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  • The attacks on Herman Cain

    11/13/2011 11:54:55 PM PST · by South40 · 14 replies · 2+ views
    ArkansasNews ^ | 11/10/2011 | J.C. Watts
    Herman Cain has had a tough two weeks. So, will he remain the “flavor of the day?” Or of the month? Or even into January, when the first Republican presidential primaries and caucuses will be held? That is, can the successful Georgia businessman’s popularity surge among likely GOP voters be sustained, in light of accusations by anonymous women, and some not anonymous, that he sexually harassed them— charges he strongly denies—during his tenure as the National Restaurant Association’s chief executive officer? ((snip)) That said, however, a great majority of Cain’s critics go after him, not because he is black necessarily,...
  • Cain Holds Big Lead Over GOP Rivals in Iowa

    11/06/2011 7:47:36 PM PST · by Maelstorm · 49 replies
    http://www.realclearpolitics.com ^ | 11-06-2011 | By Caitlin Huey-Burns
    Despite being embroiled in controversy last week, Herman Cain leads the Republican presidential field by 15 percentage points in Iowa, according to a new poll taken four days after news broke that the Atlanta businessman had been accused of sexually harassing women while head of the National Restaurant Association in the late 1990s. Cain attracts 30 percent support from Iowa GOP caucus-goers, according to the Insider Advantage poll. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney places a distant second with 15 percent. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich rounds out the top three with 12 percent. The remaining candidates poll in the single...