If everybody who said ” Cain can’t win” would send a dollar.
Or those who said ” Cain who?” would send a dollar
Or those who argued “but he’s not a politician” would chip in fifty cents.

No he doesn’t have it now, but to fight back the two money machines nipping at his heels it will take all the grassrooters to chip in. Because right now the big name players are too afraid he’ll slip down so they won’t caugh up the cash. More than anything they want to back Perry so they don’t have to support Romney. But that Cain guy is posing quite a conundrum, because he might actually have the support.

If my grey cells remember right SC is still before Florida. And New Hampshire and Nevada are duking it out for other prime dates. A few of these candidates would do well to look at their money and the timing and make a tough decision. I know T-Paw feels he got out to early but come on, if you haven’t gotten a foothold now when are you going to get one.

I’m looking at every poll coming down the pike this year because I’m looking for the trends that tell will me more people are getting motivated. What many are showing , apart from leaders and laggers, are how many people say I can change my mind, or I’m not firm, stuff like that. Also if people aren’t looking at polls now, and they are hopelessly enamored with say a Huntsman or Santorum who remain at the bottom, then they are deluding themselves.

I like Cain and Bachman and Newt. But who do I send five or ten bucks to when I get a few extra bucks? The answer lies in what the rest of the nation is doing. I can’t send much but I don’t want it wasted. I don’t believe Bachman and Gingrich can get back up. So it will go to Cain who needs it as he has momentum. Romney and Perry obviously don’t need the money.

As to your chart above, yes I gave to Fred. And I’ve never once regretted it.

Also, I would never tell Neil S. polls mean nothing early on. He might whack me with something.

McCain polled in a somewhat narrow range, but never led in the polling. Guilliani and Thompson led most of the year. The most dramatic difference is that Gov. Perry started out strong, and for a time led in the polls, and once the electorate kicked the tires, decided on Cain, at least for the time being. I wonder if there is any analogous situation where a candidate announces, leaps to the top of the polls, and within two months flames out.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/28141/gallup-poll-review-john-mccain.aspx

I thought i made it clear how I use the polls. I knew who my candidates were. Early on. As time passed , I was able to slim it down based on not only what the candidates said but I also looked at what others are saying. I keep an open mind.

As i’ve stated I could got with Cain, Newt or Bachman. If Newt’s numbers were where Cain’s are now I’d be sending him money. Or if Bachman was up there, same thing. But I send what little I have partly based on what I believe to be momentum. Sorry, but if I just blindly gave to Newt now I think I’d be wasting my money. I could be wrong. And door knockin’ at this point is not going to help MB or NG a whole lot. I see nothing wrong with lending support at this point in the game. Its not just the polls, its the totality of what I read, and what i see when I go to a rally, what my neighbors are saying and yes the momentum I find in polls.

So do these unknown people three states away have a little sway in where I put my money? Just a bit, yeah. Totality is the key word.

please read reply to gekster up above. thanx. Didn’t see you respond. Not saying he’s inevitable. But if I want someone to win over, say Romney, who has been annointed by the media, what’s wrong with sending money. And rather than take ten bucks and dividing it three ways, between three favs I chose a system to send where i believe it’ll do the most good. Hey if Bachman’s up at the middle of next month, she’ll get my money. Same with gingrich. Or I can send nothing to any of them and say, ya’ll are great but you’re on your own.