Herman Cain wins Florida straw poll

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/scott-cain-victory-it-pays-be-here

[jenmito]

1. And Perry 2nd, Romney 3rd. I LIKE this! n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Yes, it diminishes Romney! I had heard that he must do well

in FL...it is more of a moderate state. Let a crazy win !

I watched the debate and Cain was the only one who actually
talked about a specific, positive plan...all others just
trashed Obama or talked about what they would get rid or
or halt....no big ideas, just like Jeb said

[jenmito]

7. It's downright embarrassing for Romney (AND Perry). I wonder if they

who voted for Cain did it because he's Black.

[Bobbie Jo]

13. They can't seem to "go there" with Romney.

They're turning themselves wrong side out to hitch their wagon to ANYONE BUT MITT! :rofl:

[tblue]

2. Wow! That's quite a gap!

Herman Cain wins Florida straw poll
Straw poll results, as just announced by Gov. Rick Scott:

Herman Cain: 37.1 percent, 986 votes

Rick Perry: 15.4 percent

Mitt Romney: 14 percent, 372 votes

Rick Santorum: 10.9 percent, 289 votes

Ron Paul: 10.4 percent, 276 votes

Newt Gingrich: 8.4 percent, 224 votes

Jon Huntsman: 2.3 percent, 60 votes

Michele Bachmann: 1.5 percent, 40 votes

[Divine Discontent]

4. just shows how straw polls are ludicrous, and secondly, how unpopular Perry & Romney would be in a

general election. Oh, look! It's governor skeletor announcing the numbers! Damn you, skeletor, you won't stop He-Man!




http://www.zazzle.com/republicans_2012_keeping_millions_out_of_work_bumper_sticker-128002960205017719

[johnaries]

9. Actually, he looks more like BatBoy to me. nt

[pinto]

5. A small, very partisan straw poll, but maybe a death knell for Perry's campaign?

i.e, in that it's coming on the heels of the Fox rant-debate and will probably garner some press coverage.

:shrug:

[flpoljunkie]

12. It was the Republican party gathering in Orlando over 3500 strong--from all over the state

Cain had an overflow crowd last night. They loved him. Florida Republicans are just too weird!

[GodlessBiker]

6. Excellent!

[flpoljunkie]

8. Self delete

[aaaaaa5a]

10. This is why using historic results alone to determine the future is foolish

Past Florida Straw Poll winners


1979-Ronald Reagan

1987-George Bush

1996-Bob Dole

2011-Herman Caine

[The Backlash Cometh]

14. Would not surprise me if some of those people who voted for him

didn't even realize he's black.

Can you imagine what the next morning was like for those people when they opened a newspaper and saw their first photograph of Caine? "Martha! I just voted for a black man!:

[Life Long Dem]

11. I think it's because Cain is from Georgia.

[polichick]

15. So it's not all about race?

[The Green Manalishi]

16. I think the ideologues outnumber the racists.

Putting too much emphasis on race could hurt us as much as it would hurt the conservatives.
Yes, there are some folks who hate PResident Obama because he's black, but I'd put solid money that it far, far more who hate him because of his perceived "socialism".
The teatards could easily vote for a hardcore one of their own like Cain. We underestimate him at our peril, I think.

[polichick]

17. I agree that it's the "socialism" that really scares them.