Why does herman cain want to be president

He was always, always in good humor. Block felt certain that Cain would be remembered as the man who paved the way for Trump.

So I was a little surprised by the picture you saw of him in Tulsa without a mask on. Cain was looking forward to being on the campaign trail for the President this fall.

He paused. By Randy R. Many Trump supporters have rejected the advice of public health experts and refused to wear masks, which can prevent the spread of the virus, making their defiance a type of political statement.

Just before announcing his diagnosis on July 2, Cain posted support for not mandating masks at a July 4 event at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota that Trump was planning to attend. Messages of condolences poured in from prominent conservatives, while some liberals used the occasion to promote the wearing of masks.

On 7 July, a post from his Twitter account said "doctors are trying to make sure his oxygen levels are right". He was admitted to hospital with coronavirus on 1 July, though it is unclear when or where he caught the infection. Born in Tennessee to a father who worked three jobs as a janitor, chauffeur and barber, and a mother who worked as a servant, Mr Cain went on to study for a degree in maths and a master's in computing.

He worked variously as a Baptist minister, a radio talk show host and as a businessman. Mr Cain was an advocate of a flat tax system - his plan - and ran for office after a stint as CEO of Godfather's Pizza.

During his run, he told reporters he would not stand for any "gotcha questions". He asked him to answer the multiple-choice question of whether Cain was running to be president, to get a political message across, or to become a political celebrity.

Block responded that Cain "fully intends to be president of the United States. But, as Block also said, the campaign has just 30 staff members spread across five states, fewer perhaps than one of Cain's former pizzerias. The candidate this week was scheduled for six book signings and just three traditional campaign events. An e-mail that went out to Cain supporters the day before his upset victory in the Florida straw poll wasn't about one of Cain's policy positions but instead offered them a chance to buy a collector's edition box set of the book, complete with a red case and gold trim.

You'd give them a gift to open again and again. Cain spokesman J.