Republicans Reject Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan

A Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Wednesday morning had bad news for Herman Cain and his tax plan.

The poll found only 36 percent of the total populationsurveyed favoring Cains 9-9-9 plan. The plan, which has become one of the cornerstones of Cains campaign, would establish the federal income tax and the corporate tax rate at 9 percent while adding a national sales tax also set at 9 percent.A majority of those surveyed -- 56 percent -- have an unfavorable view of Cains plan.

Cains plan is upside down with Republicans -- with 50 percent seeing it as unfavorable. Forty-one percent of the Republicans surveyed favor the plan. Since winning the Presidency 5 straw poll in Orlando last month, Cain has rocketed to the top of some national polls and is leading in some crucial early states including Iowa and South Carolina.

The plan garners lower marks with voters outside the GOP. Thirty-five percent of Democrats favor the plan while 61 percent see it as unfavorable. Cains plan garners similar marks from independents with 35 percent favoring it while 58 percent oppose it.

The poll of 1,019 American adults was taken from Oct. 19-23 and had a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percent. Stay tuned to Sunshine State News for more on the poll.