Cain: The Democrats might be trying to take me down because I’m their worst nightmare

Hotair ^ | 12/01/2011 | Allahpundit

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Makes sense. Who wouldn’t rather face a skilled debater and policy wonk with lots of government experience than a neophyte who sometimes has trouble stating the conservative line against abortion? Skip ahead to 8:30 of the first clip and keep watching through the first two minutes or so of the second. The best part is when he speculates that people have to resort to smear tactics because they can’t make anything stick when they attack him on … foreign policy. Here’s the map from the foreign-policy section of his website, by the way.

If you lost track of whether he’s staying in or getting out of the race, here’s how things have played out over the last 24 hours. Last night, Mark Block said there’s “no way he’s dropping out.” Then today Cain told reporters, “We are reassessing and reevaluating.” Then he got up onstage in Dayton and declared that “The American people are going to raise some Cain in 2012!” and that, while some people may want him to drop out, “The American people have a different idea.” Then he sat down with Cavuto and said he’ll decide whether to quit or not over the next week. That’s just the sort of uncertainty wealthy donors want to hear, I’m sure. Allen West told a radio show this morning that it’s time for Cain to pack it in and quit being a distraction to the rest of the field, a sentiment that seemed to be shared (but not explicitly echoed) by several Republican governors at today’s RGA meeting. NBC asks a good question, though:

What does Cain have to gain by getting out of the GOP presidential race? A future political career? A vice-presidential nomination? You could make the case that by staying in the race – and having some positive debate performances down the stretch – Cain could return to the candidate he was back in August (that is, someone who’s on the stage, who can deliver some memorable lines and is likeable, but who isn’t a threat to win in Iowa or anywhere else).

Yeah, but what does he gain by staying in, especially if there’s a risk of more accusers coming forward? His home life must be suffering from all this and that’ll only make it worse. The only reason I can think of to stick it out is that he’s angling for a show on Fox News a la Huckabee or some similar media platform after the campaign’s over and leaving the race under a cloud of suspicion might hurt his chances at a contract. I don’t think he has to worry — in a world where Client Number Nine can anchor CNN’s primetime line-up, Cain should be just fine — but it probably helps his marketability to persevere, deny everything, and blame the Democrats and the media for being smear machines. Then again, the greater the number of accusers, the more people will wonder about him and the less marketable he’ll be. If he drops out now, media interest in him will evaporate and, probably, so will the chance of new allegations. Tough call. Exit question via Cavuto: If this really is a smear machine at work, how come none of the other candidates have been targeted?

[ridesthemiles]

Cain paid the $10,000 filing fee earlier this week to participate in the Nevada Caucuses.

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I saw the looks on Cavuto’s face and body language during the interview. They said it all. Lots of eyes rolling, raised eyebrows, shaking of that very big head and deep sighs. Especially when Cain was blaming the “conspiracy” against him on most everything. And then claiming that he is Obama’s worst nightmare?!?

Stop the timer, this turkey is seriously over cooked!

[Names Ash Housewares]

Cain refused to live on the liberal plantation.
He is a self made black American that did it without help from liberalism and democrats, he rejects it.
This is a great sin. He is indeed an extreme threat to them. Democrats see everything from a race perspective, there is where the understanding of why Cain is their worst nightmare begins.. here is a true descendant of slaves, raised in the segregation south, not a half black raised in Hawaii by white people. You have to understand why that really freaks out the dems. Obama effectively loses the race card, their most potent weapon.

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It has come to light that those phone bills Ginger White shoed on the news showed the calls SHE made to him.

Cain’s lawyer is demanding the calls FROM Cain & the Text messages from Cain.

I can call anybody-—so can you. Doesn’t mean a thing.

[Mannaggia l'America]

I'm you're worst nightmare... and my name is Reggie Hammond. Y'all be cool.

[teeman8r]

but heman’s map does show the most free areas as brighter...

you must not like herman because he is right most of the time, not because he knows the answers, but because he has the correct guiding principles that lead him to the right answers...

GO CAIN!
YES WE CAIN!

teeman

till it is over 2020