June 05, 2014 12:39 PM UTC

The Herminator Backs Steve Laffey, Apparently

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• by: Colorado Pols

You might remember Herman "The Herminator" Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza who — for a short time, anyway — was actually one of the top Republican candidates for President in 2012 before reality intervened. Cain's limited Presidential potential probably peaked here in Colorado in August 2011, when he miraculously won a straw poll held at the Western Conservative Summit. Perhaps best remembered for his "9-9-9" tax reform plan, Cain will always have a special place in our hearts thanks to delightfully ridiculous statements about President Obama such as, "We need a leader, not a reader."

Anyway, The Herminator is apparently a fan of Republican Congressional candidate Steve Laffey (CD-4), joining the latter on a telephone town hall earlier this week. According to a press release from Laffey's campaign (full text after the jump):

Herman Cain announced his support of Steve Laffey several times throughout the 55 minute call.  He said, “I’m supporting Steve because he’s a person of character.  I don’t think we have to worry about him becoming a career politician once he gets to Washington DC.  He wants to be a problem solver when he gets there, and the reason that he wants to be a problem solver when he gets there is because that’s what he’s done all his life.”



Cain also emphasized that he doesn’t make a habit out of supporting individuals in their political endeavors.  “Steve is one of a very few people across this whole country that I am personally using my time to help support,” Cain said.

We're guessing The Herminator isn't turning down many politicians who ask for his time to help them campaign, but regardless, it is noteworthy that he is a supporter of Laffey. The story is fascinating in a "how do these two people get connected" sort of way, and in a four-way Republican Primary in CD-4, Cain's support might have some level of impact.

But even if this ends up meaning nothing on June 24th, it's still worth talking about. Any time we can mention Herman Cain, we're going to do so.

Herman Cain/Steve Laffey Telephone Town Hall Recap    

Northern Colorado – On Monday evening, June 2nd, U.S. Congressional candidate, Steve Laffey, joined together in a telephone town hall with 2012 Presidential candidate, Herman Cain.  Over 7000 potential voters participated on the call, which was part of Laffey’s campaign in Colorado’s Congressional District 4.



Herman Cain announced his support of Steve Laffey several times throughout the 55 minute call.  He said, “I’m supporting Steve because he’s a person of character.  I don’t think we have to worry about him becoming a career politician once he gets to Washington DC.  He wants to be a problem solver when he gets there, and the reason that he wants to be a problem solver when he gets there is because that’s what he’s done all his life.”



Cain also emphasized that he doesn’t make a habit out of supporting individuals in their political endeavors.  “Steve is one of a very few people across this whole country that I am personally using my time to help support,” Cain said.

The two men took calls from participants and discussed their solutions on a wide range of topics to include the rising national debt, balancing the budget, the burdensome tax code and the need to replace it, Common Core, Benghazi, gun rights, identity theft, how to appeal to “Millennial” voters, the difference between a career politician and a statesman, and what it means to be a conservative today.



When asked why a man from Georgia would support someone running for Congress in Colorado, Herman Cain said, “It doesn’t matter what state you come from, America’s problems are national.”  He said that liberals today think that Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, and the rest of the country “ought to look like California, New York, and Washington, D.C.  Steve, I believe, is going to fight in order to solve the problems that we as a nation have and will keep us from becoming coastal in our mentality.  The liberals think that California, New York, and Washington, D.C. define America.  We know that America is not defined by those three locations.”



Participants were encouraged to leave voicemail questions and responses to the telephone town hall after it concluded.  One Congressional District 4 listener left this message:  “This is the first good news I’ve heard in so long about this country.  I’m just so glad that I listened to it.  I feel so good.”



If you missed the Laffey/Cain telephone town hall from June 2nd, you can listen to it HERE.