Iowa city, Iowa (ap)-the republican candidate for President Herman Cain cast themselves as outsiders, with the real world experience of pizza will bring fresh ideas of the giants, the capital of the country. But Cain economic thought, support and organizations have close ties to the two 0.1 billion millionaire funds through the group of the brothers, the causes of the American right prosperity.
Cain's campaign manager and assistant prosperity of americans, or AFP, David Koch, lower taxes and reducing the government's supervision and spending 0.1 billion billionaire brothers Charles and lobbying support propaganda team work was established. Cain credits AFP advisory committee to help make his "9-9-9" plan to rewrite the national tax code of a businessman. AFP events speech he DuoNian businessman and radio show host, the network of faithful grassroots fans.
Once the little-known businessman political activities, these days more and more fresh review since he soared to some countries investigation.
Koch brothers, he could weaken his outsider, non-political image of the people hate politics as usual, and the party that was connected to the machine between candidates.
AFP mining face the public Cain "prosperity of an expansion project," he went to the country in 2005 and 2006 based on state AFP chapter began from Wisconsin to Virginia speech activists. Through his AFP work, he met with mark a, a long-term Wisconsin republican surgery in 2005, invited the lead to the state's AFP chapters, he from his early campaign scandal, his career derailed rebound.
A and Cain sometimes together, because they established the AFP: Cain is attractive of speakers, advocacy of big government abuse; A is to help the nuts and bolts of surgery.
When President Obama's election help spawning tea party, Cain position is to want to make full use of. He became a in growing AFP support assembly drawing, mix humor and tough to Obama's speech stimulation, health care and the budget policy and impressive activities.
A is now Cain's campaign manager. Who did AFP work other aides also brought the boat.
Cain's spokesman Allen card Michael, who recently left movement, AFP in the state of Louisiana coordinator. His campaign external law firm represents AFP in a challenging a Wisconsin campaign finance laws and regulations. AFP various ability, there are at least six other current and former salaried employees and Cain campaign adviser to work.
And Cain already included in a key and the economic advisers, and to help develop his to cut corporate tax rate of 9% plan Lowrie rich, a Cleveland as the board of directors of the AFP businessman from 2005 to 2008, the consultant, exerts a national sales tax to 9%, and set up a unit income tax rate of 9%
Wisconsin republican vice chairman Brian Schimming in Wisconsin, the event has released Cain said: "" now he has a national network, maybe he won't have 15 or 20 years ago, because his work and AFP. "For a candidate for President, obviously is beneficial, there is."
He said, Cain is smart employ a.
Cain recently the straw in Florida and Minnesota's victory, emphasize the organization, in the tea party supporters and a deep the importance of the network effect, "the gain, it's a side," Schimming said.
But stop his problems, as well. He settled in 2001 filed a lawsuit, accused him of illegal coordination Wisconsin Supreme Court judge external group of the election. A agreed to pay 15000 yuan, sit political three years.
Although Cain is fast, to promote his career in the "godfather" pizza chains chief, he told AFP relationship is not the candidate seem to be anxious to want to highlight. Cain not including him about his biography AFP on its website, but the work of JD spokesman Gordon said, Cain and his group's association ", his business records feel proud ".
", he put forward through the AFP many important connection, "Gordon said, pointing to a and Lowrie, including.
Cain with this group to work.
Although other candidates in the Iowa republican party on November 4, Cain in Washington and activist for mixed in AFP the annual "maintenance" American dream "" summit. He is the only confirmed as presidential candidate events.
AFP spokeswoman levy Russell said Cain dozens of AFP rallies and DuoNian to events, to support the organization to speak of the number of activities. He said, AFP often covered his travel expenses, or pay a "fairly mild fee", but he never has become since the presidential candidates pay.
"He is a vibrant, kisses business connection with our speaker and activist," Russell said. "AFP is a very large organization, and Cain fiscal responsibility and basic principles of the news of the AFP between that has a kind of natural overlap."
For Koch brothers, a spokeswoman didn't respond to the Associated Press comments Cain requirements.
Some liberals, Cain AFP the rise of the show to help an incredible impact specific agenda of the super wealthy individuals control outside groups political process.
"Herman Cain was the first President of the candidates, the Scottish enterprise the spokes Ross said," a liberal activist who leadership, often laughed at Wisconsin now for the interests of the enterprise group before AFP. The debate about problems "with your problem is the best way in your pocket lively candidate, and easily hit play the mask, how will they destructive policy documents."
AFP agenda also weakening the private and public sector trade unions, the environmental protection laws and regulations and cancel against Obama's health-care reform law, and other policies. But before this tea party and Obama, Cain and AFP cooperation more local problem.
In 2006, he support the proposed constitutional amendment, will be limited national government spending more than Wisconsin's campaign. A set of officials and analysts said the plan will eventually destroy the government service, and the republicans control the legislative council eventually close support.
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