In response to the overwhelming success atop the national polls and growing campaign structure that has doubled in size over the past month to 75 staff and 1.9 million volunteers, the Cain Campaign has made organizational enhancements to maximize effectiveness.
Mr. Cain is a unique CEO and candidate leading the campaign, with the following senior staff.
Mark Block - Chief Political Strategist and Chief of Staff
A long time Republican Strategist from Wisconsin, Block has been state director of the Wisconsin chapter of Americans for Prosperity since 2005. He is a veteran of numerous campaigns at the federal and state level, and served as Legislative Assistant to Rep. Bill Stieger (R-WI). He was elected as a Winnebago County Board Supervisor at age 18 in 1974.
Jamie Brazil - Vice President, Field Operations
Brazil served as National Director of McCain's Citizens for McCain Coalition. He has more than 30 years experience in local, state, federal and international politics, to include the last national elections in Iraq.
J.D. Gordon - Vice President, Campaign Communications
Gordon served as Pentagon spokesman for the Western Hemisphere in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, under both Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary Robert Gates from 2005-09, and is a retired Navy Commander and career public affairs officer. Gordon is also Cain's foreign policy and national security advisor.
Miyagishima served as Director of Protocol and International Affairs for the State of Florida. He has also served on the campaigns and staffs of Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL), Rick Lazio (R-NY) and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA). He was a Senior Advance Representative to President George W. Bush, 2007-09.
Rich Lowrie - Senior Economic Advisor
Lowrie has a proven track record in the business world as a managing director of investments at a major wealth management group. He has also held advisory board positions at the American Conservative Union and Americans for Prosperity, and is on the Corporate Visiting Committee at Case Western Reserve University.
"Reflecting upon the dramatic increase in staff size and resulting organizational improvements, Cain remarked, "I am so very proud of my entire campaign team. It is because of their hard work and dedication that we are leading the Republican field. These enhancements will help us keep our momentum."
Presidential candidate Herman Cain continued his rise in national polls leading into Saturday evening's CBS/National Journal Republican Presidential Debate, in which Cain said President Obama has been on the wrong side of nearly every situation in the Arab world since taking office.
For the second time in debates this week, the first question went to Herman Cain, this time concerning Iran's effort to develop a nuclear weapon. Cain asserted, "The first thing I would do is to assist the opposition movement in Iran that is trying to overthrow the regime. Our enemies are not the people of Iran - it's the regime...We need to put economic pressure on Iran by way of our own energy independence strategy."
Throughout the debate, Cain touched on his foreign policy philosophy - peace through strength and clarity - an expansion of President Reagan's foreign policy, peace through strength.
When asked by the moderator about the complex U.S.-Pakistan relationship, Cain said it is not clear if Pakistan is a friend or a foe: "...that relationship must be evaluated...We need a regional strategy in that area of the world such that all of our allies will work together to come up with things that are mutually beneficial to everyone."
Responding to an email question on advanced interrogation methods and torture, Cain said, "I believe in following the procedures that have been established by our military. I do not agree with torture. Period. However, I will trust the judgment of our military leaders to determine what is torture and what is not torture."
In order to keep America safe, Cain said he would support the continued use of Guantanamo Bay and use military courts to try the terrorism suspects and enemy combatants who are held there as part of his national security plan.
