IMHO, its all about destroying Cain at any cost.
Insiders in the regime suggest that they plan to run on the race card for the next year playing it like never before.It has worked so well for them--feeding on white guilt etc etc. even taking out their chief rivals the Clintons that they would be foolish to give it up.
That being the case Herman Cain would be their worst nightmare.
It would be tough to run on the race card when your opponent is a person of color! Just takes the hear out of their campaign. Not to mention the contrast of what and who black conservatives really are, the best of the brightest our country has to offer.
Let's hope that in the end Cain is at the very least on the ticket if not on the top.