[maryz]

So why hasn't Cain released the text messages he sent her or she sent him?

I don't text myself, but do people actually hang onto them?

[DTxAg]

My phone has a text message going back to late 2010 when I got it. If some crazy woman is texting you at 2:30 in the morning, you’d probably want to keep some record of it I’d imagine, especially if you’re running for President.

[Political Junkie Too]

I don't text myself, but do people actually hang onto them?

It depends.

I have all the text messages I've sent and received, all tied to the various contacts on my phone.

HOWEVER, I did not realize that the default setting on my phone was to keep 200 messages, so older messages did roll off until I changed the settings.

If Cain were using texting to manage campaign logistics, I could see him easily rolling hundreds of older texts off of his phone, if he's sending routine texts like "Leaving the banquet now. Should be at the office in 20 minutes," or "Just arriving at the airport," or "Just landed. Taxiing to terminal."

-PJ