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Subscribe to RSSHerman Cain will continue with his campaign regardless of how he fares in the Ames Straw Poll on Saturday, Cain told NBC News in an interview yesterday.
Cain, who has had victories in other straw polls this year, said he considers Ames more of a barometer of his supporters’ enthusiasm, rather than an indication of how many votes he would get in the presidential caucuses.
“If we come in first, second or third that would be spectacular," Cain said. "That would be a success. But if we come in fourth, fifth or six, that’s not a loss, because the straw poll is a barometer. But it is not the only thing we are looking at. We’ve already made the decision that we are going forward after the straw poll.”
Cain also said that the looming presence of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has generated buzz for weeks over his potential presidential bid, will not make a difference in his campaign, pointing to what he characterized as the stalwart enthusiasm of those who already support him.
“When people decide they’re supporting Herman Cain, we don’t get many defections," he contended. "We might get a few, but we don’t get a lot of defections just because other people come into the campaign."
He continued, “As an example, I have a lot of respect for Rep. Michele Bachmann, but our support hasn’t fallen off simply because she got in several weeks ago. And I don’t anticipate any fall off in our supporters if Governor Perry gets in."
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will be performing with Cain at Cain’s straw poll booth on Saturday. Shortly after that announcement was made a few days ago, however, both Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum’s campaigns also announced that Huckabee, a bass player, would be performing with their entertainment at the straw poll as well.
Cain said that was no slight to his campaign.
“I think that’s just an indication of his statesmanship,” Cain said of Huckabee. “He’s not trying to alienate one or the other; he’s not trying to play favorites with one or the other.”
Cain will provide the vocals, while Huckabee plays bass, but said he has not yet discussed with the former governor what songs they’ll play.
“I gotta figure out what he can play and what I can sing and figure out what I can sing and he can play. We might just end up doing a duet of 'do do do do do do,' who knows. We have no idea,” Cain said, laughing.
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Business and Civil Service don't mix Mr. Cain. And you must realize that the South will never vote for you. You are wasting precious time and Republicans money.
on second thought . . .
Keep running. Keep spending Republican money. Go Herman Cain!
Of course he will. Cain ain't able to be a contentder.
He has to lead the way for the rest of the monkeys.
He is leading them to the merry-go- round in the tent of their circus. That's his job.
"Cain also said that the looming presence of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has generated buzz for weeks over his potential presidential bid, will not make a difference in his campaign"
Well, he's probably right about that much. He didn't have a prayer before Perry, either.....
Cain has some pizza to sell during the campaign. So let the circus perform.
The reason Godfather's went belly up is people finally caught on he was using plastic cheese!
I'm sorry, but, being from Chicago that was the nastier pizza I EVER had the displeasure of consuming! ;o)
Barometer is less than thermometer, Mr. Cain.
You just want to go fishing.
Retirement, godfather. Fishin' is good.
Is he the one who changed the cheese, Feisty? I remember they used to have the 'real dairy cheese' symbol when they first started out but it went away and their cheese tasted like . . . well, just what you said, plastic. That's when I stopped getting their pizza. Notice that since he left, they are using the real thing again. Their pizza actually tastes good, again.
Well Matthew,
I don't seem to understand your assertion. Herman Cain actually turned an almost bankrupt Godfather Pizza when he took over as CEO and President back in 1983 to profitability by the end of 1984. His tenure as CEO to the franchise was increasingly profitable from then to his exit in 2002.
I think you are just one jealous liberal.
Think maybe this is all an advertising campaign? Perhaps Cain is not really running for president and that why the straw polls don't matter.
AnaBanana......well said! Also your post on Aug, 9th
Cain has as much chance of becoming a legitimate presidential contender as Michele Bachmann has of becoming a sane person. If I were Cain, I would spend my last few dollars buying a cheap house in a retirment community for former clowns.
What a friggin waist of tax payers time and money. the tea party likes him because he sounds ignorant just like them. I listened to his radio show on the way home from classes and found out that he was just as awful and distorted as Shawn Hannity. He let his base convince him to get in the race as if he has a chance. Well He doesn't and sane people will not take him seriously.
Cain wants 2 things (as always),,,,,,,,,Lower or NO minimum wage and no employer subsidized healthcare
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Notice how communists resort to referring to anyone who supports Cain as mentally ill, stupid, clowns, and so forth. Instead of discussing the merits of Mr. Cain, only name-calling surfaces. Typical Marxist attacks.
Well, at least the GOP is on the same sheet of music as liberals with support for Cain. Everyone would just like to see him go away, and the camera shots on any live broadcast usually cut him out, since he has already been placed on the margins in the picture.
He's one of the few truly-inspiring speakers, and the ONLY person I have seen mop the floor with Bill Clinton in a debate. That is why he is feared, because Obama would be helpless in a debate against him. Nobody, and I mean nobody, is ever successful in debating Bill Clinton. His sociographic and photographic memories are so sharp, that he could sell fire to the devil himself. He is one of the most talented BS artists US politics has ever seen.
Herman Cain politely and respectfully shot down every argument Bill Clinton had to make in a nationally-televised town hall meeting, when Bill was pushing Hillary's National Healthcare Initiative, which nearly cost him re-election, and was partially responsible for the massive Democratic losses in the House and Senate in 1994.
I love it when he said, "Quite honestly Mr. President, your calculations on what the impact would do are simply incorrect." He then breaks it down for Slick Willie, having already run these numbers when considering the impact the Hillary Care would have had on his business.
Imagine a debate between Cain and the empty suit that Obama is, who relies on a teleprompter for his words, unlike Clinton. Clinton could go on for hours on any subject, and people would walk away impressed, even if 90% of it was on the fly-he just has that charming ability to influence people that way.
Obama simply does not have that ability. He is very rigid, excessively-poised, looking down on his audience, and has an air of elitism that alienates people. In short, he's propped-up. I mean, we have polls within the Democratic party indicating that one-third of voting D's would like to see a party challenger to the failure incumbent that Obama is. $800 million sure made an impressive campaign, but it can't create character, or a leader. It simply can't, and Obama is a glaring example of lack of leadership potential.
The teleprompter is used to keep Obama "on message" during his first term. From the first day of his second term you will see, and hear, a very different Obama. And you won't like what he has in store for your ilk, either.
Of COURSE Cain vows to continue!!!!!
Remember, folks: He has an important role to play out.
He is the linchpin in order for the GOP/TP's "Southern Strategy" to work!!!