Rising Cain: Fringe Candidate Not So Fringe In Latest Tracking Poll

Via Hot Air, racist conservatives engage in the ultimate expression of tokenism by rallying to Cain.

It's insidious -- using a black man to keep the black man down.

I love insidious.

For the first time in my life, I'm proud to be an American.

This month’s tracking poll asked only three questions: “Who would be your top pick for president?”; “Who would be your second choice for president?”; and “Who do you think is the most electable in 2012?”

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Cain jumped to the top of the pack in terms of electability, taking 13 percent of the vote in the tracking poll, compared to the mere 3 percent he got last time. That puts him right behind New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie – ever the favorite, even though he says he won’t run — who attracted 19 percent of the vote and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who gets 17 percent, a slight drop from the last poll.

Cain beats Romney as respondents’ top pick for president – netting 15 percent of the vote, an increase of 10 percentage points from the last poll. As a second choice, he ties Christie for the largest percentage of the vote – 11 percent – just ahead of Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, and a significant increase from the 5 percent he got in the last poll.

There other news in the link: As you expected, Trump's share of the most electable designation (he was still polled for) dropped from 15% to 6%.

Cain seems to have just scooped all of that up. I think maybe the Trump voters were a bloc of "I want to vote Republican, but I don't like any of these guys" people, and after they also decided they didn't like Trump, they went to Cain.

Oddly, Newt Gingrich actually got a tiny bump in support, but this poll was conducted May 12-14, so his latest misadventures are not reflected there. Pawlenty also got a small bump, so I guess his debate appearance, and slowly growing acceptance as a real candidate, is helping some.

I'm still not on Team Cain. I'm a little worried that he doesn't have any government experience. I'm also a little worried that he had a bout with cancer, though I don't know how much people weigh such things in making decisions.

But most importantly -- I'm a racist, and I know this, because David Gregory told me so.

So, what I'm looking for from Cain is three things:

1, I want him to prove to me he's fluent with real policy details, not just broad themes.

2, I need to know he's healthy.

And,

3, I need him to be some other race. I will not insist on "White," but I refuse to go lower than "Dominican." That's my drop-dead position on race. I will meet him halfway, but only halfway.

posted by Ace at 03:22 PM

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