After all the accusation, after all the drama, after all the petty little complaints and finger pointing, we are finally able to witness Mr. Cain step down from his GOP campaign for Presidency. Cain has been all the talk recently as he has been accused of sexual misconduct and harassment, and criticized on his economic and immigration plans, and now we are treated to a little bit of silence from his team and the media.
Herman Cain’s attention originated from his own vernacular. I personally thing the funniest thing he said was in an interview in the early fall, saying that he was looking to avoid any “sneak-a-taxes” on the American tax payer, which was then tied all into his 9-9-9 plan. His 9-9-9 plan was the forefront of his campaign pledge and stance. He continually defended the plan, and received a lot of criticism and inquiry from people as he continued to support his plan. The attention was lost on his main plan when he struggled to be as specific with any other issue during the debates in the late fall and early winter.
What is left now are two things- The remember and humor gags of Cain’s campaign is the first. But more importantly, HIS VOTERS are now up for grabs by the other GOP candidates. New Hampshire is coming up in a few months, meaning that the time to gain supporters is NOW. The other Republican candidates are fishing for Cain’s supporters in order to secure a fair chance, and they hope to do so by upsetting the Romney and Gingrich campaigns, who have over the last few weeks have influenced their way to the top of the polls of the Republican race for a Primary winner.
The underdogs, or…just dogs, of this campaign are Michelle Bachmann, Ron Paul, and that other guy… I mean Rick Santorum, and hoping to snack Cain supporters despite their own low percentage rates in the race. The one way I can see this happening is because Cain was a supporter of small government, and hoping the Tea Party supporters would lean toward the Bachmann campaign for her notoriety in it.
What challenges me with the results of Cain’s abandonment of the Primary race is how much energy we focus on him…and for what? A friend of mine refrains from political race talk because he claim’s “it’s too early for anything to matter.” In some ways, yes I agree with him. There is no certain outcome for any of the candidates. After all, the three months of media attention that Cain has received is now irrelevant and will be forgotten about in 2 months. Yet, it is not too early in some ways, for his supporters now have a very difficult task to undertake: they must re-adjust their views to someone else. Refer back to a post I published I think it was last week: our beliefs and ideals make a hollow hold for someone to fit into- a candidate can’t fit the mold perfectly, so we must chose who fits it best. In the next week it will be interesting to see where they readjust and to whom.
(Bonus points for anyone who can write the next line to the Song that is featured in the title of this post!)
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