Cain - no staff but selling books and making paid speeches.MSM (excuse)asks "Does he need a staff?"

[underpants]

Well-connected GOP operatives in New Hampshire, Florida and South Carolina say they see little or no evidence of Cain's campaign in those key early primary states, and some are even unable to name who is leading his localized efforts just a little more than two months before voters are expected to cast the first ballots.

"There is no sense of a tangible organization that you can point to," says Rich Killion, an uncommitted GOP strategist in New Hampshire, who's unsure of the location of Cain's Granite State base of operations, or even if there is one. "If you said, 'Rich, tell me who is running the effort here?' I could not even give you that person." Matt Murphy, Cain's original state director, resigned in June.

That's an embarrassing revelation for the Republican Party's 2012 poll leader, but here's the thing: Cain might not actually need a campaign.

Cain's operation may be disorganized and unprepared, but if we've learned anything from recent GOP primaries, it's that you don't actually need a developed campaign staff in order to win -- particularly if you're a tea partier.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/10/does-herman-cain-need-campaign-staff/247419/

[Swede Atlanta]

1. He has a ready-made staff.....

If you watched Rachel Maddow last night she revealed that Cain has been active in the Koch-backed Americans for Progress (AFP). Most of his limited staff come from them and it appears they may be his ready-made campaign organization. He may be forced to establish a more traditional campaign organization if he survives the first few primary battles but this appears to be his game plan. For one I don't think he is serious about running for the presidency. I think this is all about getting notoriety and selling his book and increasing his demand for motivational speaking gigs. He is a true...me, me, me American. Gotta love em...er uh..no, not really.

[Faygo Kid]

2. He's got the Koch brothers' billions behind him.

He doesn't need squat - just a little passin' around money to the folks at Diebold and endless TV spots.

[Arkana]

3. Yes, it helps you win primaries.

But it kills you in a general, and if Cain is the nominee he will find himself so hilariously outflanked that his head will spin.

[qanda]

4. Who needs a staff when you have the MSM shilling for you day and night?

They haven't asked him a real question because they're too busy yucking it up with him about his pizza making days and how funny it is that he came out of seemingly nowhere to lead the GOP field in seeking the highest office in the land. 9-9-9 has a nice ring to it so it doesn't matter if it will work or not the only question is if we get one or two toppings with that. PITITFUL!!!!