Herman Cain’s been getting quite a bit of attention this week, in large part because of his impressive performance during this week’s GOP presidential debate, where he repeatedly touted his “999″ plan to overhaul the tax code. And it appears to be resonating with GOP voters. In an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday, Cain is leading the GOP field nationally, with 27% to former Governor Mitt Romney’s 23%.
I’m not a trained economist, though I think the Washington Post’s Fact Checker did a thorough job of sorting out the fact from the fiction (and in some instances the downright delusion) in Cain’s plan. (If elected President, does Cain actually think he can overhaul the tax code 3 times?)
Just the same, the surge in Cain’s popularity of late is a fascinating turn of events. In 2008, it was Obama vs. McCain. Could 2012 be Obama vs. Cain? Could we actually see two African-Americans at the top of the ticket vying for the presidency?
Or is Cain simply just the new GOP flavor of the week? (In this case, white dark chocolate.)
One thing’s for sure: if it does comes down to an Obama vs. Cain face-off, it will be proof positive for racist fundamentalist Christians across the nation that the apocalypse is definitely near.
Of course, secular progressives might see the match-up a bit differently. As comic W. Kamau Bell wryly tweeted: “If the Presidential election was Obama vs. Cain, would that be black on black crime at the highest level?”
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