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Click here to view this media Wow. That is jaw-droppingly unbelievable. I’d almost think this was a spoof, but no, it’s very real : Of course, a 2012 presidential run wouldn’t be Cain’s first foray into politics. Cain is closely involved with Tea Party organizations and co-signed a letter with prominent right wing leaders asking the GOP leadership make “ restoring traditional moral values ” a key part of their agenda. He also ran for US Senate in 2004 in his home state of Georgia but garnered just 26% of the vote and lost to Senator Johnny Isakson in the GOP primary. During the 2006 election, Cain was the public face of America’s PAC , a group that used stereotypical language and imagery when calling on Black voters to support Republicans. Cain, who voiced many of the group’s ads, maintained , “The main thing that America’s Pac is up to is it basically is challenging the thesis or the belief on the part of the Republican Party that they cannot attract the black vote.” America’s PAC suggested that Democrats were “decimating our population” by supporting abortion rights: [..]Michael: And if you make a little mistake with one of your ho’s , you’ll want to dispose of that problem toot sweet, no questions asked, right? Dennis: Naw, that’s too cold. I don’t snuff my own seed … Michael: Huh. Really? (pause) Well, maybe you do have a reason to vote Republican! America’s PAC was heavily backed by Republican financers and led by a conservative activist who said that teaching evolution is “tantamount to teaching atheism.” Another one of their ads suggested that Democrats who opposed the Iraq War were treacherously allied with racist and right wing leader David Duke, who also opposed the war. These ads, designed to encourage other people of color into the GOP tent, did not go over as well as expected. Can’t imagine why…