I didn’t watch the debate but I did see an interview on TV this morning (not sure what network but it’s probably safe to assume it was Fox, or as Boulderites like to say, Faux). I noticed the eagerness of the interviewees to dismiss Mr. Cain. This article is an interesting counterpoint.
Despite the candidate’s obvious strengths, it’s not considered “smart” to cheer for a longshot, and so the very fact that Cain has been described as a “second-tier” candidate is, to some people, reason to dismiss him altogether. I’d hate to see that attitude become a self-fulfilling prophecy, so that the GOP is stuck with a bland moderate like Mitt Romney or T-Paw.
I can hardly think of anything more refreshing than a successful (and humble) businessman as the President after having to endure the anti-businesss President Obama and his anti-business administration (GE and brown nosing Jeff Immelt excluded).
