There is a contender in the Republican primary who has not yet gotten a ton of attention outside of certain right-wing pundit spheres. Even when he is given attention, he is usually referred to as a long shot candidate.
But he has made a few waves. In the recent Republican straw poll in New Hampshire (and I know, these things must be taken with a giant grain of salt), Herman Cain came in sixth...ahead of more well-known candidates such as Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Chris Christie and Mitch Daniels.
Also, recent evidence indicates that Cain may have gotten some strong behind-the-scene nods of support from the infamous Koch brothers--the billionaire oil magnates who have long funded a vast network right-wing organizations known as the Kochtopus, and who are currently major, although surreptitious, provocateurs of the Tea Party movement.
If the Kochtopus indeed has anointed Mr. Cain, we may be hearing a lot more from him. So here's an introduction.
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