Leading in national polls and doing well in Florida, businessman Herman Cain announced on Friday that he has leadership set up in all 67 counties in the Sunshine State.
The Cain team released a list of new county leaders on Friday and their county chairmen in Florida include many campaign veterans, tea party activists and local Republican leaders. The list also included delegates who helped Cain win the straw poll held at the Presidency 5 event in Orlando back in September -- a victory that catapulted the restaurant executive into the top tier of Republican hopefuls.
The first member of the Florida Legislature to endorse Cain -- Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood, who represents parts of Orange and Seminole counties -- issued a statement on Friday in his role as state co-chairman of the campaign.
These experienced and seasoned political grass-roots activists will ensure that Herman Cains message to restore our country will resonate and be heard throughout the state, Plakon said in a statement. We are honored to have them on our team, working to ensure Herman Cains victory in Florida.
Campaigns are won through the hard work of grass-roots activists such as the ones that have joined Herman Cains team in Florida, said Arlene DiBenigno, an adviser to the Cain campaign. They are the backbone of our state organization, they understand the importance of this presidential election to our country, and they will help carry the state of Florida for Herman Cain.
A full list of the Cain county chairmen can be found here.
Quinnipiac University released a poll of Florida Republicans this week and Cain leads the pack of GOP hopefuls in the Sunshine State with 27 percent, followed by Romney with 21 percent. Gingrich takes third with 17 percent. Perry is a distant fourth with 5 percent, followed by U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota with 4 percent and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas with 3 percent. Former Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania trail with 1 percent each.
The poll of 1,185 Florida voters was taken Oct. 31-Nov. 7 and had a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percent. This incudes a sample of 513 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percent.
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