Cain’s only failing was taking the bait, and not properly handling this.
It shows a lack of experience in politics, but I’m not prepared to call him a race-baiter over this. I’d expect that a 65 year old black man, who LIVED DURING the civil rights movement, when told that a rival leased land that was called “n-word-head” would think it insensitive.
I see no reason to mince words. Cain was race baiting, pure and simple. There’s no excuse for it. He should be ashamed of himself.
On the plus side, he hasn’t hurt his chances of being he Republican nominee. They were zero before yesterday. They’re still zero.