I went to bed last night with Cain as a joke

[King]

Every thread is now about how he might the nominee.  What the hell happened?

EDIT: Hmmm... the thread title sounds different now that I've hit post.

[King]

Sounds hot.

Apparently it spawned Cainmentum, and here Perry thought it had to be with Newt.

Still, how did Cain rise so much so fast?
Why is Cain all over the place?
Why are Cain's poll numbers so good?

[King]

Every thread is now about how he might the nominee.  What the hell happened?

Fox News released a national poll in which he tied his previous high from mid-June.

I know, I know, he won the Florida straw poll, Perry's apparent implosion has created a vacuum, and Cain's an endless source of charming aphorisms. But "overreaction" doesn't even begin to describe the terms in which people are discussing his candidacy on the Atlas Forum.)

The whole internets have been buzzing about Cain since the 22nd, climaxing on the 25th: