Poll: Iowa's GOP Voters Fleeing Herman Cain; Others Still In His Corner

NPR ^ | December 2, 2011 | Frank James

[presidio9]

Whether Herman Cain is leaning towards staying in or leaving the contest for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Iowa voters are trying to help him reach a decision by abandoning him.

A new Des Moines Register poll found Cain falling to the eight percent support from 23 percent in October. The poll came on the same day that Cain was seeing his wife in person for the first time since Ginger White revealed said she had a 13-year sexual relationship. Cain has denied White's claim, just as he has denied charges of sexual harassment.

The poll also had a telling question about scandal, asking those surveyed how likely they thought it was that one Republican candidate or another would have a White House scandal as president.

The percentage who said a Cain White House would have a scandal rose to 47 percent from 25 percent. That topped all the candidates.

Similarly, Cain also had the dubious achievement of having the largest percentage of those polled say that he knew the least of all the candidates.

Numbers like these, as well as the fact that his fundraising has dried up, are among the reasons Cain is "reassessing" whether his campaign can go forward.

On Friday, Cain's campaign was trying to keep a brave face. It emailed the following news release:

"We are confirming that it is still full steam ahead for the Cain Train with the Grand Opening Celebration and Open House for the Herman Cain 2012 State of Georgia campaign headquarters. The event is scheduled for Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 11am-2pm at 3700 DeKalb Technology Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30340. Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain has also

[CrazyIvan]

Neo Pravda Radio. Never mind.

[katiedidit1]

Cain is history.

[katiedidit1]

Cain is history.

[muawiyah]

NPR always forgets to remind us that THEY had to can their top manager, Vivian Schiller, not too long ago for improper behavior. Then they fired her boyfriend.

Juan Williams makes more than a million bucks a year now at FOX!

I doubt anybody cares what NPR says about anything ~ bunch of worthless racists, danks, donks and doufouses.

[montag813]

This is the 11th article I've seen published today with this "Cain hanging his head" photo. The ghouls of the MSM make me sick. They revel in destroying this "uppity negro". Despicable.

[Paladin2]

Bimbos for raisin’ Cain.

[warchild9]

Man needs to stick a fork in it.

It’s still obvious the Big Money has chosen the Black Messiah for another four years.

[NeilGus]

Having moved on from Sarah (first) and Herman (second) I think I must shift my affections to Santorum.

I have little use for Newt and will have to hold my nose for Romney.

[samantha]

Stutter much Newdnik?

[Waywardson]

[presidio9]

Juan Williams makes more than a million bucks a year now at FOX!

Actually Williams is on a 3-year, $2mm contract, so it's only $666,666 per. Your point is still valid.

[presidio9]

Stutter much Newdnik?

Call people Yiddish names you can't spell much?

[Yaelle]

Iowa voters? If you are conservative, stick with Cain! Newt and Barack have cheated on their wives too!

[Eagle of Liberty]

Sad.

[muawiyah]

I suspect Juan’s speaking engagements and articles command much more now than they did when he was at NPR

[Palladin]

Santorum is the only true conservative in the race.

[org.whodat]

Sure, t party people are going to vote for mr big government and amnesty newt, sure they are. Poll results says that nearly 70 percent of those polled said they may switch candidates.

[presidio9]

Sure, t party people are going to vote for mr big government and amnesty newt, sure they are. Poll results says that nearly 70 percent of those polled said they may switch candidates.

The only people on this website who seem to be sure of who are going to vote for are the Cainiacs. From what I can tell, they're planning to write his name in (or Palin), if he doesn't get the nomination.

[presidio9]

I suspect Juan’s speaking engagements and articles command much more now than they did when he was at NPR

Indeed.