Potential dark horse

[tmthforu94]

I don't think it's unrealistic. Granted, he starts out at a disadvantage by not having elected office, but 2010 was considered one of the biggest wave elections and Steele presided under it, which shows a strong amount of leadership. Additionally he would be appealing to party leaders as an African-American. As long as he runs to the right, he should have a pretty good chance at the nomination. In terms of the general, if he runs like he did for Governor he could be a formidable opponent to Hillary - if she doesn't nominate a black VP I could see African-Americans leaving the Democratic Party in droves.

[tmthforu94]

Like Napoleon said, Herman Cain came from nowhere in 2012 and potentially would have won the nomination without the scandal.

Compared to Cain, Michael Steele has much more name recognition. If Herman Cain can win the nomination, so can Steele. The difference is that Steele would be an extremely formidable opponent to Hillary in the General Election - Cain wouldn't.