Herman Cain, a former company govt, bested different Republican presidential candidates in an exceedingly straw poll of Florida Republican activists Saturday, a blow to the once-surging campaign of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, that had lobbied arduous for victory.
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain spoke Saturday in Orlando, Fla.
Mr. Perry was the sole top-tier candidate to declare himself all-in for the straw poll, organized by the Republican Party of Florida and held in Orlando. His supporters had targeted the three,500 delegates, and Mr. Perry himself had poked another candidates for side-stepping the event.
But Mr. Herman Cain won the poll with thirty seventh of the two,657 votes forged. Mr. Perry finished a foreign second, with simply over 15 August 1945.
Mitt Romney, who has been dueling with Mr. Perry for the standing of front-runner in national opinion surveys, placed a detailed third within the Florida poll, with 14%. Mr. Romney is building a presence in Florida, however he had said he wouldn't actively campaign in any straw poll.
The Florida activists showed very little enthusiasm for Rep. Michele Bachmann, who carried only one.5% of the vote. Ms. Bachmann had won a straw poll last month in Iowa, where the participants were thought to incorporate an outsized variety of evangelical Christian conservatives.
Mr. Perry's second-place end caps a troublesome stretch for the Texas governor once he stumbled repeatedly in an exceedingly Thursday night discussion, additionally held in Orlando. In interviews, several Florida Republicans said they'd attended the talk expecting to back the Texas governor within the straw poll. however they reconsidered once his poor showing.
"I planned to support Rick Perry, however i used to be somewhat disappointed together with his performance," said Fred Scheibl, a delegate who helped former big apple town Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2008.
In the discussion, Mr. Perry struggled to parry his rivals' attacks and was repeatedly rebuffed by his prime rival, Mr. Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts.
Mr. Perry additionally angered some conservatives by standing by a Texas law he had signed creating illegal immigrants eligible for in-state university tuition. At one purpose within the discussion, Mr. Perry instructed that opponents of the law do not "have a heart" -- a line Mr. Romney quickly embraced in his own attacks against the Texas governor.
"We were all staring at Perry as our knight in shining armor, however we're looking for he has some baggage," said Joyce Estes, a delegate from Apalachicola, before the voting. "The question is what quantity baggage we are able to settle for."
With polls showing the race a two-man contest between Messrs. Perry and Romney, the win catapults Mr. Herman Cain into the presidential image once his own bid languished throughout the summer.
Afterward, Mr. Cain hailed the win as "a sign of our growing momentum and my candidacy that can't be ignored."
Mr. Perry came into the event with all the momentum. A Quinnipiac University poll released earlier on gave Mr. Perry a nine-point edge over Mr. Romney among Florida Republicans, 31% to 22%.
In different results from the Florida straw poll, Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum placed fourth, with nearly Martinmas.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul won simply over 100 percent, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won simply over V-E Day.
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman won simply over two hundredth, sooner than Mrs. Bachmann
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain spoke Saturday in Orlando, Fla.
Mr. Perry was the sole top-tier candidate to declare himself all-in for the straw poll, organized by the Republican Party of Florida and held in Orlando. His supporters had targeted the three,500 delegates, and Mr. Perry himself had poked another candidates for side-stepping the event.
But Mr. Herman Cain won the poll with thirty seventh of the two,657 votes forged. Mr. Perry finished a foreign second, with simply over 15 August 1945.
Mitt Romney, who has been dueling with Mr. Perry for the standing of front-runner in national opinion surveys, placed a detailed third within the Florida poll, with 14%. Mr. Romney is building a presence in Florida, however he had said he wouldn't actively campaign in any straw poll.
The Florida activists showed very little enthusiasm for Rep. Michele Bachmann, who carried only one.5% of the vote. Ms. Bachmann had won a straw poll last month in Iowa, where the participants were thought to incorporate an outsized variety of evangelical Christian conservatives.
Mr. Perry's second-place end caps a troublesome stretch for the Texas governor once he stumbled repeatedly in an exceedingly Thursday night discussion, additionally held in Orlando. In interviews, several Florida Republicans said they'd attended the talk expecting to back the Texas governor within the straw poll. however they reconsidered once his poor showing.
"I planned to support Rick Perry, however i used to be somewhat disappointed together with his performance," said Fred Scheibl, a delegate who helped former big apple town Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2008.
In the discussion, Mr. Perry struggled to parry his rivals' attacks and was repeatedly rebuffed by his prime rival, Mr. Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts.
Mr. Perry additionally angered some conservatives by standing by a Texas law he had signed creating illegal immigrants eligible for in-state university tuition. At one purpose within the discussion, Mr. Perry instructed that opponents of the law do not "have a heart" -- a line Mr. Romney quickly embraced in his own attacks against the Texas governor.
"We were all staring at Perry as our knight in shining armor, however we're looking for he has some baggage," said Joyce Estes, a delegate from Apalachicola, before the voting. "The question is what quantity baggage we are able to settle for."
With polls showing the race a two-man contest between Messrs. Perry and Romney, the win catapults Mr. Herman Cain into the presidential image once his own bid languished throughout the summer.
Afterward, Mr. Cain hailed the win as "a sign of our growing momentum and my candidacy that can't be ignored."
Mr. Perry came into the event with all the momentum. A Quinnipiac University poll released earlier on gave Mr. Perry a nine-point edge over Mr. Romney among Florida Republicans, 31% to 22%.
In different results from the Florida straw poll, Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum placed fourth, with nearly Martinmas.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul won simply over 100 percent, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won simply over V-E Day.
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman won simply over two hundredth, sooner than Mrs. Bachmann
