Not natural born?

[Rick Kent]

Trump may be used to getting his own way and have a hard time adapting but being a politician and knowing how to work the system is a major part of the problem in our government. He may be able to shake things up by calling people out for their blatant lies.



Trump's biggest contribution may be calling BS on the funny accounting that the government uses.



In the private sector, you can't ignore liabilities and include phantom revenue streams to balance your budget.



On second thought, you can fudge the numbers one time in the private sector but you wind up in prison rather than getting re-elected like our public officials.

 

[TrainTrac]

Forget about Donald Trump. The one to watch,and to whom serious consideration should be given, is Herman Cain. I'd vote for him in a heartbeat. And based on his professional resume, he's far more qualified in my opinion than any other potential Republican candidate, and immensely more qualified than President Obama could ever hope to be!

Why Donald Trump's Poll Numbers May Be Good News For Herman Cain



by Tony Lee

Posted 04/11/2011 ET



Donald Trump and Herman Cain had the most interesting poll numbers last week.



In an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, Mitt Romney led the field of perspective 2012 GOP candidates at 21%. Trump, though, was tied for second with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 17%. In another poll done by Public Policy Polling of potential New Hampshire voters, Mitt Romney led with 27% and Trump again came in second with 21%.



These poll numbers gave the media license to incessantly cover Trump. Of course, Trump's statements about how he has serious doubts about whether President Obama was born in the United States further put a spotlight on him.



In another poll, conducted by Gallup, Herman Cain was second in positive intensity at 21% behind Huckabee's 27%.



Trump's high poll numbers do not necessarily indicate support for Trump the person or his doubts about whether Obama was born in America. Rather, Trump's high poll numbers may indicate support for his anti-establishment, straight talk, and nationalistic message and further indicate a general distaste for the more familiar faces associated with the GOP.



The advantage Trump has over Cain at the moment is near-universal name recognition and a platform given to him by the mainstream media and cable outlets that allows him to get his message out across the airwaves.



Cain's message, which currently lacks Trump's megaphone, is similar if not better than Trump's. Cain has not held elective office, and when asked whether this would be a liability he retorts back and asks how career politicians have worked out for everyone. Cain started with much less than Trump, failed less in the private sector than Trump has, and has turned around Burger Kings and pizza chains that no one expected him to turn around (perhaps he could use that as a symbol of how he could turn around a country many fear is headed the way of Rome).



Cain's private sector experience and success is a stark contrast from Obama's complete lack of experience. Critics claim Obama's lack of experience in the private sector prevents him from successfully understanding how to negotiate on behalf of the United States and appreciating the role of the private sector in the economy.



Assuming Cain announces a run for the Presidency, he will get a megaphone at national debates and forums. And when voters hear what Cain has to say, those who are inclined toward Trump's message may end up giving Cain some serious consideration.



It is something to watch going forward, as Cain does well when people see and hear him. For instance, he won the America's Policy Forum straw poll in Phoenix among attendees and also came out on top in Steve King's Conservative Princples Conference in Iowa.



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[Kevin Lang]

The advantage Trump has over Cain at the moment is near-universal name recognition and a platform given to him by the mainstream media and cable outlets that allows him to get his message out across the airwaves.[/quotes]

That's the only real advantage that McCain had against his rivals in the primaries in 2008, and that was enough for him to clean house. Will the media once again do its part to keep the serious contenders out of the race, and put a lame duck candidate up against its favorite?

Cain started with much less than Trump, failed less in the private sector than Trump has, and has turned around Burger Kings and pizza chains that no one expected him to turn around (perhaps he could use that as a symbol of how he could turn around a country many fear is headed the way of Rome).

Yes, and people will compare "mere" fast food to gigantic buildings & a TV show, and that will be the end of Cain. Perhaps Cain's PR crew could spin his success stories in an emotional appeal to the average American, like the ever-popular Undercover Boss, to get on equal footing with Trump?

For instance, he won the America's Policy Forum straw poll in Phoenix among attendees and also came out on top in Steve King's Conservative Princples Conference in Iowa.

Yet still, few know who he is, and fewer will vote for him. I have nothing against him, as in a sort of case-in-point example I don't know all that much about him. Which is why it is too easy to predict that Trump will "trump" Cain. :boohoo:

 

[H D]

I would vote for Herman Cain for sure. I've been told by people that my politics remind them of Cain. I only caught his radio broadcast occasionally while living in Atlanta, but what I heard I almost always agreed with. Now that I live in S. GA, all I get is NPR and the Focus on the Family stations.

 

[TrainTrac]

Yes, and people will compare "mere" fast food to gigantic buildings & a TV show, and that will be the end of Cain.

Not necessarily, if you consider his other corporate success, especially with the Godfather's Pizza chain.

Yet still, few know who he is, and fewer will vote for him. I have nothing against him, as in a sort of case-in-point example I don't know all that much about him.

Most Americans were saying the same thing about the "clean, neat, articulate" young state Senator from Illinois who gave the keynote address at the 2004 Democrat National Convention too. And look where he is today...

 

[Kevin Lang]

TrainTrac, can you really see Cain's success at "small" business competing with Trump's name recognition and perceived "success" in large business, in the eyes of the general public? I don't.



The "Godfather's Pizza" chain (never heard of it) vs the Trump Taj Majal casino? It'd take one killer PR staff to get Cain competitive with the same crowd Trump appeals to, with that difference in perception.

Yet still, few know who he is, and fewer will vote for him. I have nothing against him, as in a sort of case-in-point example I don't know all that much about him.

Most Americans were saying the same thing about the "clean, neat, articulate" young state Senator from Illinois who have the keynote address at the 2004 Democrat National Convention too. And look where he is today...

President Obama had help--the backing of known rich men influential in politics, the mainstream media, leftist organizations, the small portion of the ideological American youth who can be bothered to vote. He also had zero experience as a leader of business, or really anything.



Cain is the exact opposite.



I don't see how you can equate the 2, especially when you mention the 2004 DNC keynote address--when Obama was a "nobody", he was foist into the limelight. No one is giving Cain that push. Without it, few enough to matter will even know who he is come election day.



It might be nice if they did though.