Reply #7: I think all the points you make about Herman Cain are valid......

[TheDebbieDee]

But I think you missed the biggest reason for Cain's presence in the repuke primary race - Herman Cain is in the republican primary race to deflect claims of racism that would otherwise be made against the Republican Party and the Tea Party.

I don't know if it is by design or happenstance that Cain has won a straw poll in Florida, but Cain will be dropping out of the race as soon as he sells enough books.

There's also the slight chance that he may wind up on the repuke ticket as the VP nominee, so the repukes can say that they have "one" too.