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Herman Cain drops out of presidential race
LA times ^
| 3 Dec 2011
Posted on 12/03/2011 11:02:40 AM PST by mandaladon
Herman Cain, the insurgent populist whose candidacy has been ensnared by allegations of sexual impropriety, said Saturday that he is leaving the race for the Republican presidential nomination, saying that the allegations have cast a "cloud of doubt over me and this campaign."
"As of today, with a lot of prayer and soul searching, I am suspending my presidential campaign," he said at an event in Atlanta. "I am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distraction, the continued hurt . . . on me, on my family, not because we are not fighters, not because I am not a fighter."
Cain's campaign had sent mixed signals as to his future since Ginger White, an Atlanta woman who claims to have had an affair with Cain for more than a decade, went public with her story earlier this week. While Cain has said he has been "reassessing" his candidacy, he also, at times, has been fiercely defiant, suggesting that unnamed enemies have been trying to do him in and vowing to press forward.
"The pundits would like for me to shut up, drop out and go away," he said. "I am not going to be silenced, and I am not going away."
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It's so sad!!!
To: mandaladon
Dammit!
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:03:37 AM PST
by
null and void
(This is day 1047 of America's ObamaVacation from reality.)
Comment #3 Removed by Moderator
To: mandaladon
I figured this would happen.
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:04:06 AM PST
by
library user
(I%2Bwant%2Bmy%2Bheadstone%2Bto%2Bread%253A%2B%2522He%2Bdied%2Bwhile%2Bdoing%2Bwhat%2Bhe%2Benjoyed%2B)
To: mandaladon
This just stinks.
Character assassination at its worst.
May God be with Herman Cain and his family.
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:04:18 AM PST
by
ohioWfan
(Proud Mom of a Bronze Star winner!)
To: mandaladon
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:04:26 AM PST
by
OUTKAST
To: mandaladon
Why suspend if the allegations are baseless? Me thinks that these un-vetted I-am-not-a-politicians have more skeletons in the closet than career politicians.
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:04:54 AM PST
by
sagar
To: mandaladon
I have someone over on Facebook (a liberal with a British husband) who says there isn’t anyone who can beat Obama now.
Barring a miracle of Almighty God (who I now think has abandoned us as we did to Him), I think she’s right.
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:05:00 AM PST
by
hoagy62
(The United States of America. Great idea...while it lasted.)
To: mandaladon
Now the sharks will just start a feeding frenzy.
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:05:21 AM PST
by
Paladin2
To: mandaladon
The Democrat Party: The party of slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, racism, the Ku Klux Klan, and LYNCHING!
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:05:21 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
(Herman Cain: American Hero)
To: mandaladon
When will blacks wake up to see that the media and democrats hate blacks!
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:05:21 AM PST
by
Dengar01
(Dengar01 - "Heartless" since 1983!!!)
To: mandaladon
To: mandaladon
I am done and I will now happily vote for Obama, so that he can finish destroying the nation!
13
posted on
12/03/2011 11:05:57 AM PST
by
Trueblackman
(Posting on FR since 1998 and 100% teleprompter free post as well.)
Sadly, with Cain dropping out, America's LEFT has won this round.
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:06:18 AM PST
by
pyx
(Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
To: mandaladon
Another victory for Axlerod.
To: mandaladon
CAIN will continue to have influence and a voice for America and the coming election. He will make a difference. Trust God.
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:06:28 AM PST
by
geologist
(The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
To: mandaladon
Just damn damn damn! So the leftists scored a victory. I must think this through,
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:06:40 AM PST
by
Rooivalk
To: mandaladon
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:06:43 AM PST
by
library user
(I%2Bwant%2Bmy%2Bheadstone%2Bto%2Bread%253A%2B%2522He%2Bdied%2Bwhile%2Bdoing%2Bwhat%2Bhe%2Benjoyed%2B)
To: mandaladon
What's really sad is that some Freepers treat this like it's some kind of Reality TV show. Their candidate hasn't been destroyed by the Chicago Machine yet, so they're cheering this turn of events. All I can say is, good luck with your guy/gal. Their turn will come soon enough.
Maybe for a lesson, those Freepers ought to study up on how Obama won his Senate seat.
"We got him! Who shall we destroy next?"
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:06:49 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
To: mandaladon
Glad he did instead of fight uselessly. Saves a lot of grief later.
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posted on
12/03/2011 11:06:52 AM PST
by
Tolaei1
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