Herman Cain’s 9/9/9 plan has been favorable among American’s based on his growing support in polls, but certainly could have gone without the criticism from the other GOP candidates in Tuesday’s debate at Dartmouth.

Herman Cain mentioned in the debate hosted by Bloomberg and The Washington Post, that the solution to the economic difficulties facing the country would be solved by his 9/9/9 plan. This would throw out the current tax code and add a 9% flat corporate tax, 9% income tax, and a 9% national sales tax.

With this plan came questions from all sides; fortunately Cain had answers to all of them. Rick Santorum, the former senator of Pennsylvania, laid out his plan during the debate to solve the economic crisis. His plan to boost the economy focused around increases in manufacturing, by reducing the current corporate tax from 35% to 0% for manufacturers and processors.

Santorum implied that his bill for economic growth would pass over Herman Cain’s 9/9/9 plan stating, “The cool thing about my plan as opposed to Herman’s plan and some of the other plans out there is that it will pass and it will pass tomorrow.”

Santorum continued on pointing out the faults in Cain’s plan by asking the audience, “how many people here are for a sales tax in New Hampshire? Raise your hand,” and “How many people believe that we’ll keep the income tax at 9 percent? Anybody?”

Jon Huntsman, another candidate and former governor of Utah, also mentioned his plan to spur economic growth, mentioning a tax reform himself. Huntsman has already added a flat tax in the state of Utah, which has previously shown to boost jobs and make his state a leading one in job creation.

Although familiar with tax reform, Huntsman thought that even though Cain’s 9/9/9 plan was a catchy phrase; it may not work in practice. Huntsman states, “I thought it was a price of a pizza when I first heard it.” He also thought that unlike Cain’s plan, his own plan was actually one that’s “doable, doable, doable. And what I have put forward is a tax program that is doable.”

Herman Cain did not back down without a fight. Cain’s response to both Huntsman and Santorum was that, “9/9/9 will pass and it is not the price of a pizza, because it has been well studied and well developed.” He continued on saying, “It will pass because the American people want it to pass.”

Julianna Goldman of Bloomberg confronted Cain asking, “Bloomberg Government has run the numbers and your plan would have raised no more than 2 trillion dollars and even with that short fall you’d still be slapping a 9% sales tax on food and medicine.” Cain responded, “The problem with that analysis is that it is incorrect.”

Michele Bachmann chimed in with her view on the 9/9/9 plan saying, “When you take the 9/9/9 plan and you turn it upside down you see the devil in the details.” Other economic plans for the country include Rick Perry’s plan to put 1.2$ Americans working in the energy industry and plans to lay out his plan within the next few days. Mitt Romney has his “59” point plan which he discussed in the debate as well.

Hopefully Herman Cain will keep his growing support even after taking hits from many candidates. With his strong responses and standing by his 9/9/9 plan, he could continue to stay in the lead.

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Herman Cain has been gaining support within the last several weeks, making him tied with Mitt Romney and right in front of Rick Perry. His dramatic increase in support could be based on his policies, less aggressive debates, a new book, or a combination of the three.

Cain took the victory in the Florida Straw Poll in September, and was in third place behind Perry, who was in second,and Romney in first, according to a Fox News Poll just a few weeks ago. To show just how much things can change week to week, a new CBS poll indicated on October 4, that Herman Cain is currently tied in first place with Romney, with Perry slowly sinking behind.

Some aspects that have set Cain apart thus far in the race are his 9/9/9 plan and his congeniality in debates. The 9/9/9 plan has been presented as a possible solution to creating more economic growth. His plan includes replacing the current tax code and introducing a 9% flat corporate tax, 9% income tax, and a 9% national sales tax.

This plan has been more straightforward compared to some other candidate’s proposals on how to solve the economy and could be a reason for his gaining more support. During the last debate Cain even received applause when the commentator brought up the 9/9/9 plan.

Cain has also hesitated to get involved in many negative battles, such as the ones between Perry and Romney. His focus is placed more on conservative views and a campaign aimed at changing Washington. He has also connected with many Americans making emotional appeals, which has evidently shown to  connect with the public and gain support.

One touching example was his link between Medicare and his battle against cancer in the debate held in Tampa, stating, “I would be dead on Obamacare.” Along with connecting with the audience, his simple humor has helped gain some support. He included in one of the debtates, “I would bring some humor to the White House.”

Herman Cain’s book was also released this past week, which will come with appearances and interviews. His book is titled, “This is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House.” Over 3,000 people showed up for his book signing showing their support and he will continute to be making stops throughout the country.

His book has also hit the top 10 on Amazon.com and the book has been sold out in many locations. Cain may have played his cards right and not started off in the spotlight, but he has certainly gained enough popularity to put him in the top three. With the next debate being held on October 11, many will hope that Cain gets as much camera time as Perry and Romney and can stay in the top three.

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