And they used the oldest trick in their thick book of racist ploys: accusations of sexual improprieties of a Black man toward a White woman.
WAKE UP, AMERICA!
It was every bit as much Rove, and the RINO establishment as democrats.
The GGP has become a country club.
They have their fenced party membership, and don’t care whether they defeat democrats or not. This allows them to sit back, and when any Republican not in their club comes along - to attack ruthlessly (far more than they do at any democrat) and force them out.
Since they don’t care whether the GOP actually takes power, they are content to support only their special club, and then gang up with striking ferocity on anyone not in the club.
Result: Democrats win, any potentially disruptive Republicans are eliminated from messing up their club, and America continues the downward spiral.
Had they not presented Herman Cain repeatedly throughout news cycle after news cycle as a person who had a 'history', and when floored by the allegations, presented that as 'evidence' of 'guilt' (even though the alleged offenses were "not sexual in nature"), it might not have flown.
Then they trotted out Buy-a-lick in a pushup bra and treated her like one of the 12 even though she wasn't credible, either (but what self-respecting Mandingo or 'flyover country' knuckle-dragger could resist those boobies, eh?--not) and firmed up the flimsy foundation.
The they trotted out one more, no one knew about and directly attacked his marriage.
Crap, Cain couldn't speak to substantiative issues, and it amounted to a denial of service style bombardment of his candidacy, not to mention an attack on his family as well.
And to think, there were suckers here who not only fell for that ploy, but helped push it.