Cain takes lead in Republican nomination race: poll

[miles]

Former pizza executive Herman Cain has vaulted to the lead of Republican presidential contenders in a national poll released Wednesday.
The new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll gave Cain, known for blunt talk and his succinct "9-9-9" tax-slashing plan, 27 percent of likely Republican primary voters.

It was the first major poll showing Cain grabbing the lead from former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who was pushed into second place with 23 percent in the phone survey.

The pollsters queried 1,000 adults between October 6-10, of which 336 identified themselves as Republicans, who were then asked about their preferred candidate.

Cain has seen a jump of 22 percentage points from six weeks ago in the poll, reflecting disenchantment with the other GOP candidates.

Texas Governor Rick Perry's numbers plummeted to 16 percent, down from 38 percent in August.

Libertarian congressman Ron Paul was fourth with 11 percent, followed by former House speaker Newt Gingrich (eight percent), Representative Michele Bachmann (five percent) and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman (three percent).

The poll was conducted before Tuesday's debate where Cain brushed off attacks on his bare bones tax plan. The margin of error for the Republican voter sample is 5.35 percentage points.

Several Republicans attacked the "9-9-9" plan touted by Cain, a former Godfather's Pizza chief executive, which would scrap the US tax code in favor of a nine percent national sales tax, corporate tax and individual tax.

A Gallup poll released Monday found Romney barely in the lead, at 20 percent, followed by Cain at 18 percent and Perry at 15 percent.

 

[unregistered]

 

[KRCummings]

It will go steadily higher as he gets more exposure. He carries and American message.

Yeah, Americans love a good pizza. No doubt about that.

 

[1sickbastard]

a margin of error that is 5.35% makes the poll statistically meaningless.

 

[JohnnySavage]

It will go steadily higher as he gets more exposure. He carries and American message.

That half the people will go from zero income tax to 9% and from zero federal sales tax to 9%?

Good luck getting that through the southern Republican congress critters. Voting to raise taxes from zero to 18% on half your constituents is a death blow.

 

[miles]

That half the people will go from zero income tax to 9% and from zero federal sales tax to 9%?

Good luck getting that through the southern Republican congress critters. Voting to raise taxes from zero to 18% on half your constituents is a death blow.

Next time you may want to be better informed before you start spewing bullshit.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Next time you may want to be better informed before you start spewing bullshit.

Insightful post, as usual.

 

[KRCummings]

Insightful post, as usual.

That's our Miles.

 

[Lancecastor]

Who needs to read or watch the News when Miles is around?

He's like BusyBody Nouveau, with all the fresh facist news copied straight from the very best organs and pasted right here on Lit with a friendly "go fuck yourself" greeting!

 

[miles]

It will go steadily higher as he gets more exposure. He carries and American message.

May you live in interesting times!

If he becomes the clear frontrunner in the next few months it's going to get very ugly. The Democrats' politics of personal destruction will be taken to an entirely new level. They know Obama won't stand a chance against Cain.

 

[miles]

Insightful post, as usual.

LMAO!

You had no idea what the hell you were talking about and made yourself look like a fool.

Sounds like a you problem.

 

[KRCummings]

LMAO!

You had no idea what the hell you were talking about and made yourself look like a fool.

Sounds like a you problem.

So explain what he's wrong about.

 

[JohnnySavage]

LMAO!

You had no idea what the hell you were talking about and made yourself look like a fool.

Sounds like a you problem.

So it's your position that the 47% of workers who don't pay federal income tax under the current code, won't have to pay 9% under Cain's plan? And they will be exempt from the 9% sales tax? I didn't see that exemption in his plan. Can you direct me to the section?

 

[miles]

Liberal commentator Juan Williams explains the Left's fear of Herman Cain

 

[JohnnySavage]

Liberal commentator Juan Williams explains the Left's fear of Herman Cain

If you don't want to answer the question, that's fine. I didn't really expect you wanted to discuss the plan. You're more of a pithy one-liner poster.

 

[Lancecastor]

vaulted to the lead

27 percent of likely Republican primary voters.

Romney 23 percent

336 asked

The margin of error 5.35 percentage points.

Wow, what 336 people said on the phone is....news?

A 4 percent gap with a 5.35 percent margin of error means Cain "vaulted" into the lead?

Cain has nearly 100 people rooting for him!

Go Cain, Go Cain, Go Cain! WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!

Miles, you're a fucking Genius!

 

[nalas15]

have any of you had a Godfather's pizza? I did and it wasn't very good. Don't think 9-9-9 will be either. Not that he has a chance of being elected or nominated.

 

[miles]

So it's your position that the 47% of workers who don't pay federal income tax under the current code, won't have to pay 9% under Cain's plan? And they will be exempt from the 9% sales tax? I didn't see that exemption in his plan. Can you direct me to the section?

My position is you're incapable of understanding his proposal no matter how many times you read it or how simply it's explained to you. This isn't the first time you've had issues like this.

BTW, save the deflecting questions for someone else.

 

[snugglestruggle]

This is an interesting development.Obama's such a failure I thought he'd ruin it for black candidates for the next 50yrs . I happen to like that Herman Cain doesn't mince words.

It would be poetic to see a failed liberal president replaced by a successful conservative one and both being black would just be all the better. Maybe then the race card could be burried forever.

 

[eyer]

Maybe then the race card could be burried forever.

That's an utopian thought...

 

[snugglestruggle]

yes it is but it would go along way to healing the political divide & unite the country. THere will always be bigotry without anyone ginning it up for personal gain.

 

[koalabear]

LMAO!

You had no idea what the hell you were talking about and made yourself look like a fool.

Sounds like a you problem.

He can't help it, it's the chihuahua in him.

 

[eyer]

yes it is but it would go along way to healing the political divide & unite the country.

You understand this nation was born in political division, and that no nation has ever existed sans political division...

...right?

You also understand the natural law of the universe is fueled by chaos...

...right?

Friction happens to be the rule of this world; peace is the exceptional treat...

...conflict resolution and anger management notwithstanding.

 

[mercury14]

That half the people will go from zero income tax to 9% and from zero federal sales tax to 9%?

Good luck getting that through the southern Republican congress critters. Voting to raise taxes from zero to 18% on half your constituents is a death blow.

It's not half that are going from 0% to 9%. It's only like 46%, dawg. Geez....


Btw Miles, about 75 House Republicans swore never to raise taxes for their lifetimes. How will Cain get this past them? Raising taxes by a whopping 9% on almost half the country seems kind of like a slight violation of their pledge.

Or is your song that it's okay to raise taxes by 9% on half the country, but raising taxes from 36% to 39.6% on one percent of the country is stealing?

 

[1sickbastard]

It's not half that are going from 0% to 9%. It's only like 46%, dawg. Geez....


Btw Miles, about 75 House Republicans swore never to raise taxes for their lifetimes. How will Cain get this past them? Raising taxes by a whopping 9% on almost half the country seems kind of like a slight violation of their pledge.

Or is your song that it's okay to raise taxes by 9% on half the country, but raising taxes from 36% to 39.6% on one percent of the country is stealing?

It's hard to 'steal' from people who have sweet fuck all to begin with.