The presumption of innocence applies in criminal cases. The MSM has no obligation to imply or assert that Cain is innocent until proven guilty. They will likely use the word “alleged” to avoid a libel/slander/defamation charge from Cain.
These women can say anything they want. Cain’s legal recourse is to sue for libel/slander/defamation. So essentially, Cain must prove he’s innocent to recover any damages in court.
In the court of public opinion, which is what counts here, the women must be believable. If there are credible witnesses who back up their assertions, then the public will find Cain guilty.
Read post #25.
The purpose of Politico, the media, the leftists, the whoever-is-peddling-this stuff, is simply this:
Repeat some combination of these words as often as possible until they become embedded in everyone’s minds:
A) Choose two:
-Herman
-Cain
B) Choose at least two:
-Sexual
-Harrassment
-Inappropriate
-Improper
-Behavior
-Advance
-Incident
-Settlement
That’s it. That’s the entire plan. Then every time Cain is mentioned for the rest of the campaign, be sure to use some of the “B” list words in the article somewhere.