[ez]

Look, Cain held steady for a while when the accusations hit. People were willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. But now it has been weeks, and still he is not fighting back. That makes a lot of people, including me, think there may actually be some truth to the stories. If he really weants to win, he better fight back against the “false accusers” publicly where everyone can see it...

[Winstons Julia]

I couldn’t agree less.

He stated that the allegations were false and he moved on. Why dwell on it? Doesn’t dwelling on it just feed the flames?

[South40]

But now it has been weeks, and still he is not fighting back.

Really?

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[DanMiller]

I was disappointed in Mr. Cain's efforts to fight back and think that the specious accusations have hurt him, badly. Here is what I think he should have done.

He needed to persuade not only his large but not large enough base of committed supporters that he had done no wrong. He also had to convert those who had come to view him with suspicion or anger, to prevent others from doing either and to establish himself as capable of dealing reliably and effectively with major problems as President.