GOP Primary: Three Questions for the Three Frontrunners  There
are now three frontrunners in the Republican presidential
primary, based on polls, money, and/or organization: Gov. Mitt
Romney, businessman Herman Cain, and Gov. Rick Perry.  Each has
unique strengths, but each also has weaknesses that has
prevented him from taking or maintaining a clear lead.  Three
questions illustrate the differences among them: “Can he lead?”
“Can he govern?”  “Can he relate?”  These are the questions that
Republican voters must ask--and that the candidates must answer.
Photo source:  Mitt Romney  “Can he relate?” Yes. As a
Republican from one of the most Democratic states in the Union,
Romney understands the broad spectrum of American political
opinion. He also has political roots in the Midwest, the West,
and the East. As a member of a faith community that still
suffers prejudice, he also has a sense of the concerns of
minorities. Despite his Harvard and Wall Street background,
independents seem warm to his fatherly manne