The Cain Train

The Cain Train is building up success after winning the Straw Poll in Florida. Businessman Herman Cain won 37 percent of the votes. That is 2,600 votes from Republicans that came from all over the nation to observe the GOP debate. Republican activists seek a candidate that is conservative on all issues but also has a history of this as well. They want a politician who will put up a good fight when debating Barack Obama. Herman Cain’s win has been perceived in many different ways and is in question if this momentum will last.

Cain’s win could be a sign that the other candidates are simply not pleasing the Republican body of America. Party activists have said that they don’t think he is strong enough to win the general election. They also added that his win was simply a “no confidence vote for the entire field”. Rick Perry who leads the polls was expected to win but didn’t after his performance in the last GOP debate. Activists say that Perry is not a “skilled or natural” debater and it is simply not his strong suit. Herman Cain delivered a speech prior to the straw poll that surely got their votes. In the past Republicans who have won the Florida straw poll such as Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Robert J. Dole have gone on to the general election. Yet these same voters that backed Cain assured that he would not go any further.

Piers Morgan had Morgan Freeman on his show who had a lot to say about The Tea Party. He stated that the GOP’s only mission was to get Barack Obama out of the white house. Freeman feels that everyone running and their activists have a racist mind set. Herman Cain responded to these remarks saying that Freeman is not aware of what the Tea Party really is and fears the political movement that they bring forth. In essence Cain took his comments as a sign of intimidation rather than bashful towards him, his peers, and what they stand for.

Although Cain won the straw poll there are several things that might come back to hurt his campaign in the future. He made a controversial statement about social security calling it a “scam”. He has also had to apologize to Muslim Americans. Cain had suggested in the past that it was okay for communities to ban mosques. This controversy could possibly haunt him and his election. Cain is also not a prime candidate because of his low budget campaign and not having activists or presence in major cities.

Cain has yet to make a difference in the national poll. And as stated before only won the Florida straw poll because of the activists displease with the rest of the Tea Party’s inability to debate and answer questions in a perfected manner. This businessman from Georgia has created momentum for himself that may or may not lead him to the general election, yet it is clear that he will try.