media (who only seems to do their job when a Republican is in the spotlight) will dig up everything on this guy, expose it to the world, and hammer him on it like there's no tomorrow. It's best that we move past that stuff early in the primary season instead of having him as the candidate against Hussein, where any "past indiscretions" will be brought up against him as some sort of October Surprise and Cain will be kept on the defensive, which is exactly where the Democrats want him.
Still, on my list my support is going to Ron Paul, with Herman Cain a very close second. If (when?) Paul doesn't make the nomination, I would have absolutely no problem supporting a Cain presidential campaign.
I'm still gonna vote for Perry. If he doesn't win then I'll see what my options are. Cain is playing race-baiting and I don't like that. That's why I said that I was done with him. We'll see.
I really don't like Perry, but why the hell is he so low in Florida? Is it the Social Security thing? Old folks really annoy me sometimes. It is a Ponzi scheme! Current workers pay for current retirees, and the money is likely to dry up by the time those current workers want to retire.
Changing the system for younger workers without affecting current retirees makes sense. This nation is being held hostage by those who cling to and prop up the failed welfare state.
Cain is no where near the left of Obama, and Obama has proposed a whole slew of new taxes and a lot of new taxes where implemented in his Obamacare bill. Cain 9-9-9 plan is a simplifying of the tax code and revamping/
Ron Paul is going no where in the nomination process. His international policies are scary one example is letting Iran have nukes. And his position of legalizing drugs is not good either
Cain for Prez
Gingrich for WH Press Sec'y (I actually think that he would be great for the country in this aspect)
Paul as Chairman of The Fed
Sounds as if you can not be bothered to READ the Candidates POSITIONS. I did that as a portion of the basis for my opinions. I can only assume that Cains 9-9-9 plan might mean you would be getting taxed???
Read my post again and comment on that because,………
it is important to judge the ones that do have a "chance",………
accordingly.
Yes! I would rather that they all had a sit-down with AB for a few hours instead of Donald Trump.
Mitt Romney is the only candidate smart enough to solve our nation's foundational issues AND the only candidate savy enough to not shoot himself in the foot and lose in the general election. C'mon, we conservatives keep hoping for a white knight and then when we "find" one like Perry, he turns up to have all issues, and is almost guaranteed to say something incredibly stupid, offensive, or too religious that turns away the independents. There's too much at stake here to risk with a loose, unproven cannon. Elections these days are about not imploding (and no skeletons) and the only one on the stand capable of really beating Obama right now is Mitt Romney. You can hold out for the Ron Pauls, or new shiny conservative white knights all you want, but those will squarely land us with four more years of Obama. Let's win in 2012, Romney is acceptable to most conservatives, exciting to independents, and will run circles around Obama in a debate, unlike the other candidates.
Cain worked for the Federal Reserve. Thats not a skeleton in the closet, thats a basement full of corpses. And way to just skip over Ron Paul scoring 11 percent in the poll you dinks.
Cain didn't cut his own throat he was played by a talking head show host who gave him false information and then asked his opinion….
She posed the question to make it sound like Perry and his family named the ranch that name and reveled in its name… Cain has already backed off and apologized…
He was set up and lied to by Amonpor… get pissed at her not him… if the facts were what she portrayed them as I and you would have no issue with Cain's statement
How do you quantify your "Cain is race-baiting" statement?…. If you are referring to him commenting on lies told to him by a MSM news host when asking him a set up question, you are far off base… if it was not his comments to her then please lay out what he has done to rcae bait.
The establishment is trying to keep Romney in the race. We all saw the poll that showed Cain way out front now they want to tell us Romney is in front again in Florida. BS. Cain is sweeping this country and even the conservatives in media don't seem to like it. All we hear about is Perry and Romney. Neither of them meet the desires of the TEA Party, so stop shoving them down our throats. Go Cain!
First: Obama had no voting record.
Second: Obama had no work record.
Third: Obama had no school record.
So I'll take Cain's work and and school record over no voting record any day!
Sorry, but the KC Fed has been the only one protesting the moves of the national fed for a long time now. Just because someone served on the fed doesn't necessarily make them the devil incarnate. For example, the current head of the KC Fed has spoken out against each and every move current chair Bernanke has made. I don't like the fed either, and I don't like the current size of the federal government, but that doesn't mean that you don't find some good people there from time to time.
Cain is a successful businessman and a brilliant mathematician. Obama, not so much. No accomplishments, no qualifications. No thanks.
It might be combo of that and his immigration stance. Florida does have a large latino population, but legal latinos in general are not in favor of illegal ones.
Sorry, but I've been settling for "acceptable" since the first Bush and look at the state of our government and country at the moment. Look at our debt. "Acceptable" Republicans just like to spend big on big government, and we can't afford it anymore. Ergo, "acceptable" is unacceptable.
The biggest issue with the establishment is that it adores big government just as much as the democrats do; it just tries to hide it better. The evil little secret is that big government spells power, and the establishment just wants power. Republicans have to be sneakier about that Democrats because the Democrats base largely wants to hand them power on a platter while the Republicans have to game their base into allowing them power, but no matter how you look at it – either establishment simply wants power. And, we the people are tired of them taking ever more power. We want our freedom back, and we want them to give it up. For that reason, establishment simply won't do.
Working for the Federal Reserve in top management does not speak well…but not wanting to hold them accountable…is unforgiveable in my book!
Perhaps…you should take the time to read Part II…and view the video!
If he cares about his image and his work at the Federal Reserve and has nothing to hide, he should not be so casual about auditing them.
An audit done in any company is to make sure that company is completely legal and doing things according to the law…they have never, ever been audited and handle all of our monies and answer not to the President…not to the Congress…and not to "we' the people…and Citizen Cain does not think they need to be audited…not presidential material…in my book…ever!
How is Cain to the left of Obama? His tax plan is a REPLACEMENT of what we have now, not IN ADDITION. Same with his support of the Fair Tax. Despite how it is demagogued, it is a REPLACEMENT of the current tax code, not an addition.
I am a puppet of the Bilderberg…
Listen to the sound of my voice, and notice how soothing it is. You are growing sleepy; you are losing your will to alert other citizens to the Bilderberg. You are starting to wonder if, hey, maybe the Bilderberg is pretty darned nice, and wouldn't it be better just to let the Bilderberg take care of things?
There, now, you just rest. Pay no mind to the jacket… I know, I know, it looks funny with the arms that wrap around to the back, but it's tres stylish, oh yeah, it looks great on you. Mmmmmm, nice, very nice…
Now, repeat after me, slowly and distinctly, "Bilderberg Rules… Bilderberg Rules…Bilderberg Rules…
Herman Cain was not in management. He was chairman of the board.
Cain has records, that the thing! "O" has hidden all of his records & now that he is falling in a pit, his followers are proposing a new plan: http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/oct/dems-w...
Eileen For Freedom, I have a confession to make. I am a puppet of the Bilderberg…
Listen to the sound of my voice, and notice how soothing it is. You are growing sleepy; you are losing your will to alert other citizens to the Bilderberg. You are starting to wonder if, hey, maybe the Bilderberg is pretty darned nice, and wouldn't it be better just to let the Bilderberg take care of things?
There, now, you just rest. Pay no mind to the jacket… I know, I know, it looks funny with the arms that wrap around to the back, but it's tres stylish, oh yeah, it looks great on you. Mmmmmm, nice, very nice…
Now, repeat after me, slowly and distinctly, "Bilderberg Rules… Bilderberg Rules…Bilderberg Rules…
Yes I am aware of that…but without getting into the particulars…I think upper management was sufficient…for the general audience…because I have posted before on his Board position.
Thank you for bringing it up…though…for others that may not know…how involved he truly was!
It's good to see you "chatty" again!
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I found a Christian based political website that uses Intense Debate as a plugin as well. Check it out. http://visiontoamerica.org/
Yeah. The Dems only use FOIA when it advantages them.
Great site! Like the article covering how Reid blocked O's jobs/spending/payback bill – because he knew there wasn't enough votes for passage. Such pathetic tactics. We The People need to find a way to hold the Lame Stream Media accountable for being the destruction crew's propaganda piece. It's bad enough that follywood is in the tank.. grrr
This one uses Intense Debate too.
http://godfatherpolitics.com/
I was just reading the Ulsterman Report too. It's all coming together — Holder is going to be investigated and the Wall Street Riots are just beginning what will become civil unrest over the next few months.
There is no logic in 'clockwise's' statement. None!
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