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Today, we find out the future of the Cain Train. This Sunday, the Register will publish their most recent poll. They want to sell papers so they aren't giving anything away yet, but Friday's issue teased that Herman Cain's support stands at 8% (If I read it correctly, there were four days of polling, and at the beginning, Cain was running about 12%, but on Thursday, when things were wrapping up, he was closer to 4%.)
Personally, I think Cain's "Come after me bro" combined with "It wasn't me" defense was generally working, but his stumblings on foreign policy was the thing that finished him off. Honestly, nominating Cain doesn't seem much more ridiculous than Newtmentum.
Still, it's all about electability, and that probably killed him off more than anything. Not that he was probably interested in anything more than getting a tv show on Fox news and better lecture payouts.
Rick Perry, sadly for him, doesn't look to benefit. He's running an ad where he talks about faith, the kind of thing you only run if no one believes them. I feel sorry for Perry. Imagine if everyone told you that you could be president. Well, you would believe them, wouldn't you?
Instead you just end up blundering your way to be this election cycle's Shrub. Apparently, 18 year olds can vote now.
Well, to be fair to Gov. Perry, it's not like they do.
Meanwhile, Newt says Dickens-era England had it right. Let's put some mops into those kids hands.
I always figured the GOP had to be in a pretty sad shape if they would ever nominate Gingrich, but here we are. He's not likable but he's smart (and his only competition doesn't appear smart or likable, or they aren't real Christians).
Personally, I think Cain's "Come after me bro" combined with "It wasn't me" defense was generally working, but his stumblings on foreign policy was the thing that finished him off. Honestly, nominating Cain doesn't seem much more ridiculous than Newtmentum.
Still, it's all about electability, and that probably killed him off more than anything. Not that he was probably interested in anything more than getting a tv show on Fox news and better lecture payouts.
Rick Perry, sadly for him, doesn't look to benefit. He's running an ad where he talks about faith, the kind of thing you only run if no one believes them. I feel sorry for Perry. Imagine if everyone told you that you could be president. Well, you would believe them, wouldn't you?
Instead you just end up blundering your way to be this election cycle's Shrub. Apparently, 18 year olds can vote now.
Well, to be fair to Gov. Perry, it's not like they do.
Meanwhile, Newt says Dickens-era England had it right. Let's put some mops into those kids hands.
I always figured the GOP had to be in a pretty sad shape if they would ever nominate Gingrich, but here we are. He's not likable but he's smart (and his only competition doesn't appear smart or likable, or they aren't real Christians).
