Lately, Herman Cain has become one of the front runners in the Republican candidacy race, taking first place in the Florida straw poll and among the top candidates in other popularity polls, but who is Cain and what does he represent as a person and a possible leader of our country? Well, honestly speaking, he is a complete quack. He has close to no experience in political matters or does he seem to know much about the government that he is trying to get elected as the head of. I quote from his website, "Government spending IS taxation." Actually Mr. Cain, taxation is government's form of income, which in the long run turns into spending, but not the other way around. His whole economic plan is based on giving benefits to the wealthy and not much else. He constantly goes around promoting his "9-9-9 plan," (the name of his economic plan, short for 9% business flat tax rate, 9% individual flat tax rate, and 9% national sales tax) but offers very little else.
So how did Cain get this far? Well honestly, your guess is as good as mine. I suppose that Cain's touching background could have something to do with it or maybe he is just sideshow for the other candidates, but if that's the case, then, stated by Matthew Yglesias, "if we need a sideshow to the Perry-Romney race, can’t we just go back to Michele Bachmann?"
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Completely honestly, I think that Herman Cain's rise in the polls is just a reflection of the uneasiness in the GOP currently.
The constituents who have moved to Herman Cain are the same constituents who have left Bachmann and the same constituents who have left Perry. Generally, these are just solid Republicans who are definitively in the anti-Romney camp. Unfortunately, however, this segment of voters have yet to really find a good candidate match.
So, how did Cain get this far? As I see it, there is just a definitive anti-Romney group of Republicans who have been jumping from candidate to candidate in search of anything but Romney. As soon as one candidate proves to fizzle out (the same way Bachmann and Perry did), these voters latch onto the next "surprise candidate." It just happens that right now is Cain's turn.
I agree with Andrew. I also have to add that if the GOP wants their candidates to be taken seriously, they should not have Newt Gingrich, and basically everyone but Mitt Romney running for President. Honestly, giving SNL material did not work so well in 2008 and I highly doubt that it will work in 2012.
I think that Herman Cain is definitely one of the most impressive contenders in the field. The rise in his poll numbers is a reflection of his ability to hold his own against the big shots in recent debates. His 9-9-9 plan is simple and caters to the average American, but the economics behind it may not sound. It will lower tax rates on wealthy Americans in some cases and hurt struggling citizens right above the poverty line. Sometimes, the simple solution is not always the most effective.
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