Let's get this clear: Cain has not been called up and placed in contention as a "token". He has battled into the spotlight by his own volition and abilities.
Your insinuation that he is a "token" is extremely insulting to his accomplishments.
Al Sharpton Debates Whether Herman Cain is ‘Authentically Black’
Blasting Cain’s “9-9-9″ tax plan, Sharpton added: “You can talk all about authentically more black…you don’t see black people gravitating toward him, you see right wing whites!”
As they KEEP proving the LEFTIST are the folks that see color, NOT THE RIGHT_THINKERS!!!
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The " right" wants to prove they are not racist by giving lip service to Cain. A bunch of hypocrites. He is a pawn to justify their hatred of Obama as not being about race. He(Cain) is complicit in this and for that he is unfit IMHO, of course.
It's the same reason the Republican National Committee all of a sudden put a black man (Michael Steele) in as head after Obama was elected president. They had to prove they aren't racist. He was OK there until he got into a power tiff with that white guy, Rush Limbaugh.