In the Spirit of Sankofa,
.......Black folk on the horizon, strong:
Herman Cain Wins Florida Straw Poll; Perry Distant Second
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | September 25, 2011 9:55 AM EDT
Atlanta businessman Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll Saturday, defeating second-place Rick Perry after the Texas governor spoke to a group of activists with a breakfast speech.
Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, came in first with 37.1 percent of the 2,657 votes cast by GOP delegates at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Perry came in a distant second at 15.4 percent.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney followed with 14 percent while former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum drew 11 percent. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul finished with 10.5 percent, former Speaker Newt Gingrich finished with 8.5 percent, while former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman finished with 2 percent. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who won the Iowa straw poll in August, finished with just 1 percent of the vote, Fox News reported.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/219443/20110925/hermain-cain-florida-straw-poll-wins-rick-perry.htm
Peace In,
.......Black folk on the horizon, strong:
Herman Cain Wins Florida Straw Poll; Perry Distant Second
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | September 25, 2011 9:55 AM EDT
Atlanta businessman Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll Saturday, defeating second-place Rick Perry after the Texas governor spoke to a group of activists with a breakfast speech.
Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, came in first with 37.1 percent of the 2,657 votes cast by GOP delegates at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Perry came in a distant second at 15.4 percent.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney followed with 14 percent while former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum drew 11 percent. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul finished with 10.5 percent, former Speaker Newt Gingrich finished with 8.5 percent, while former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman finished with 2 percent. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who won the Iowa straw poll in August, finished with just 1 percent of the vote, Fox News reported.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/219443/20110925/hermain-cain-florida-straw-poll-wins-rick-perry.htm
Peace In,