Some of these guys, I glimpse these complex political trends under their speech, layers of messages for supporters, entire world views that, while perhaps stupid, evil, or poorly articulared, are part of political discourse.

With Cain—he seems to just be a sort of cranky business guy who doesn’t know a lot about politics, but figures he’s smart enough to give it a try. And he always sounds like someone interviewing for a job he’s not remotely qualified for, just sort of making shit up to see if it will fly.