How the ‘Hermanator’ could be the Republican to challenge Barack Obama in 2012
He is a former pizza chain magnate, the son of a chauffeur and a cleaner, a conservative African-American — and, to just about everyone’s surprise, a strong contender in the Republican presidential race.
As other leading contenders have begun to falter, Herman Cain has surged into second place in Republican ranks, buoyed by his fiery oratory and impressive debate performances, a radical tax plan – and a background in business, not politics.
All that, plus the plain-speaking appeal of a man who calls himself “The Hermanator”, has suddenly pushed Mr Cain’s candidacy into a national spotlight as some Republicans now believe that this is the man to challenge Barack Obama in 2012.
“The American people are signalling that they don’t want another politician nominated as their candidate or in the White House,” he said last week, in the booming voice and Southern cadences already well known to congregations at the Atlanta Baptist church where he is an associate pastor and gospel singer.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk
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