This has Axelrod’s and Plouffe’s fingerprints ALL over it. Wiki “Jack Ryan” and you’ll see why...
There is no way Axelrod took down Cain in the GOP primary. If the Democrat machine could take him down, they would have pumped him up to get the nomination, so he was primed for a takedown against Obama.
What good would it do the Dems to destroy Cain now? Nothing. He was a weak candidate from the start (politically, fund raising, organization, political experience) and would have had a very hard time beating Obama.
No, it was one or more of Cain’s competitors for the GOP primary that took him down. If Cain was this vulnerable on these sex related issues, Axelrod would be salivating at the thought of Obama running against him.