[EL] the wiliness of Herman Cain

[Jeff Hauser]

Is there a good summary of the calendar of the GOP ballot access and whether
cain has a real chance to get on all 50 GOP primary ballots?  Because I
wouldn't assume he will accomplish that.

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 6:46 PM, Richard Winger <richardwinger at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I am starting to think Herman Cain has the same aptitude for presidential
> politics that Ronald Reagan had.
>
> Cain has sometimes taken extreme stands, but then he finds a way to back
> away.  The value of this is that when he initially takes the extreme stand,
> that makes an emotional connection with the voters who share that emotion.
>
> For example, abortion.  Political Wire earlier today had a description of
> something he said somewhere recently, an interview or a speech.  He said he
> is totally pro-life, "no exceptions" for pregnancy caused by rape or
> incest.  But then in the next breath he says that it doesn't follow
> logically that his values should be enshrined in law and enforced on
> everyone else.
>
> Gays in the military...first he was adamantly opposed to repealing Don't
> Ask Don't Tell.  But then later he says this is a settled issue and we
> should forget about it.
>
> On illegal immigrations, first he says he is so opposed to illegal
> immigrants, he wants an electrified fence.  But later he backs away.
>
> In each case, his initial extreme stand, in my opinion, makes an favorable
> emotional impact on voters who like to hear that, even though that voter
> knows inside that the extreme stand is not really sensible or viable.  So
> the voter now "likes" Herman Cain, because there has been a shared emotion.
>
> Ronald Reagan did that also.  In his years as a spokesperson for General
> Electric, he was very, very anti-government.  When he got into office as
> Governor, of course he doubled the California state income tax, signed a
> bill liberalizing abortion, etc.  As president he was also pragmatic.
>
> Another trait Reagan and Cain have in common is their sunny
> good-naturedness.  One would not see either one of them attacking a fellow
> Republican the way Romney and Perry have been attacking each other.
>
> Richard Winger
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