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  Cain, Herman
CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationRepublican  
<-  2009-01-01  
 
NameHerman Cain
Emailhc@hermancain.com
Website [Link]
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Born December 13, 1945
DiedJuly 30, 2020 (74 years)
ContributorNone Entered
Last ModifedRP
Jul 30, 2020 09:31am
Tags Black - Married - Cancer - Baptist - Straight -
InfoRaised in Georgia, Cain adopted the lessons of his parents - dedication to hard work and the importance of faith - and carried them with him to the pinnacle of the corporate world. Cain earned a degree in mathematics from Morehouse College in 1967 and later earned a master's degree in computer science from Purdue University, while working as a mathematician for the Department of the Navy. He then worked as a business analyst for The Coca-Cola Company. In 1968, he married his wife, Gloria and they have two grown children.

In 1977, Herman Cain joined The Pillsbury Company and within three years, at the age of 34, rose to the position of Vice President of Corporate Systems and Services. Cain, reflecting his father's drive to seek greater challenges, then set his sights on a corporate presidency.

With this goal ahead of him and his mother's faith to support him, Cain resigned his senior position and started on another career path - the restaurant industry. He started from the ground up by making hamburgers at Pillsbury's Burger King division. Nine months later, he was managing 400 Burger King units in the Philadelphia region, the country's poorest performer. Within three years, his region had earned the reputation for excellence and was the company's best.

In 1986, Pillsbury appointed Cain to the presidency of the then financially troubled Godfather's Pizza, Inc. chain headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. In 14 short months, under Cain's leadership, the chain regained profitability. In 1988, he led his executive team in a buyout of the company from Pillsbury.

Cain was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association in 1988. In 1994 to 1995, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors. While leading this association, he developed the organization into a pro-business voice via national debates and speeches concerning health care reform, employment policies, and taxation. Following this experience, he was appointed to serve on the Economic Growth and Tax Reform Commission in addition to serving as Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He then became a senior advisor to the 1996 Dole/Kemp campaign for the Presidency.

Herman Cain continued the responsibilities of President and Chairman of Godfather's Pizza, Incorporated, while beginning a second career delivering national keynote speeches. Using his messages as the foundation, he created his own leadership consulting company, The THE New Voice, Inc. THE New Voice packages his speaking and develops his products, including books, DVDs, CDs of gospel music, and promotes his keynote speeches. He has authored four books to date on topics ranging from leadership to self-empowerment including Leadership is Common Sense and CEO of Self.

In 1996, Cain became CEO and President of the National Restaurant Association. He had been a member of the NRA Board since 1988, and had served as its elected volunteer chairman in 1994/1995. Cain thus became the only volunteer chairman to become the full-time CEO and President of the Association while still a member of the Board. Cain headed the NRA in this position for two and a half years.

In 1999, Cain sought to leverage his restaurant experience with the technology market and he became CEO and President of RetailDNA. Its mission is to provide innovative marketing solutions to the retail sector.

Today, Herman is a radio talk show host on "The Herman Cain Show" out of Atlanta’s WSB 750am and is a FOX News Business Commentator. Cain remains President and CEO of THE New Voice, Inc. and serves on the Boards of Directors for AGCO Corporation, Hallmark Cards Incorporated and Whirlpool Corporation. In 2004, he ran as a candidate for the United States Senate from Georgia.


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EVENTS
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 07, 2012 03:55pm General GOP civil war: Herman Cain calls for third party  Article Ashley 
Oct 21, 2012 06:00am Statement Herman Cain: 'Stupid people are ruining America'  Article Jason 
Sep 21, 2012 12:00pm News Cain says he'd be leading Obama if he were nominee  Article John 
Apr 16, 2012 12:30pm Oops Herman Cain Rally at the Capitol Fails Spectacularly  Article Craverguy 
Jan 19, 2012 04:05pm Announcement Herman Cain will deliver Tea Party response to the State of the Union   Article RP 
Dec 15, 2011 10:25am General Herman Cain says he'd like to be secretary of Defense  Article Homegrown Democrat 

DISCUSSION
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D:1RP ( 5639.5112 points)
Thu, July 2, 2020 06:22:05 PM UTC0:00
In the hospital with Covid-19. [Link]
 
D:1RP ( 5639.5112 points)
Thu, July 2, 2020 10:22:59 PM UTC0:00
Or should I say, Covid-19-19-19
 
I:9951E Pluribus Unum ( -256.3187 points)
Thu, July 2, 2020 10:44:34 PM UTC0:00
[Link]
 
Joker:9757BrentinCO ( 9685.2871 points)
Thu, July 2, 2020 11:05:15 PM UTC0:00
E Pluribus Unum: [Link]

I feel hopeful for some reason now.
 
I:9951E Pluribus Unum ( -256.3187 points)
Thu, July 2, 2020 11:54:44 PM UTC0:00
BrentinCO: I feel hopeful for some reason now.
Its why he said it. Tracey Sketchit inspired him so much...
 
D:1RP ( 5639.5112 points)
Thu, July 30, 2020 03:29:27 PM UTC0:00
 
D:1RP ( 5639.5112 points)
Thu, July 30, 2020 05:33:13 PM UTC0:00
Sigh...

 
D:1RP ( 5639.5112 points)
Thu, July 30, 2020 05:43:57 PM UTC0:00
And now they're saying he died of the cancer that went into remission 14 years ago and not COVID...
 
I:10200Jeaux ( 55.7098 points)
Thu, July 30, 2020 06:11:44 PM UTC0:00
Its a shame that's how someone spins this....he died a completely avoidable death because he was packed like a sardine into that Tulsa rally where no one had a mask on....that should be so hard to understand....
 
Joker:9757BrentinCO ( 9685.2871 points)
Thu, July 30, 2020 06:34:16 PM UTC0:00
Sad. He was very accomplished in business, government and media. I know not everyone here agrees with his politics, but his success and career path is genuinely inspirational.
 
D:1RP ( 5639.5112 points)
Mon, August 31, 2020 02:02:50 PM UTC0:00
 
NPA:10038Luzerne County Historian ( -171.9436 points)
Fri, June 21, 2024 02:41:46 AM UTC0:00
What If Scenario

Feel free to explain your reasoning if you feel like it because I'm genuinely curious and I think everyone here has the knowledge to make a convincing argument one way or the other.
If Herman Cain won the Republican nomination in 2012, would he have beaten Obama in the general election?
No 18 (90%)
Yes 2 (10%)
20 Votes Cast
Polls Close June 27, 2024 12:00am
 
I:9951E Pluribus Unum ( -256.3187 points)
Fri, June 21, 2024 03:31:43 AM UTC0:00
Honestly I think Ron Paul is the only Republican that actually could have stood a chance against Obama. GRANTED I think Obama was destined to win his second term, but of the options I think Paul was the only one who COULD have egged his way in.

First just looking at hypothetical polling, Cain performs poorly. (Granted that some poll had Paul doing bad, but Paul's numbers fluctuated more)

Second: Paul's 2 campaigns birthed the Right Wing wave of the 2010s; The TEA Party, Trumpism, the Alt-Right, etc. His election would have been seen as the culmination of the TEA Party "winning"

3rd: He probably could have convinced at least some people in the Dem Tent to support him, especially younger Anti-War Progressive types who were still kinda figuring things out ideologically. (I know someone who used to be a Ron Paul supporter who is now a borderline communist, so they do exist.)

Doesn't really address Cain that much, but I honestly don't see how anyone but Paul stood a chance
 
D:10358Charlotte KAP ( 200.7075 points)
Fri, June 21, 2024 06:58:42 AM UTC0:00
No. Folks were tired after 8 years of Bush, Obama's coming up was the ultimate case of Right Place, Right Time. Hell, McCain couldn't even beat Obama.
 
D:6086Jason (13474.0391 points)
Fri, June 21, 2024 06:06:14 PM UTC0:00
No, because being a meme was still a liability for a general election candidate back in 2012.
 
D:1RP ( 5639.5112 points)
Fri, June 21, 2024 08:48:00 PM UTC0:00
I think Herman would have gotten .999% less of the vote.
Importance? 6.75000 Average

FAMILY
Wife Gloria Cain 00, 1968-Jul 30, 2020

INFORMATION LINKS
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  06/26/2012 US President - R Primaries Lost 0.07% (-51.96%)
  06/05/2012 US President - D Primaries Lost 0.00% (-90.86%)
  08/13/2011 Iowa GOP Presidential Straw Poll Lost 8.65% (-20.00%)
  07/20/2004 GA US Senate - R Primary Lost 26.17% (-27.07%)
  07/01/2000 US President - R Primaries Lost 0.00% (-62.00%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  05/10/2022 Member of the Federal Reserve Board Lost 0.00% (-50.50%)
  02/27/2017 US Secretary of Commerce Lost 0.00% (-72.73%)
  05/20/2014 GA US Senate - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-30.64%)
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