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BY ALYSSA CARTEE
ANCHOR CHRISTY LEWIS
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This week on the Sunday talk shows discussion centered around the current Republican presidential field strengths and weaknesses. GOP hopeful Michael Cain spoke with Fox News Sunday about his rise in the opinion polls.
“First of all, it shows that the voice of the people is much more powerful than the voice of the media. As you know, some of the media outlets have been trying to make the Republican contest a contest between two people, two governors. The people said something differently. But second main thing that came out of that, message is more powerful than money.”
Cain had some controversy follow him recently after making a comment that African-Americans are “brainwashed” to vote Democratic. He tells ABC’s “This Week,” he stands by his word choice.
“First of all, I believe I’m going to get a third, because a third of the black people in this country at least are thinking for themselves. Now, the fact that they say that that word is insensitive, that’s not as insensitive as the President of the United States standing in front of a major black audience to a Congressional black caucus and scolding them because his policies have failed the country. His policies have failed black people. That’s more insensitive, that’s more insulting to me rather than me using the term ‘brainwashed.’”
One name talked about on nearly every show today was New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Some think he is needed to round out the current GOP field, but Cain thinks voters won’t be satisfied.
“I believe that a lot of conservatives once they know his position on those things that you delineated, they are not going to be able to support him. I think that that is absolutely a liability to him if he gets in the race.”
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell says while Christie is good at his job, it’s doubtful he’ll run in 2012.
MCDONNELL: “He's an extraordinary communicator. He's a great governor. (FLASH) I just think whoever is going to get in needs to do it. We've got 90 days until the caucuses start in Iowa. I think Chris is probably feeling that pressure to make a decision immediately. I think that says a lot about the fact that there's optimism about winning in 2012. (FLASH) I'd be surprised at this point if he got in.”
And Senator John McCain warns Christie about getting in over his head.
“If Governor Christie decides to run, I wish him luck. I think that there is a bit of a caution. The swimming pool looks a lot better until you jump right in. The water may not be quite as warm as you think.”
CBS “Face the Nation’s” Bob Schieffer brought up a somewhat superficial issue some might have with Christie.
“Michael Kinsley, the columnist wrote the other day that Chris Christie cannot be president because-- and I'll just quote what he said-- because he's too fat. Do you think that's a fair thing to say?
“Obviously you're addressing that question to me not Governor O'Malley who has never had a double chin. You know, when somebody becomes very well known, those sort of superficial things become non-issues. But at first blush, you know, what do they say? You only get one chance to make a first impression. Clearly, when you see somebody like me on television in comparison to somebody like Martin, you know, he probably gets the first swing out of the box.”
And finally, Liz Cheney told CNN’s “State of the Union” she wouldn’t rule out running in the future, but it’s not happening in 2012.
“We’ll see what happens. Right now I’m focused on hosting the sixth grade potluck dinner at my house and chaperoning field trips. But it’s something that I have a lot of respect for people who do and I may take a look at it down the road.”
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