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Herman Cain
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Republican Businessman & Talk-Show Host; 2011 GOP frontrunner
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![](../../SOTU_2012.jpg) 2012 State of the Union address to Congress
![](../../2012_Pres_Web.jpg) Survey of 2012 Presidential contenders' campaign websites
![](../../2012-CFG.jpg) Club for Growth 2012 Presidential White Papers
![](../../Cain_Gingrich.jpg) Head-to-head debate between Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich
![](../../2011_Your_Money_Your_Vote.jpg) 2011 CNBC GOP Primary debate, at Oakland University in Rochester, MI,
![](../../2011_GOP_Security.jpg) 2011 CNN National Security GOP primary debate
![](../../2011_CBS_Foreign_Policy.jpg) CBS News primary debate in South Carolina on Foreign Policy
![](../../Cain_Journey.jpg) My Journey to the White House, by Herman Cain
![](../../2011_GOP_Las_Vegas.jpg) GOP 2011 primary debate in Las Vegas
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![](../../2011_Jobs.jpg) Pres. Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress
![](../../2011_GOP_Tea_Party.jpg) 2011 Tea Party Express Republican Primary debate in Tampa, Florida
![](../../2011_GOP_Simi.jpg) 2011 GOP debate in Simi Valley CA at the Reagan Library, Sept. 7, 2011
![](../../2011_Straw_Poll.jpg) 2011 Republican primary debate at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 11, 2011, prior to the Iowa Straw Poll
![](../../2011_Twitter.jpg) 2011 Republican primary debate on Twitter.com, July 21, 2011
![](../../2011_Faith.jpg) Faith and Freedom Conference, June 4, 2011, in Waukee, Iowa
![](../../2011_Anselm.jpg) GOP primary debate in Manchester NH, June 13, 2011, at Saint Anselm College
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![](../../Think_Stupid.jpg) They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain (May 31, 2005)
![](../../CEO_of_Self.jpg) CEO of SELF, by Herman Cain
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Herman Cain on Abortion
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Click here for 4 full quotes on Abortion
OR other candidates on Abortion
OR background on Abortion.
- Life, liberty & pursuit of happiness starts with unborn life. (May 2011)
- Defund Planned Parenthood; intent was to kill black babies. (Jan 2011)
- Life begins at conception, period. (Jan 2011)
- Supports the Pro-life Presidential Leadership Pledge. (Jan 2012)
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Herman Cain on Budget & Economy
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Click here for 10 full quotes on Budget & Economy
OR other candidates on Budget & Economy
OR background on Budget & Economy.
- My grandchild was born in 2012 with $50,000 debt. (Jan 2012)
- There are two problems with Dodd-Frank: Dodd and Frank. (Nov 2011)
- Don't blame Wall Street; don't blame bankers; Blame yourself. (Oct 2011)
- Make sure that revenues equals spending. (Oct 2011)
- Wall St bailout was a win-win; but administered poorly. (Oct 2011)
- Audit the Federal Reserve; but fix it, don't end it. (Sep 2011)
- This economy is on life support; we need a bold solution. (Sep 2011)
- 9-9-9 economic growth: stop picking winners & losers. (Sep 2011)
- Block proposals for more spending and debt. (Sep 2011)
- Don't raise debt ceiling; that doesn't solve problem. (Aug 2011)
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Herman Cain on Civil Rights
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Click here for 10 full quotes on Civil Rights
OR other candidates on Civil Rights
OR background on Civil Rights.
- Don't distract army by reinstituting Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell. (Jun 2011)
- Ignoring DOMA is treasonous breach of presidential duty. (May 2011)
- Denied college admission due to race; but never lost faith. (Mar 2011)
- Won't appoint Muslims to Cabinet nor judgeships. (Jan 2011)
- It depends on what you mean by the term 'affirmative action'. (Jan 2007)
- I oppose government-imposed hiring quotas. (Jun 2005)
- If you believe in Bible, same-sex marriage is moot point. (Jun 2005)
- Amendment to protect the sacred institution of marriage. (Feb 2002)
- Women face added challenge of male dominated higher ranks. (Aug 2001)
- I removed the barriers rather than let barriers remove me. (Aug 2001)
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Herman Cain on Corporations
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Click here for 7 full quotes on Corporations
OR other candidates on Corporations
OR background on Corporations.
- Put some fuel in the engine that drives economic growth. (Nov 2011)
- CEOs must get involved or free market system will collapse. (Nov 2011)
- Take the capital gains tax rate & repatriation tax to zero. (Aug 2011)
- Suspend taxes on repatriated profits, permanently. (Aug 2011)
- Excessive regulation drives up prices; market self-regulates. (May 2011)
- When was the last time a poor person gave you a job? (May 2011)
- Lower corporate tax rate to 25%; and capital gains to 0%. (May 2010)
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Herman Cain on Education
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Click here for 5 full quotes on Education
OR other candidates on Education
OR background on Education.
- Get the federal government out of educating our kids. (Sep 2011)
- No Child Left Behind has unfunded mandates. (Aug 2011)
- Expand school vouchers and charter schools. (May 2011)
- Vouchers in DC public schools made a better future for kids. (Jun 2005)
- High school salutatorian; scholarship to Morehouse College. (Aug 2001)
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Herman Cain on Health Care
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OR background on Health Care.
- Medicare cost 9 times its originally promised cost. (Nov 2011)
- DC can't solve healthcare costs; use market driven ideas. (Nov 2011)
- Block grants to states & partial vouchers to people. (Nov 2011)
- If ObamaCare were in effect in 2006, I'd be dead of cancer. (Sep 2011)
- First, repeal ObamaCare; second, patient-centered reforms. (Sep 2011)
- Focus on controlling costs and choosing doctors. (Jul 2011)
- ObamaCare is health care "deform": repeal & replace. (May 2011)
- 1993: Clinton health plan would negatively impact jobs. (Aug 2001)
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Herman Cain on Homeland Security
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Click here for 11 full quotes on Homeland Security
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- Trust military to determine torture; waterboarding is not. (Nov 2011)
- No negotiating with terrorists, but look at each situation. (Oct 2011)
- Keep Guantanamo open; keep terrorists without negotiating. (Oct 2011)
- Fix FEMA; don't abolish FEMA. (Sep 2011)
- Can't put a price on security; cut waste, but nothing more. (Jul 2011)
- Best military training, equipment, & technology. (May 2011)
- Protect our people by whatever means, even waterboarding. (May 2011)
- START treaty gives away too much; build missile defense. (Jan 2011)
- Terrorists hate our freedoms and want our annihilation. (Jul 2006)
- No doubt that terrorists seek to destroy our way of life. (Jun 2005)
- FactCheck: No, Israel leader never mentioned our way of life. (Jun 2005)
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Herman Cain on Immigration
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Click here for 7 full quotes on Immigration
OR other candidates on Immigration
OR background on Immigration.
- Insecure border is a national security threat. (Nov 2011)
- Yes on fence, no on electrifying it. (Oct 2011)
- Secure the border with more boots on the ground. (Sep 2011)
- We have a path to citizenship: it's called legal immigration. (Aug 2011)
- Not right to sue Arizona for trying to protect themselves. (Jun 2011)
- Secure our borders; enforce our laws. (May 2011)
- Where's the fence? Not in the Immigration Bill!. (Jun 2007)
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Herman Cain on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- Limit unemployment to 26 weeks at first, then half later. (Nov 2011)
- I understand workers' needs because I've been a worker. (Sep 2011)
- Government doesn't create jobs; businesses create jobs. (Jul 2011)
- Economy is stalled like a train with no engine & no fuel. (Jun 2011)
- I believe in right-to-work laws. (Jun 2011)
- Employee Free Choice Act is really forced unionization. (May 2011)
- Card-Check is union intimidation, not free choice. (Feb 2009)
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Herman Cain on Principles & Values
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Click here for 29 full quotes on Principles & Values
OR other candidates on Principles & Values
OR background on Principles & Values.
- Exceptional nation: put "united" back into the United States. (Jan 2012)
- Survived cancer by relying on his wife & their faith. (Oct 2011)
- Married college sweetheart as soon as she graduated college. (Oct 2011)
- Raised in segregated Atlanta of the 1950s and 1960s. (Oct 2011)
- Best debate prep is to just be yourself. (Oct 2011)
- We've slid down the side of that shining city on the hill. (Sep 2011)
- Uniquely qualified to be America's CEO. (Jul 2011)
- Tea Party checks the powers within the Republican Party. (Jul 2011)
- Focus on the Three E's: economy, entitlements, and energy. (Jun 2011)
- American laws in American courts, not Shariah. (Jun 2011)
- Ran for president to make better world for grandkids. (Jun 2011)
- Pledge's "under God" is a collective reaffirmation. (May 2011)
- OpEd: Apologist right out of black conservative playbook. (Mar 2011)
- Liberals SIN: Shift the subject; Ignore facts; Name-call. (Feb 2011)
- 2004: Won second place in US Senate Republican primary. (Jun 2005)
- US polarized: party divide; racial divide; economic divide. (Jun 2005)
- Religious faith & political views inextricably intertwined. (Jun 2005)
- 1986: As CEO, refocused Godfather's Pizza on brand identity. (Jun 2005)
- 2004 decision to run for US Senate was divinely inspired. (Jun 2005)
- Think of yourself as the CEO of SELF, Inc. (Aug 2001)
- Happiness equation: something to do + someone to love. (Aug 2001)
- Unlikely candidates succeed under more uncertainty. (Aug 2001)
- To make decisions, a leader must be comfortable with risk. (Aug 2001)
- If right questions not asked, biggest problems go unsolved. (Aug 2001)
- Hope is key to happiness; happiness is key to success. (Aug 2001)
- Principles of happiness and success: you're the CEO of SELF. (Aug 2001)
- Make a strategic plan as CEO of SELF. (Aug 2001)
- Leaders must be self-motivated, focused risk-takers. (Aug 2001)
- Member of the Tea Party movement. (Aug 2012)
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Herman Cain on Social Security
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Click here for 15 full quotes on Social Security
OR other candidates on Social Security
OR background on Social Security.
- Old ideas prolong problem; use personal retirement accounts. (Nov 2011)
- Let people decide how to invest their Social Security. (Nov 2011)
- Cut payroll tax from 15.3% to 9%, to balance 9% sales tax. (Oct 2011)
- Chilean personal retirement model has worked for 30 years. (Sep 2011)
- Let younger workers opt into personal retirement accounts. (Sep 2011)
- Chilean model: they fixed the same broken system as US. (Sep 2011)
- Restructure entitlement programs instead of reshuffling them. (Jul 2011)
- Phase out of system with personal retirement plans at age 40. (Jun 2011)
- Modernize entitlements; nothing should be off the table. (May 2011)
- Government was never intended to be in retirement business. (Aug 2007)
- Divert forced payroll tax to personal retirement accounts. (May 2006)
- Throwing more money at broken system is simply stupid. (Jun 2005)
- Congress is in gross denial; system is broken for decades. (Jun 2005)
- Establish optional personal retirement accounts. (Jun 2005)
- Payroll tax is highly regressive. (Jun 2005)
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Herman Cain on Tax Reform
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Click here for 19 full quotes on Tax Reform
OR other candidates on Tax Reform
OR background on Tax Reform.
- Tax codes don't raise taxes; politicians do. (Nov 2011)
- 9-9-9 "Opportunity Zones" addresses issue of low-income. (Oct 2011)
- Congress will be barred from raising sales tax over 9%. (Oct 2011)
- 9-9-9 plan is revenue-neutral and expands the tax base. (Oct 2011)
- 9-9-9 plan eliminates several taxes while creating 1 new tax. (Sep 2011)
- 9-9-9 economic plan: 9% income tax + 9% sales tax. (Sep 2011)
- Federal government taxes too much and too often. (May 2011)
- Abolish the IRS; implement 23% national sales tax. (May 2011)
- Attack of the "ations": regulation; legislation, taxation. (Feb 2011)
- All tax increases are bad; but 2011 increase is punitive. (Jul 2010)
- FairTax stimulates economic growth and liberates the poor. (Aug 2007)
- Top 20% of earners pay nearly 80% of all income taxes. (Jun 2005)
- FactCheck: No, middle-earners pay more than 20% of taxes. (Jun 2005)
- FairTax will cause the US economy to skyrocket. (Jun 2005)
- 1990s: chaired Tax Leadership Council, promoting FairTax. (Jun 2005)
- Estate tax causes farmers to have to sell the farm. (Jun 2005)
- Public doesn't understand elementary economics of tax cuts. (Jun 2005)
- IRS automatic withholding is immoral taxation. (Jun 2005)
- 1995: Served on Commission on Economic Growth & Tax Reform. (Jun 2005)
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Herman Cain on War & Peace
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Click here for 7 full quotes on War & Peace
OR other candidates on War & Peace
OR background on War & Peace.
- Join Israel in attacking Iran if mission was clear. (Nov 2011)
- Economic sanctions on Iran, but no military. (Nov 2011)
- US intervention in Libya is inappropriate and wrong. (Jul 2011)
- Diplomacy must never compromise military might. (May 2011)
- What is mission & exit plan in Afghanistan? (May 2011)
- No clear strategy in either Libya or Syria. (May 2011)
- Undeniable connection between Iraq and War on Terror. (Jun 2005)
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Life, liberty & pursuit of happiness starts with unborn life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Defund Planned Parenthood; intent was to kill black babies: Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception, period: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports the Pro-life Presidential Leadership Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Denied college admission due to race; but never lost faith: Strongly Opposes topic 2 OpEd: Apologist right out of black conservative playbook: Opposes topic 2 Won't appoint Muslims to Cabinet nor judgeships: Strongly Opposes topic 2 It depends on what you mean by the term 'affirmative action': Opposes topic 2 I oppose government-imposed hiring quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Women face added challenge of male dominated higher ranks: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Don't distract army by reinstituting Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell: Favors topic 3 Ignoring DOMA is treasonous breach of presidential duty: Strongly Opposes topic 3 If you believe in Bible, same-sex marriage is moot point: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Amendment to protect the sacred institution of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Pledge's "under God" is a collective reaffirmation: Strongly Favors topic 4 Safety net has become dependency on the government: Strongly Favors topic 4 Religious faith & political views inextricably intertwined: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
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| First, repeal ObamaCare; second, patient-centered reforms: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is health care "deform": repeal & replace: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| Old ideas prolong problem; use personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Let people decide how to invest their Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Modernize entitlements; nothing should be off the table: Favors topic 6 Government was never intended to be in retirement business: Favors topic 6 Divert forced payroll tax to personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Throwing more money at broken system is simply stupid: Strongly Favors topic 6 Establish optional personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Get the federal government out of educating our kids: Favors topic 7 Expand school vouchers and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers in DC public schools made a better future for kids: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Society bears cost of pollution
(-5 points on Social scale)
| EPA should not start regulating dust, as scheduled in 2012: Strongly Favors topic 8 No ethanol subsidies; let markets decide forms of energy: Favors topic 8 |
No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Let each state pass a concealed weapon bill: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Take the capital gains tax rate & repatriation tax to zero: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Federal government taxes too much and too often: Strongly Opposes topic 11 When was the last time a poor person gave you a job?: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Abolish the IRS; implement 23% national sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Attack of the "ations": regulation; legislation, taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 All tax increases are bad; but 2011 increase is punitive: Strongly Opposes topic 11 FairTax stimulates economic growth and liberates the poor: Strongly Opposes topic 11 FairTax will cause the US economy to skyrocket: Strongly Opposes topic 11 1990s: chaired Tax Leadership Council, promoting FairTax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Estate tax causes farmers to have to sell the farm: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| We have a path to citizenship: it's called legal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Not right to sue Arizona for trying to protect themselves: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure our borders; enforce our laws: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Where's the fence? Not in the Immigration Bill!: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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| 1993: Favored GATT; trade is not a zero-sum game: Strongly Favors topic 13 China's economic strength is a national security threat: Opposes topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
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| Can't put a price on security; cut waste, but nothing more: Strongly Favors topic 15 Best military training, equipment, & technology: Strongly Favors topic 15 START treaty gives away too much; build missile defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
| No comment on McCain-Feingold nor Citizens United: Neutral on topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Diplomacy must never compromise military might: Strongly Opposes topic 17 What is mission & exit plan in Afghanistan?: Favors topic 17 No clear strategy in either Libya or Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Undeniable connection between Iraq and War on Terror: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Loosen government's grip; expand domestic energy resources: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No ethanol subsidies; let markets decide forms of energy: Opposes topic 18 Establish real energy independence, with existing resources: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Declare and implement a "drill here drill now" strategy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Illegal immigration exacerbates horrendous drug smuggling: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
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| Don't raise debt ceiling; that doesn't solve problem: Opposes topic 20 Suspend taxes on repatriated profits, permanently: Strongly Opposes topic 20 All tax increases are bad; but 2011 increase is punitive: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Lower corporate tax rate to 25%; and capital gains to 0%: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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