question really is, if herman cain were to be nominated, he d have a lot more than $5 million. i just think that the money contest says a lot more the real comparison is between him and romney because it seems to me it s fair to wonder whether cain isn t running a kind of tempting campaign in which he has the surface trappings of a real campaign, he s on the debate stage every week with equal billing with the other candidates, equal billing with the supposed front runner, mitt romney. he seems a great guy. he has interesting things to say. but he s not campaigning very much in the early state. he hasn t been in iowa since anybody can remember. i think it s not clear that this lead that he appears to have in the polls, which are to some extent a popularity contest, that s what they re about, will hold up when it gets down to a state by state race where romney looks stronger. bill: can herman cain, in your opinion, build an organization that is in new hampshire and south carolina and
cain were to be nominated, he d have a lot more than $5 million. i just think that the money contest says a lot more the real comparison is between him and romney because it seems to me it s fair to wonder whether cain isn t running a kind of tempting campaign in which he has the surface trappings of a real campaign, he s on the debate stage every week with equal billing with the other candidates, equal billing with the supposed front runner, mitt romney. he seems a great guy. he has interesting things to say. but he s not campaigning very much in the early state. he hasn t been in iowa since anybody can remember. i think it s not clear that this lead that he appears to have in the polls, which are to some extent a popularity contest, that s what they re about, will hold up when it gets down to a state by state race where romney looks stronger. bill: can herman cain, in your opinion, build an organization that is in new hampshire and south carolina and florida? you know what it tak
vice president biden said on good morning america this. it s totally consistent with republican philosophy, that is what you continue to do is continue to cut taxes to the millionaires and billionaires, and continue to add a burden on the middle class. niya, can they win? can the republicans expect to win the white house with this kind of plan? he came out to say this was a bold idea, and something that people should take a look at. it s unclear whether or not this thing is going to have staying power. we see herman contain at the top of the polls. you guys just had a poll out, he s ahead of mitt romney. a lot of folks you talk to on the ground really look at those polls and say, wait a minute, cain isn t in any of these states. he doesn t have much of a ground game in any of these states,
believer. the problem that s a pretty big constituency because if he s got a quarter of the electorate, that means 75% is looking for somebody else. the problem is that other somebody else hasn t materialized. bachman is a member of the house. we have an elected member of the house in the presidency in about 150 years. cain isn t even in politics. the last time we elected someone who was outside the system was eisenhower. and all he did was win world war ii. with all due respect to herman cain and his achievements, which are considerable, being supreme ally to commander at nor man dee is not in the same league as being head of a company. i m not sure there is anybody who has the stature to quickly take away the vote that romney doesn t have and i think that if you had to bet the house, you d say that ultimately they will ttle for romney. bill: all right. but rick perry could make a
for nomination. herman cain hasn t given up on politics. and the fundraiser to push ahead with the cain solution.com. tomorrow in texas, he will shoot videos outlining his new energy plan. i am not going to be silenced. i am not going away. cain with a chance to keep shaking up the political scene, in much the same way he did declaring the capped dassy in may. is america ready for a real leader, not a reader? you want a leader? or you wacht a reader? as tainted as he is by the sex scandals, how much could cain s endorsement really mean? in a tight race maybe a lot says uba larry sabato, for better or worse. it s pretty obvious that most people concluded that cain isn t telling the full truth about the women. for newt gingrich in particular, given his background with three marriages and adultery, i don t know it will necessarily help him.