What is your opinion on Herman Cain....

I think the one thing he has going against him is that he has 0 experience in any form of government. That's a really big negative when running for president. I think voters really expect people running for president to have some kind of governing experience, preferably executive experience. That said he does have experience as a successful businessman, something that certainly helps him in this race. I think he needs to lean on that as much as possible and use that to help increase his name recognition. But even then it will be tough for him to win the nomination because he'll have to come from so far behind, at least according to the national polls.

He's as good a choice as any the Republicants currently have up for who's going to lose to President Obama.

I'm going to start out on a positive note and say I think Herman Cain has a beautiful singing voice. I was stunned when I heard him for the first time just as I was when I heard Jon Huntsman play the piano. I'll also add Cain has provided some much needed wit and humor to the GOP debates. He obviously has a good sense of humor and that's worth something! Now to the downsides...I already posted my views about his statement that he'd never appoint a Muslim in his Administration. I found that VERY offensive. Let's face it, while most, if not all of us here don't feel this way and in fact denounce those who do, we all know there are some Americans who didn't and still don't want a black man in the White House regardless of his party, his politics, his religion or his middle name. I'm sure Herman Cain is well aware of this face so why would he say something about another group of Americans? Yes, he did walk his statement back but you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, can you? He said it and he was quite definitive about it when he did so I think he showed his true self then rather than after having realized he'd hurt himself politically. Along the same lines, sort of, I doubt if most African-Americans cared for the condescending way in which he spoke about them when he said they tend to vote Democratic because they're brainwashed. I know I hate being condescended to or being told I can't or won't think for myself so I doubt if they like it any better than I do. I'd like to add that I'm not one to think the country should be run like a business or that business experience makes one qualified to be President. I don't think he knows a lot about how government works and that would be a definite hindrance should he be elected, which I seriously doubt he will. Anyway, you can't "downsize" the USA or "outsource" our elderly, our poor or our sick, can you? It's not a for-profit business where people can be seen as mere collateral damage. Annie

I don't know yet. I am still up in the air about him. I like his business experience but I am afraid that since he is not as politically savvy as some of the others, he is going to run into some major problems down the line. I think his lack of experience as a politician is a plus and probably an angle he should consider running on. The climate is ripe for someone who isn't the typical politician.

I was actually rooting for him until he came out and said he would consider putting muslims in his cabinet...That blew it for him in my mind. We have already had one muslim in office.