So Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll. That may be good news for Cain, but he is likely to be out of the race by the time the Florida primary is held on January 29. This will be the 7th presidential primary held. Candidates that fail to win delegates will likely be out after the South Carolina primary, the primary held just before Florida. By the time Florida is held, the race will be down to maybe 3 or 4 candidates. It is unlikely that Cain will be one of them.
This is bad news for Rick Perry. It shows that he is not as strong in the South as many like to believe that he is. It shows that southern Republicans are not comfortable with his candidacy and that they are searching for someone more palatable to vote for.
It also shows that the Republican party and the eventual presidential nominee has real issues. It shows that they will have difficulty uniting behind their eventual nominee. This is good news for the Obama campaign. The chances that Obama will win increase the more that the Republican party is disunited. The fact that their are still 5 people in the race who could potentially win the nomination is proof of this. The race really should be down to 2 or 3 by now.
One problem with Republicans is that a candidate like Herman Cain will not get into politics until they run for President. If Herman Cain really wants to be President, why can he not spent some time running for Governor of his state or in the Senate and work his way to be President. Sure, it is politically popular to rail against career politicians, but Americans do prefer someone with some experience when considering who should occupy the Oval Office. Herman Cain did not start his career fresh out of college as the CEO of Godfather's Pizza. Why does he think that he should begin his political career as our President?
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