Pew Poll: Cain 3rd overall, but gaining in last days of interviewing

[Tender Branson]

GE among RV:



http://people-press.org/2011/10/06/obama-motivates-supporters-opponents-in-early-2012-matchups

[Tender Branson]

Cain's base = Southern men:

More like "old southern men". And because the GOP folks are 95% white, "old white southern men".

Probably a form of white guilt. Former clan members and sympathisers in the 60s who now think: "Hey, we were once so mean to these black folks, but they are actually pretty cool and folksy and business-minded and they hate the Muslims, so let's make up for it and vote for one."

[Tender Branson]

Cain's base = Southern men:

More like "old southern men". And because the GOP folks are 95% white, "old white southern men".

Probably a form of white guilt. Former clan members and sympathisers in the 60s who now think: "Hey, we were once so mean to these black folks, but they are actually pretty cool and folksy and business-minded and they hate the Muslims, so let's make up for it and vote for one."

Meh, I'd say it's a bit reductive to say that all older white men in the South are "Former clan members and sympathisers".

I didn't say "all", but there could be "some".

[Tender Branson]

Cain's base = Southern men:

More like "old southern men". And because the GOP folks are 95% white, "old white southern men".

Probably a form of white guilt. Former clan members and sympathisers in the 60s who now think: "Hey, we were once so mean to these black folks, but they are actually pretty cool and folksy and business-minded and they hate the Muslims, so let's make up for it and vote for one."

you really have no business being a moderator on this forum

What has this to do with my ability to moderate ?

@Tender Branson

Why do you choose to be purposely blind to facts?  What purpose does it serve?

Go soak your head for five and a half minutes and then read the following sentence over and over for the rest of the week:  "Herman Cain supporters support Herman Cain because they agree with Herman Cain more than they agree with the other GOP candidates."

Let's wait until the SC primary is over and let's see how your boy Herman Cain does with these voters relative to the polls.

[Tender Branson]

Cain's base = Southern men:

More like "old southern men". And because the GOP folks are 95% white, "old white southern men".

Probably a form of white guilt. Former clan members and sympathisers in the 60s who now think: "Hey, we were once so mean to these black folks, but they are actually pretty cool and folksy and business-minded and they hate the Muslims, so let's make up for it and vote for one."

you really have no business being a moderator on this forum

What has this to do with my ability to moderate ?

You mean, other than the fact you’re stating Cain’s support is springing from the guilt of ex-Klan members when there is NOTHING to indicate that and not enough ex-Klan members to even represent 1% of Cain’s support?   Guess not much.

Of course this is not a FACT, only a possibility. Because you cannot measure how many old white southern men will say if they were sympathisers of the Klan or in it. That means it could still be a motive for some of these older white southern men, but mostly none of them will publicly say so.