Matthew Crenson

With the help of the Tea Party, Herman Cain continues to gain ground in the GOP presidential polls. What if the former pizza executive emerged as the Republican challenger to President Obama in the 2012 presidential election? Cain has suggested that members of the African-American community "have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view.” This hour: Herman Cain, the GOP and race in U.S. politics.