"We can beat Romney, but he at least makes this not a joke"

“From a purely selfish point of view I’d like it to be Perry, but for the history of the country and the existence of the Republican Party, they better pick Romney,” said Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.). “We can beat Romney, but he at least makes this not a joke.”

Rep. Hank Johnson (D), who hails from Cain’s home state of Georgia, said the former chairman and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza would be the “easiest to beat,” adding that Cain doesn’t “have any foreign policy experience.”

Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) echoed Johnson: “Cain would be preferable. We would love to have Cain … Perry would not be a tough, tough opponent. Romney would be the toughest. So in that order: Cain, Perry, Romney.”