{"id":4945,"date":"2011-09-25T11:41:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T15:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=4945"},"modified":"2012-03-25T06:21:41","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T10:21:41","slug":"herman-cain-upset-in-florida-straw-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=4945","title":{"rendered":"Herman Cain upset in Florida straw poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that was a pleasant surprise in Florida. Herman Cain flat out blew past Gov. Rick Perry and Mittens Obomny in the Florida straw poll held on September 24th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Part of this is not unexpected, but large parts are. During the debate last week, (Which I managed to miss, had to clip my nails), Gov. Perry flubbed, hemmed and hawed his presentation. He\u2019s also turning out to be extremely week on illegal aliens. What was unexpected was this didn\u2019t help Governor Mitt \u201cMittens\u201d Romney. Perry was still able to do better than Obomney.<\/p>\n

What appears to have happened was all Perry\u2019s support went to Herman Cain instead. From The Washington Times<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Former Godfather\u2019s Pizza CEO Herman Cain<\/a> won the Presidency 5 straw poll here Saturday, delivering a blow to Texas Gov. Rick Perry<\/a>\u2019s front-runner status and a victory for a candidate who has struggled to transform his grass-roots popularity into strong showings in national polls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Cain did more than deliver a blow to Perry and Obomney, he smashed the Republican and Media elites upside the head with a crowbar.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight\u2019s winner is Herman Cain<\/a>,\u201d Florida Gov. Rick Scott<\/a> announced. \u201cIt shows you something: The road to the White House<\/a> comes through Florida, and it pays to spend time here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Cain<\/a> received 37 percent of the more than 2,600 votes cast.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Cain has been a hard worker his entire life and a successful business man as well. Unlike the current person infesting<\/em><\/span> inhabiting the Oval Office.<\/p>\n

From the Miami Herald:<\/p>\n

The straw poll is a mock election and doesn\u2019t necessarily reflect the sentiment of the voters at large. In past years, it has predicted the party\u2019s national nominee, but that streak could be in jeopardy because even some Cain voters doubted that he could ultimately win. Still, the vote is a major indication of how badly damaged Perry was by a poor debate performance Thursday when he fumbled answers and failed to give specifics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What I think you are seeing is people fed up with the normal way politicians try to dodge around the issues and give answers that don\u2019t offend anyone. It shows that you will say anything to get elected. Gov. Perry isn\u2019t bad when it comes to answering questions, but he\u2019s made a few boneheaded decisions as governor and really needs to come out and take ownership.<\/p>\n

Many straw poll voters were especially dissatisfied by the answers Perry gave over his moderate immigration position and his plan to inoculate girls from human papillomavirus \u2014 issues that have haunted him since the first debate weeks ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came in thinking Rick Perry,\u201d said Tommy Langford, a Gilchrist County commissioner who voted for Cain. \u201cI didn\u2019t like the debate at all. I really thought Perry lost it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Obomney is notorious for flipping and flopping and evading responsibility for his history. He is showing what a true RINO he is. The establishment Republicans love him and think he should be the nominee. \u201cHe\u2019s the only one who can defeat Obama and win the independents!!\u201d is their cry. The only problem is, the rank and file republicans are ignoring them. This came through with the Florida Straw Poll.<\/p>\n

One of Cain\u2019s weaknesses is foreign policy and it does show. However, I don\u2019t see that as a major problem if he gets a few good people, such as John Bolton to help him. Mr. Cain has been looking more to the domestic issues that people want addressed.<\/p>\n

Cain\u2019s centerpiece: His plan to scrap the tax code and replace it with a flat 9 percent tax on income, national sales and business profits. Saturday morning, in a speech before the vote, the crowd chanted \u201c9-9-9!\u201d and had an electric response to almost everything he said..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now I\u2019ll be honest, I haven\u2019t followed Mr. Cain\u2019s plans very closely and this is the first of I\u2019ve heard of his \u201c9-9-9\u201d plan. I do favor a much flatter tax code and closing a large, (OK most of), the government agencies screwing up the country.<\/p>\n

“Let\u2019s send a message to Washington,\u201d he shouted. \u201cWe the people are still in charge of this country!”<\/p>\n

It resonated in a convention where vendors sold \u201cDon\u2019t Tread on Me\u201d ties and some activists dressed as revolutionary soldiers with tri-corner hats. After the vote, people streamed out of the convention hall roaring: \u201cNo more RINOS! No more RINOS!\u201d \u2014 an acronym for Republicans in Name Only.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It appears the Republican Elites as well as the Mostly Stupid<\/em><\/span> Main Stream Media still haven\u2019t caught on to what the 2010 midterm elections really meant. People have had it with the Incumbent Party and are looking for anyone who is more competent than that utter and complete moron<\/em><\/span> President Obama.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t made any decisions on who I\u2019m voting for, but I have made a decision on who I will NEVER vote for. Number 1 on the list is Governor Mitt Romney. If he\u2019s the nominee, I\u2019ll write in someone in November. I do like Herman Cain and Michelle Bachman. I think those two would be a great team.<\/p>\n

So, who would you like to be the Republican Nominee? Take my completely meaningless and totally unscientific poll. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

~The Angry Webmaster~<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\"1\"2\"3\"4\"5 (2<\/strong> votes, average: 1.00<\/strong> out of 5)
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