Herman Cain: We're 'Over This First African-American President Thing'

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: All right, it's hard to bust through loyalty, and the unions have always been loyal to the Democratic Party. So what specifically peels off the union vote to you? And with the African- American vote, you know, they've been very proud of President Obama becoming the first African-American president. How are you going to peel of those votes? Because they certainly -- you know, they have great pride in having him president. So tell me exactly what your message is that reaches both those groups.

HERMAN CAIN: I think that they're over this first African-American president thing. I think that is behind them. Here's what's going to do it, Greta, growing this economy. Growing this economy is what's foremost on the minds of black Americans, Hispanic Americans, all Americans.

The fact that my plan resonates, the fact that if we boost this national economy, we're going to help the state economy -- that's going to help the local economy, and that's going to help the household economy. And because the unemployment rate for black people is nearly 17 percent, instead of the 9 percent, they're looking for something that's going to boost this economy, and they see that possibility in my 9-9-9 plan.

That's what's going to peel off the black vote, results, not rhetoric.