26% Cain
24% Romney
14% Perry
9% Gingrich
7% Paul
4% Bachmann
16% Others/Undecided
“Herman Cain has done two very smart things,” InsiderAdvantage CEO Matt Towery tells Newsmax. “First of all, he’s willing to show personality.
He’s not afraid to be Herman Cain. … This is the real Herman Cain you see on the stage. There is no difference between the Herman you see on the stage, and the Herman you see talking. And he’s just letting it all fly.
“The second thing is, Herman Cain has done something very smart in that he has created in essence an acronym for his plan to solve the tax and deficit situation, his 9-9-9 plan. Usually in political debates if you can create something people can hold onto and remember, or even gives the impression that you have a specific plan, you’re going to gain substantial points.”
Towery says Cain is demonstrating that he has been able to compensate for his lack of political experience by applying the marketing and presentation skills he mastered in the corporate world, where he restored Godfather’s Pizza to profitability, served as head of the National Restaurant Association, and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Towery adds that Cain’s strength should be concerning to Romney.
“I think it is a wake-up call,” says Towery. “But one thing we have to keep in mind is that national polls can be very deceiving … ultimately, the primary is a state-by-state contest.”
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/cain-romney-polls-2012/2011/10/05/id/413390
