Much has been made about where Herman Cain stands in regards to the current crop of GOP candidates. Former Cain supporters, like myself, have ended up in many different camps.
Last night, during a Q&A session after Cain delivered the Tea Party response to the State of the Union address, Cain gave some thoughts on the two front-runners for the GOP nod.
On Gingrich and Romney, Cain said, “I think they are both excellent candidates and I am not endorsing either one.”
On which one would best be able to beat Obama in November, Cain said, “I think they both can if they can overcome their ‘ifs’.”
Cain clarified the ‘ifs’ facing both candidates as he sees them.
On Romney, “He must be more specific… Particularly when it comes to the economy. I have looked at his plan and the 59 point plan won’t cut it.”
On Gingrich, “One of his big ifs is if he can shake off these attacks on how he left Congress in the 1990s.”
When pressed on his opinion of the character attacks on Gingrich, Cain said, “Voters aren’t stupid. They know [these attacks on Newt] were well planned.” He went on to say, “The American people are waking up to dirty gutter politics”
