If you’d have told anyone this time last year that the darling of the GOP would be an old, black pizza baron, you’d probably have been laughed out of the Tea Party rally. Lo and behold, we're 12 months away from the 2012 presidential election, and Herman Cain—an old, black pizza baron—is outpolling his GOP presidential opponents, including far more qualified candidates like Mitt Romney.
But while the polls may be on the 65-year-old’s side for now, reality will not be, and the reality is this: Herman Cain is not your next president. Herman Cain is your next Sarah Palin.
First, let’s realize that the polling about Cain doesn’t matter. The Florida straw poll he won recently was an event that cost $175 to attend, and only 996 people voted for Cain. If anyone thinks that’s a meaningful litmus test for how Cain would fare in a major election, they’re likely being blinded by the trendy candidate’s unfounded media buzz.
In April 2008, 8 percent of Americans told the Associated Press that they would feel uncomfortable voting for a black president. Assuming the actual number is higher due to the number of people ashamed of being forthcoming about their racism, it's likely that, when it comes right down to it, 12 to 15 percent of voters simply aren’t going to choose Cain over Romney or Texas Governor Rick Perry because of the color of his skin.
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