They have been trying to act as if Cain has no chance ever since he surged in the polls, and just ignored him until forced to start reporting on him. Only to say bad things about him, and predicting he would fall in the polls, before all the liberals went on a crazy, and racist rant that made them look like the pathetic embarrassments they are. Herman Cain has done nothing that should cause anyone who supports him to change their minds about him. He's a conservative, he's an outsider which many wanted in a candidate, he's even taking a tough stance on the forgotten nation killing issue of illegal immigration, and democrats are terrified of him because he will destroy Obama in the general election.
After all, what worked so well for the LSM, democrats and GOP elitists in destroying Pain, why should they change their tactics against another.