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Herman Cain Wins 2012 Presidential Forum in Manchester, New Hampshire

Posted on | April 30, 2011 | 48 Comments

Of course, that’s not the headline you’ll see in the biased liberal media reports about the Americans for Prosperity forum last night. No, no – they’re all about Mitt Romneycare and Tim Cap-and-Trade Pawlenty. But make no mistake about it: Herman Cain won.

Steve Foley at Citizens for Cain passes along this item from a major New Hampshire political blog: An AFP poll taken after Friday’s event found that 62% of 975 respondents rated Cain the most effective speaker at the Manchester forum. Pawlenty was a distant second, with 17%.

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UPDATE: Guess who ignored Herman Cain’s appearance in Manchester? To repeat what I said before: “The ‘smart’ pundits will keep on saying he can’t win, right up until the moment when they start saying he can’t be beat.”

UPDATE II: Linked by Matt Newman at Race for 2012 — thanks!

UPDATE III: I’d like to call your attention to how the Atlantic Monthly‘s Joshua Green described Cain’s performance:

Herman Cain upstaged him by specifically calling to lower the corporate income tax, the personal income tax, temporarily abolish the payroll tax (individual and employer), abolish the capital gains tax, repatriate profits from overseas (abolishing any taxes on those profits), and, the coup de grace, declaring that all this would pay for itself by spurring economic growth.

Now, this is the straight-out supply-sider position and Green, a liberal, obviously takes a dim view of this argument as policy, terming it an “outlandish conservative fantasy.” In term terms of politics, however, Green’s liberalism doesn’t prevent him from acknowledging that Cain “upstaged” Pawlenty.

Green’s larger point is that “Romney was off in just about every facet of his performance” in what was viewed as Mitt’s unofficial 2012 campaign debut. So Romney stunk it up and Cain scored a “coup de grace” against Pawlenty — as even a liberal reporter could see.

UPDATE IV: Via John LaRosa on Twitter, an Associated Press article in the Boston Herald says “Cain got the evening’s biggest laugh.” And there’s also this report from Julie Hirschfield Davis of Bloomberg News:

The most enthusiastic reception was given to fast-food magnate Herman Cain, the onetime chairman of Godfather’s Pizza, whose preacher-like delivery of his five-point plan of lowering taxes and reining in spending drew frequent laughs and applause.

So he got the “biggest laugh” and the “most enthusiastic reception,” in addition to his 62% showing in the AFP poll. What part of “Cain won” is so hard to see here?

UPDATE V: Welcome, Instapundit readers! Speaking of Instapundit, he is featured in the latest episode of Bill Whittle’s PJTV show, about which The Lonely Conservative has some thoughts. I’d love to stay and chat, but I’m busy trying to update the breaking news of the latest NATO attack against Moammar Qaddafi.


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  • http://www.pohdiaries.com/ TWB

    Cain/West. West/Cain.

    Either way I’d be happy.

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  • http://twitter.com/jslconsulting John LaRosa

    Some “smart pundits” have been on the Cain Train from day one. No names. #JustSaying

  • http://twitter.com/jslconsulting John LaRosa

    Some “smart pundits” have been on the Cain Train from day one. No names. #JustSaying

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=621855111 John Brooks

    You add Allan West to this ticket I would be escastic. Cain/West or West/Cain both are fearless.

  • Anonymous

    I like Herman Cain far better than anyone else who says they may run. Like Allen West, Herman Cain is not afraid to speak the truth. Most of what I see in the GOP field are RINOs & dhimmies and I absolutely will not support any Republican who cannot face the truth about how dangerous islam & sharia are to our safety and freedom. Herman Cain is terrific and I will happily do whatever I can to help him win the primary and general election. Thanks for sharing the good news!

  • Anonymous

    Amen to that!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6OOPHMPLPN4PBGSMYIAETYM72Y Doug

    2000 bitter clingers turned out today in sw Pa(Greensburg/Jeanette airport) to see Mr. Herman Cain speak at a Tea Party.

  • http://www.facebook.com/brad.marston Brad Marston

    Stacy. The liberal Boston Globe didn’t even mention Herman Cain. The conservative Boston Herald ran an AP story about the event and topped it with a picture of Herman Cain.

    At the AFP Tax Day Tea Party a pre speeches straw poll recorded support for Cain at 16%. After the speeches, his support support soared to 66%. (Pawlenty had 17% pre-speech.

  • Moonstone716

    So from now on, all our presidents will have to be black? Racists.

  • Koozebane

    Actually, it has everything to do with the content of Mr. Cain’s character.

  • http://2011.ak4mc.us/ McGehee

    America is overdue for a successful black president. Go Herman!

  • Johnny Rebel

    Cain for President! Wake up America! This is the guy.

  • A Reader

    > fast-food

    > preacher-like delivery

    Hmm, the raaaaaaacists at Bloomberg are speaking in code again, in an attempt to marginalize a black man.

  • Ilschiu

    What part of “Cain won” is so hard to see here?

    He is black.

  • Anonymous

    I agree. I have mentioned it several times, usually when some lame brain trots out newt, romneycare, and the list of the usual suspects.

  • Anonymous

    And the contents of his brain.

    Liberals can swoon and say zero is the smartest guy in the room, but frankly I rate him one step higher than a stump. Nope, sorry, I can’t go that high.

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  • http://twitter.com/web_Supergurl Super Gurl

    keep blogging about Cain and I’ll keep coming back.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6OOPHMPLPN4PBGSMYIAETYM72Y Doug

    Cain at the NRA convention yesterday:

    link

  • Anonymous

    Cain would make Obama’s head explode in a debate. I would love to see that happen. No notes. No teleprompters. Cain knows what he knows and believes what he knows. Obama believes one thing and speaks about another. No way Obama can say what he believes and be re-elected. He cannot take on Cain in a debate.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_UMQSS26IQU2S3M4J3GTPYTJ7SY Jane Liberty

    I had this slogan going through my head today that I don’t dare share with my friends, but I thought it was funny.

    “Citizen Cain, All-American.”

  • http://qwertyaltofuori.blogspot.com Red

    Blackout 2012!!

  • Joe

    Here’s to Cain making believers out of Krauthammer, Will, and Allah.

    David Brooks can be left behind.

  • http://twitter.com/itsootsme Ed Williams

    Yep, as Dr. MLK would say, “He and our Founders all look alike to me.”

    Run, Herman, Run!

  • http://twitter.com/good4politics Keith Goody

    He’s right. His race only seems to matter to liberals

  • http://twitter.com/good4politics Keith Goody

    “Real American Citizen Cain” would make liberal heads explode. After all, they claim only whites can be “Real Americans”

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  • C_naricsse4

    Love that sound…..Cain/West…or West/Cain…oh yea

  • http://twitter.com/LibertyRoll Liberty Roll

    I like Cain but he worked for a Federal Reserve Bank. I want him to say that he will at the very least say that he will audit the Federal Reserve, otherwise I won’t trust him.

  • Anonymous

    Can’t say I even heard of the guy until a month ago.

    Worth exploring further, certainly.

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  • Patriot

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  • Jegjrfan

    Just like Herman did to Bill Clinton back in a televised ’93 townhall with the facts.

  • never never land

    Amen-I am now officially on Mr Cain’s bandwagon.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SKANLCJ7KB4IMNQMOXP4XT6VDU steven z

    Herman Cain has shown strong leadership skills and passionate opinions about our country, The US. Other republicans are so worried about saying the wrong thing like Mitt Romney. I look forward to seeing more from this respected candidate

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  • Anonymous

    Cain/Palin sounds pretty good to me.

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  • Anonymous

    Cain would make an excellent president at this time of financial problems, he has successfully gotten companies out of the ditch in his past performances as CEO and leader of operations. Allen West would make a necessary ally on the ticket as a VP (he still needs some financial businesss experience), but he has the right stuff to lead the senate. He will be an excellent president when time comes. All presidential candidates should have served in the millitary, showing their willingness to give the ‘ultimate measure of devotion’ to their country.

  • Anonymous

    oooohhhh…Cain and West OR West and Cain…..two great leaders and sharp as tacks. Being conservative helps too!!

  • Casey Tompkins

    Yes, because appointing someone with no previous political experience is sooo much better than the Democrat’s plan in 2008…

  • Casey Tompkins

    Yes, because appointing someone with no previous political experience is sooo much better than the Democrat’s plan in 2008…

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