That they didn't anticipate better showed his team's lack of ability to operate politically. Heck, even when I was active in college student organization, we learned about SWOT analysis. As a CEO, he surely knew it.
Again, I liked Cain. I am disappointed that he fell for stupid mistake like this. Yes, it is stupid on his part not to see and prepare that things like this would happen.
Somehow it didn’t succeed in taking Schwarzeneggar down politically. In fact “groping” was the least of it — he had a mistress whose family he was supporting on the side!