Feisty Cain presses ahead with bid

SantaCruz Sentinel ^ | 11/30/11 | DAN SEWELL Associated Press

[mdittmar]

His campaign rocked anew, a feisty Herman Cain claimed a "groundswell of positive support" from backers on Wednesday and accused critics of trying to derail his White House bid as he worked to stem the fallout from allegations of a 13-year extramarital affair.

"They're attacking my character, my reputation and my name in order to try to bring me down," a feisty Cain told a friendly crowd without naming his critics. "But, you see, I don't believe that America is going to let that happen."

Questions about the campaign's viability hovered over Cain's one-day bus tour through Ohio.

It came a day after the candidate told staff he was reassessing his campaign after Ginger White, an Atlanta businesswoman, alleged in media interviews that she and Cain had a long-running sexual affair.

"We are reassessing as we speak. Reassessment means reevaluation," Cain told reporters Wednesday after his well-received speech to roughly 150 people in a hotel meeting room. He gave no indication to the audience that he was considering abandoning his bid despite telling staff that he would make a decision in the next few days about whether to continue it.

Cain received a standing ovation after he spoke about what a "Cain administration" would do. And he said that while some people predicted that the room would be empty, "I don't see any empty seats."

[chooseascreennamepat]

I would gladly, happily, righteously vote for either Mr. Cain or Mr. Gingrich any day, based on current proven facts.

[DoughtyOne]

I don’t think the media is vile enough to claim he hit on Maxine. There are limits even the Dems understand. LOL

[DouglasKC]

I am so disgusted by the media's blatantly biased reporting on this. They are virtually taking any allegation and presenting it as fact without any evidence whatsoever. They don't even try to hide it. The political parties and the press are like two whores conspiring together to bring down anyone who would DARE to become part of the political system without going through the "usual" channels. Our country is out of the control of the people and has turned it's back on God.

We're screwed as a country.