“Dropping out now leaves the impression he did have an affair...” WTH do these people want. Just freakin pisses me off beyond words. I have to go
No. Dropping out means there are worse candidates to choose from.
There will be many, if not the vast majority, that will blame his demise on the bimbo eruption factor. Not rue, his 9-9-9 plan did him in. The girls were simply a distraction.
What a real shame. The establishment and the MSM are sure happy they have less competition. Look like the 2012 election is going to be like the other ones, the least of the worse to pick from instead of the best of the best !
If Herman Cain believed that he could run for president as a conservative while keeping an extra-martial affair secret from an extremely hostile media, he was incredibly naive and two words should have forewarned him: Sarah Palin. Although I was a Cain supporter and fully believe the previous allegations of 'harassment' against Cain were false, this latest accusation of a long-running affair and Cain's dubious response to the accusation leads me to believe this one was legitimate, and so, even more disappointing.
At this point, we're about out of conservatives to vote for. Although Bachmann and Santorum will benefit from Cain's departure from the race, we all know that its Newt Gingrich that will receive the lion's share of Cain supporter's votes. I'm not really comfortable with Gingrich. I simply don't trust him to adhere to conservative principles, if elected. I can easily envision Gingrich 'drifting left' (eg: his now-abandoned support for the 'global warming' hoax) one in office and conservatives, yet again, being dumped on so Newt can get good press from the leftmedia as he 'compromises' (translation: caves) with Democrats.
At this point, I'm not sure who I'll support anymore. Romney is a non-starter, Newt is, well, Newt while Santorum and Bachmann are extremely 'dark horses'. The DNC/Obama campaign with the willing help of the leftmedia are effectively narrowing our choices - and I hate it. Although I still think Cain was a fool for carrying on an extra-martial affair while trying to run for the Republican presidential nomination. Too late now. However, if it comes down to Romney or Gingrich I'll have to go with Gingrich and of course, even a quasi-conservative in the Oval Office would be far and away better than the Marxist we have, today.
That's the first thing the asshat with the Buddy Holly glasses on MSNBC said after the announcement. His amusement with Cain dropping out said , "We got him!" He better hope he never meets me in public - I'll end up in jail. I've had it with all the media (including the Fox pundits). They've been deciding who our candidates are for too long now.
I bet Michael Medved is happy. FUMM!!!
Wonder who the suckers will flock to now.
This sucks.
But have to give credit to Dick Morris who said “if a candidate ever says he’s got to think about whether to continue or not...he’s done”.
True in most things in life, not just political campaigns.
Thank God! Cain was a one man clown car show.
Now that the sideshow has ended, let’s get on with the main event!
My List-
Romney - No way in hell.
Newt- Seems more of a moderate big government type these days and has huge character issues ...his “immigration reform” plan is not realistic and will lead to amnesty after court challenge OR a permanent underclass of non-citizens similar to those in Europe (see Paris riots, etc) Newt is smart enough to know that; therefore, he is being disingenuous.
Huntsman - Pffft
Perry - Just got Arpaio’s endorsement; so, worth a re-look; don't like the “educate illegals as in-state residents;” but, it's Texas and they have a different culture than most of us non-border states; plus the Feds have mucked things up and left Texans holding the bag; so, will consider that as mitigating circumstances to some extent.
Bachmann - Good on paper ...seems an opportunist in her attacks on other Conservative candidates (never goes after Romney) and I worry how serious she would be about 9-9-9 or similar tax reforms since she is a tax lawyer and that is tied to the family business. Still, will consider her.
Paul - We agree on many domestic issues ...we're worlds apart on foreign policy.
Santorum - Again, good on paper; but, has a “likability factor” problem and lost his last Senate race ...still, will consider him
I just wish there were a way for every lied to contributor to get their money back.
What a giant @hole.
As a former Palin supporter, I’m so sorry for the Cain supporters right now. It is a hard blow to have your candidate bow out when you belived so much in him (her).
Don’t let anyone say, now vote for _____. Do your homework and make up your mind. There aren’t any right choices now, only “the least offensive of our bad choices”.
I finally settled on Newt, but I would never tell anyone else their choice is wrong. I selected Newt because at this point, WE ARE TOTALLY SCREWED, so we might as well have some great debate action against Obama.
I also like his prior record of conservative accomplishments and pray to God, he fights for conservatives, once again, as he did many years ago.
Good luck.
I didn’t really believe the bimbos, but now that he has dropped out, I guess there was at least some truth there.
When the bimbos first came out I didn’t believe them at all and said so here on FR, because I could not believe he would have even started a run for the presidency with something like that in his background.
I guess I was wrong (what was he thinking?)
Cain’s “suspension of his campaign” will only embolden the liberal smear machine to go out and commit similar acts of personal destruction against the other candidates. Liberals cannot just settle for defeating their opponents politically; the MUST destroy them personally.
The left cannot settle for political victory. They NEED top destroy their opponents’ lives. Otherwise, they’re never completely satisfied.
Liberalism is founded in contempt for other people, thus the need to destroy people personally if they poke their head above water. Especially minorities, whom the libs view as their property. Literally.
What do you want to bet Cain’s campaign rakes in money in large amounts over the next several days?