Posted on 11/02/2011 11:04:29 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — While Herman Cain struggled for a second day in Washington to push back against sexual harassment allegations, the high political drama almost went unmentioned Tuesday in one of the most important courts of public opinion — Iowa.
On the campaign trail, on local conservative talk radio and in conversations among activists, Republicans here have so far greeted the story with a shrug.
The reactions from Cain’s GOP rivals have been muted: His fellow 2012 candidates continue to tread lightly around the report that the likable front-runner reached settlements with two female employees while he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.
In front of the Iowa Association of Independent Baptists conference in a small church, Michele Bachmann from the pulpit offered only an oblique warning against “surprises.”
“This is the year when we can’t settle,” Bachmann said. “This is the year when we can’t have any surprises with our candidate. We have to have a candidate that we can know when we put them into office we can trust them with their record of what they have done and who they are. I have that record. And I have stood and I have stood strong on those issues.”
Rick Santorum told POLITICO the issue didn’t come up in 12 Iowa appearances Monday and Tuesday.
“We all have issues that we have to deal with on the campaign, and Herman’s dealing with the issue here,” Santorum said. “Look, I’m doing town hall meetings in little towns all throughout Iowa, and I’ll be honest about it, no one has asked me about it. I’ve gotten questions on the same issues I’ve gotten questions about before the story.”
Still, Santorum said the report is something Cain must address.
“That’s an issue for Herman, and he’s got to work it out. Having been through the crucible before, it’s not an easy thing to do,” he said. “It’s not my issue, it’s his issue, and he’s got to deal with it.”
For now, Iowa continues to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Well politico, it was very shrugworthy. Nice try, now go get your effin shinebox!
Shortual Harassment is hugh and series.
The folks in Iowa who support Cain are smart people. I am yawning too. Boring. All these sources coming out but can’t speak.....oh brother.
RE: All these sources coming out but can’t speak.....
Don’t be so sure about that. There are now reports that one of women wants to blabber. We haven’t see the end of this saga yet.
Don’t those damned Iowans know that they are supposed to OBEY state-controlled media?
We've had a serial rapist in the White House.
And we're supposed to get weak-in-the-knees because Herman Cain made some incompetent, hysterical, lititgiou$ women "uncomfortable?"
Seriously?
If the left can yawn at what Clinton did I sure as hell can yawn at this!
Ho hum because we had a President who actually got blow jobs from a female subordinate while on the job, in the White House. And Herman Cain did what again?
The Mitt/Rove smear machine is running out of gas.
Check the Real Clear Politics poll average. Cain's support has gone almost vertical while Romney is fading
“Don’t be so sure about that. There are now reports that one of women wants to blabber. We haven’t see the end of this saga yet”,
Wishful thinking.
For me, I’m not thrilled by the allegations, as I think above all we need Standards that are adhered to moving forwards.
However, this is entirely contrived to me, 16 yrs ago? My goodness do they dredge up the girl he took to the prom next?
Michele's record has one surprise too many for me.
So a mere allegation by an unnamed source is enough to unnerve you?
We've had a serial rapist in the White House.
Whatever Herman Cain did, everybody admits it was IN PUBLIC.
And nobody thought of making an issue of it until he was a serious Presidential candidate?
And you just believe them?
The money and support is pouring in for Herman Cain, but we cannot slow down now. Please help him by donating at http://www.hermancain.com/
Also to help join the buzz about Herman go to facebook.com and “like” him. In just the last week he has jumped 13% or 42000 with an impressive 10,000 in the last 24 hours. Make no mistake Karl Rove is watching Herman’s “likes” and so is Romney who gained just 1500 since last Tuesday. THIS is the way to stick it to the GOP establishment! Please tell your family and friends to “like” Herman as well.
Do tell, when did Clinton become the standard for us?
“well, it’s not up to Clintonian levels of depravity!”
Please, these are 15 yr old allegations, the reason for bringing them up now have little to do with helping people pick the candidate they want to be the R nominee and everything to do with smearing Herman Cain.
Objectively I, nor you, can say what happened in 1995, but it is fair to say that if Cain was not a rising R candidate these would never be mentioned, meaning as the article says:
*YAWN*
They just can’t stand it!
This SHOULD have sunk Cain!
Now they (the left) will actually have to defend their candidate based on merit instead of using 0bama’s complexion as a shield.
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