Daily News Article - September 30, 2011
1. Who is Herman Cain?
2. Why does Herman Cain think a large majority of black Americans always vote Democratic?
3. How do President Obama's supporters cover up his failures, according to Mr. Cain in his new memoir?
4. Mr. Cain won the Republican straw poll in Florida this week. What was the outcome of a Rasmussen poll a few days later between Mr. Cain and President Obama?
5. For what reason does Mr. Cain think at least one-third of black Americans will vote for him?
6. When CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked Mr. Cain "...you think a third of African Americans will vote for you?" Mr. Cain responded "...They won't be voting for me because I'm black. They'll be voting for me because of my policies and because of what I'm offering to fix this economy...That's what they're responding to."
a) Do you think that African Americans who vote for Herman Cain will do so because they agree with his policies, or because he is black?
b) Why shouldn't citizens vote for a candidate based on race or sex?