Anywho, Herman Cain just might be a calculated publicity move for the Republicans. And that's what winning elections within a two-party system is all about -- publicity, right? The Tea Party is often dubbed as a "racist" group, and as such, allowing a black man to be a part of the GOP debates and nomination proceedings might shed a good light on them in the eye of the American public. It certainly can't hurt.
But is Herman Cain really only for show? Is he merely a puppet in place so as to assuage the skeptics and antagonists of the Tea Party? Probably. I mean, it makes sense. Realistically, the real front-runners of the Republican ticket are all rich white men, but it sure doesn't hurt the GOP's image to let a rich black man (and a woman, lest we forget Michele Bachman!) play along. And by play I mean participate. And by participate I mean attempt to win the nomination -- with a high likelihood of failure. So yes, he probably is just playing along for the publicity as well as the one-in-a-million shot of an actual nomination. Herman Cain has a slim-to-none chance at becoming President, but he's a living, breathing PR campaign for the Grand Ol' Party.
In my opinion he's an important key for the Republican strategies. Don't misprize him!
ReplyDeleteI must confess I've actually never heard of him. I think that now a black man has been elected, the best way to win an election is a black lesbian. Most people say Obama got the vote as a novelty or to appear not racist, so a black gay woman has the best chance of people voting for her, as a novelty, to not appear racist, and to not appear homophobic.
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