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Sat Sep-24-11 05:02 PM
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Herman Cain wins Florida straw poll |
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:03 PM
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1. And Perry 2nd, Romney 3rd. I LIKE this! n/t |
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:07 PM
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3. Yes, it diminishes Romney! I had heard that he must do well |
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in FL...it is more of a moderate state. Let a crazy win !
I watched the debate and Cain was the only one who actually talked about a specific, positive plan...all others just trashed Obama or talked about what they would get rid or or halt....no big ideas, just like Jeb said
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:17 PM
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7. It's downright embarrassing for Romney (AND Perry). I wonder if they |
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who voted for Cain did it because he's Black.
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Sat Sep-24-11 08:48 PM
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13. They can't seem to "go there" with Romney. |
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They're turning themselves wrong side out to hitch their wagon to ANYONE BUT MITT! :rofl:
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:04 PM
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2. Wow! That's quite a gap! |
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Herman Cain wins Florida straw poll Straw poll results, as just announced by Gov. Rick Scott:
Herman Cain: 37.1 percent, 986 votes
Rick Perry: 15.4 percent
Mitt Romney: 14 percent, 372 votes
Rick Santorum: 10.9 percent, 289 votes
Ron Paul: 10.4 percent, 276 votes
Newt Gingrich: 8.4 percent, 224 votes
Jon Huntsman: 2.3 percent, 60 votes
Michele Bachmann: 1.5 percent, 40 votes
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:09 PM
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4. just shows how straw polls are ludicrous, and secondly, how unpopular Perry & Romney would be in a |
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general election. Oh, look! It's governor skeletor announcing the numbers! Damn you, skeletor, you won't stop He-Man! http://www.zazzle.com/republicans_2012_keeping_millions_out_of_work_bumper_sticker-128002960205017719
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:26 PM
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9. Actually, he looks more like BatBoy to me. nt |
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:11 PM
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5. A small, very partisan straw poll, but maybe a death knell for Perry's campaign? |
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Edited on Sat Sep-24-11 05:13 PM by pinto
i.e, in that it's coming on the heels of the Fox rant-debate and will probably garner some press coverage.
:shrug:
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Sat Sep-24-11 07:46 PM
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12. It was the Republican party gathering in Orlando over 3500 strong--from all over the state |
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Cain had an overflow crowd last night. They loved him. Florida Republicans are just too weird!
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:13 PM
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:18 PM
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Edited on Sat Sep-24-11 05:22 PM by flpoljunkie
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:30 PM
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10. This is why using historic results alone to determine the future is foolish |
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Past Florida Straw Poll winners
1979-Ronald Reagan
1987-George Bush
1996-Bob Dole
2011-Herman Caine
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The Backlash Cometh
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Sun Sep-25-11 12:53 PM
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14. Would not surprise me if some of those people who voted for him |
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didn't even realize he's black.
Can you imagine what the next morning was like for those people when they opened a newspaper and saw their first photograph of Caine? "Martha! I just voted for a black man!:
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Sat Sep-24-11 05:31 PM
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11. I think it's because Cain is from Georgia. |
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Sun Sep-25-11 04:16 PM
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15. So it's not all about race? |
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Sun Sep-25-11 06:10 PM
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16. I think the ideologues outnumber the racists. |
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Putting too much emphasis on race could hurt us as much as it would hurt the conservatives. Yes, there are some folks who hate PResident Obama because he's black, but I'd put solid money that it far, far more who hate him because of his perceived "socialism". The teatards could easily vote for a hardcore one of their own like Cain. We underestimate him at our peril, I think.
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Sun Sep-25-11 06:32 PM
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17. I agree that it's the "socialism" that really scares them. |
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