Would Cain be leading if he were not black?

[rio grande]

"The thought of rallying behind a conservative African-American candidate for the Republican nomination undoubtedly is appealing to many conservatives, if only to prove to liberals and journalists that they aren’t the racists they are often portrayed to be."

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_53/would_herman_cain_be_leading_race_if_he_were_white-209984-1.html

It's not racism to point out that Cain, like Obama, is an 'affirmative action', 'magic negro' candidate.
He is a fine man personally, good to have for a next door neighbor maybe, but a mediocre politician at best.
If Republicans want to put up a happy-face candidate over a principled Constitutionalist one thinking he will get you the black vote, go ahead.  See what it gets you.
I'm sticking with Ron Paul.

[magooch]

I think the racists are the ones who make an issue of it.  I am not necessarily a Cain supporter, but I wouldn't care if he were green; I'm only interested in his ideas and principles.

[lakota]

I'm sticking with Ron Paul too but if he doesnt make it to run in the general election I would much rather see Cain on the ballot than Romney

[Pat/Rick]

Cain is not my first choice, I would rather see Allen West , or perhaps Condi Rice on the campaign trail. There are too many "sects" in the repub party right now. The repub party has no sense of itself as shown by all the branched out bickering going on. It's my prediction that the repub party will start leaning even more to the left to pick up more swing voters. IMO this has already happened as evidenced by the last elections candidate choice.
 
But to answer the OP question directly, no.

[OldSchoolRanger]

I personally would like to have Condi Rice over Cain.  She's knowledgeable, and politically astute, not to mention a nice looking lady. 
I honestly don't know the answer to the OP, I guess I'll have to say, possibly, since most people are fed up with quasi Republicans.  Let's get an honest to goodness real conservative to run against O.  People feel Cain is more conservative than Mitt.

[BBF]

Dr. Rice has more sense then getting into that mess.

[briarpatch]

You get the status quo with condi, I mean she is, of all of them a politician first. The left would dance in the streets for weeks. 

[OldSchoolRanger]

Dr. Rice has more sense then getting into that mess.

Your probably right, it was just wishful thinking on my part.

You get the status quo with condi, I mean she is, of all of them a politician first. The left would dance in the streets for weeks. 

briarpatch - Miss Rice is not a professional politician, maybe that's why she was so good when she was the Secretary of State.  Miss Condi Rice is by profession an educator, a Political Science Professor at Stanford University to be exact.  She is just excellent in anything she does, including her stint as Secretary of State.  Smart, talented, and classy, unlike out current Secretary of State.

Sorry for diverging off the subject.

[briarpatch]

No one and I mean no one that would support the clown knows enough to be president of a dog house much less a country. MHO. If you endorse someone you vote for them, as she did the clown.
However we both will vote for who we like, but we both will live with the consequences.
Concerning our current S.O.S, I could walk into a prison in any state and spin a bottle and take who ever it points at and they would do better, more honest job.