"In a conference call this morning, Herman Cain told his senior staff that he is 'reassessing' whether to remain in the race," reports National Review's Robert Costa. Costa added that Cain told his staff in a conference call that he’ll make his final decision 'over the next several days.'" The report is being confirmed by ABC's Jonathan Karl who tweeted, "Mark Block tells [Amy Walter, ABC's Political News Director] the NRO report is true. Cain told staff today he is "reassessing" whether to stay in the race."
Speaking of Eddie Murphy, I worked for his uncle, Hank Murphy, in the Brooklyn North Youth Gang Task Force in the early 70s. He was one solid dude who cared about the decent folks in that 'hood who were then being terrorized by assorted s'bags. I SO RECALL him telling us about how funny his little nephew Eddie was.
On to Cain. With all his baggage, WTF was he thinking?????
"On to Cain. With all his baggage, WTF was he thinking?????"
Not many brain cells in the little head. He should of used the other one to manage his love life.
He's feeling the pressure to call it a day now that many movers and shakers in the party are ringing alarm bells about this. He should have plenty of time to work on his relationship with the old anchor.
He has been an interesting candidate, but his lack of grass roots organizing in key states shows his campaign orbited his sense of hubris, much as he personally orbits his mentors and key supporters, the Koch brothers. He probably has too many 'yes' men and women in his campaign who are more interested in keeping him happy then in doing the drudgery of building a campaign correctly at the grass roots level.
I have always felt he was an excite and stimulate the troops candidate as much as anything, so the coming 'no we Cain't' moment the GOP is going to have soon is no surprise.
I have always felt he was an excite and stimulate the troops candidate as much as anything, so the coming 'no we Cain't' moment the GOP is going to have soon is no surprise.
Having a fondness for Machiavelli, if not his recommended tactics, I have to wonder if this was not intentional by those who choose the winner from behind the curtain. Last time around McCain was about to be forced out due to lack of money and then in one weekend 11 major papers endorsed him and all of a sudden he was the front runner. I said at the time and stand by it now that the reason was to ensure that there would be certified loser given the R nomination so as to ensure Oh'bummer's (s)Election. The reverse was true in Bush-Kerry - except that Kerry probably won but would not contest his Bone's Brothers ballot switching. If you think the national (s)Elections in this country are all on the up and up you are more naive than I thought.
Last time around McCain was about to be forced out due to lack of money and then in one weekend 11 major papers endorsed him and all of a sudden he was the front runner. I said at the time and stand by it now that the reason was to ensure that there would be certified loser given the R nomination so as to ensure Oh'bummer's (s)Election.
I think that role is being saved for either Newt or Michelle Bachmann.