No surprise as they are buddies. Hint: Lincoln-style debate.
“No surprise as they are buddies. Hint: Lincoln-style debate.”
My thoughts also. Newt also came to Cains defense against those bimbos when it could have been political poison for him.
I think Newt and Herman had a gentleman’s agreement all along.
Whoever wound up being the breakaway candidate for the GOP nomination would get the endorsement or support of the other.
They are longtime Georgia friends and share a lot of the same views economically and otherwise.
For a while it looked like Cain would be the breakaway guy but the wild card of the sex accusations smear (UNPROVEN) flipped that around. I don’t believe the smear job came from Newt or even anyone on the Left. It came from (either or both) Romney and Perry. Regardless it changed the race where Cain was down and Newt was up, so Cain got out and threw his support behind Newt.
I also think part of the agreement was to be running mates. I’m not sure that will happen now unless and until there is more vindication for Herman on this smear job. Too risky for Newt to put Cain on the ticket if those allegations are gonna keep coming up, true or not. But if there is clear vindication for Herman then he would look good on the ticket.
I think you will see Cain and his attorney Wood vigorously pursue such vindication, and now can do so without the daily media glare and bombardment.