Herman Cain upsets Rick Perry in Florida straw poll

[bemildred]

Reporting from Orlando, Fla. -- In a symbolic setback for the Republican presidential frontrunner, businessman Herman Cain tripped up Gov. Rick Perry in a straw ballot of Florida Republican activists Saturday.

The vote has no bearing on the choice of a 2012 nominee but, along with recent campaign events, is likely to increase the chances that the Republican presidential contest will tighten. It comes on the heels of a performance by Perry in a Florida debate Thursday night that disappointed conservatives, including delegates who came to Orlando expecting to back the Texas governor.

Cain received 37% of the vote. Perry, who made by far the most extensive effort, was a distant second with 15%. He barely edged out Mitt Romney, who did not compete here, at 14%. He was followed by Rick Santorum, 11%; Ron Paul, 10%; Newt Gingrich, 8% and Jon Huntsman, 2%.

Michele Bachmann, who scored a high-profile straw vote victory in Iowa last month, finished last, with less than 2%. The Minnesota congresswoman, like Romney, chose not to compete in the Florida ballot.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-herman-cain-wins-florida-straw-poll,0,1254901.story

[eleny]

1. lol!

:rofl:

[bemildred]

3. It means nothing, you hear me, nothing!

:rofl:

[eleny]

5. p.s. i adore your avatar

but i can't recall who he is. barney google came to mind but he doesn't have those goo-goo-googly eyes. :hi:

[Donnachaidh]

10. isn't it snuffy smith?

Geez -- that's an old comic :rofl:

[eleny]

13. oh yeah! i found a pic of snuffy but he was wearing a floppy brimmed hat

now i found some pics with different hats. yup, an oldie and a goody.

[annabanana]

14. It's one of the bats from Pogo.

One of the very best, most sly comics there ever was.

[jaysunb]

18. It's actually a picture of the poster

after a few beers and some vodka. :rofl:

[bemildred]

25. Good get.

That's Bemildred. Took me a while to dig it up.

[izquierdista]

2. He doesn't upset me

I'm more like :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Pirate Smile]

4. People who would have voted for him before the debate got spooked - but the key is that they are not

going to Romney. They really, really don't want to have to get Romney for the nomination. So they went to Cain - kind of a throw away, protest vote.

Says a lot about the questions re Perry's performance and how strong they want to avoid Mittens.

[eleny]

6. I'm surprised they didn't go for Bachman, then

[Pirate Smile]

9. She was at 1%. She has completely collapsed.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

19. exactly! they are in deep shit and I'm lovin it !!! obama 2012 nt

[Johonny]

7. too bad they reported the good news to him on a 4 page report

so he never read it

[Kennah]

8. If both the D and the R candidate are black ...

... the Teabaggers WILL secede.

[msongs]

11. umkmm how MANY ACTUAL votes were there? like maybe 2000 or so? that's like a survey in front of the

local walmart on a slow day lol

[annabanana]

12. lots of Bozos on the bus for sure... n/t

[gateley]

15. Ouch! How embarrassing for Perry.

:evilgrin:

[golfguru]

16. I am shocked the racist republicans picking a 100% black man

for crying out loud Cain does not even have a white mother?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. Many pukes have said it's the only way to beat a black man with a black man. nt

[mainer]

17. "My 999 plan! The Chilean model!"

What an embarrassment.

But the worst was his claiming that Obamacare would have killed him because it would have denied him care for his stage-4 cancer.

Why doesn't someone point out that Obamacare doesn't control his medical care. it only addresses who pays for it.

[opihimoimoi]

21. OMG...what a dismal showing for the Perry camp...but then...the result of

3 debates with him losing every one

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. no!!! We want him to win, remember. Obama would eat him up.. nt

[opihimoimoi]

23. That would be TOO EASY

Obama is not afraid of the GOPers

[Mass]

24. More problematic for him, he is tied with Romney for the sane vote.

(if supporting Perry can be called being sane). May be that wanting to get rid of Social Security was a bad idea, after all.