Cain to make major announcement about campaign tomorrow
posted at 4:47 pm on December 2, 2011 by Allahpundit
No word yet on what the announcement will be, but he’s down to 0.5 percent on InTrade as I write this. To put that in perspective, Trump’s at 0.4 percent.
Look on the bright side: With him and Huckabee back to back, Fox News’s new Saturday night line-up will be dynamite.
One supporter who has been summoned to the private session said he believes that Cain is likely to announce he is ending his candidacy.
Another who has been invited to the morning meeting says attendees have been told he has made no decision, but wanted to meet with some of the supporters to express his gratitude.
Several sources indicated that Cain is likely to announce his plans publicly at a news conference after the meeting. Cain had already scheduled an event on Saturday — the grand opening of his national headquarters in his hometown of Atlanta, as well as the announcement of his campaign’s freshly minted senior leadership team for the state of Georgia.
Newsweek published a gossipy piece this morning claiming that Cain’s wife wants him out of the race. I sent the article to a friend who used to work for him and she scoffed at the whole thing, especially the sketchiness of the sourcing. Could be, of course, that the piece is nonsense but that Cain’s getting out anyway just because the cost/benefit calculus of staying in has shifted so dramatically. I imagine that’d be an awfully wrenching decision, though, for a guy whose can-do attitude has brought him so much success. He’s a millionaire, a former CEO, and the owner of a high enough self-regard that he’s prone to referring to himself in the third person. (His Twitter handle is “THEHermanCain,” for cripes sake.) Not the type of personality who’s prone to quit and slink off under suspicion, even if defeat is inevitable. But we’ll see.
Exit question: If he’s on his way out, what’s with the brand new “Women for Cain” section on his website?
Blowback
Note from Hot Air management: This section is for comments from Hot Air's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that Hot Air management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose their posting privilege.
Trackbacks/Pings
Trackback URL
Comments
Comment pages: 1 2 Next »
NINE,
NINE,
NINE!!!!
blatantblue on December 2, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations, smear merchants.
John the Libertarian on December 2, 2011 at 4:49 PM
I predict the big announcement will be an accusation against someone for giving those women money to come forth, and that he will stay in the race.
SouthernGent on December 2, 2011 at 4:50 PM
*le heavy sigh…*
(Reminder to all good HAers on this and other threads: Be patriotic — starve a troll today!)
Mary in LA on December 2, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Well that could mean so many things?
sharrukin on December 2, 2011 at 4:51 PM
9% spending cuts across the board in his first year.
El_Terrible on December 2, 2011 at 4:52 PM
NINE.. nine and a half.. who knows?
GoodBoy on December 2, 2011 at 4:52 PM
He’s staying in. Doesn’t he have a brand new campaign HQ opening in Atlanta?
Punchenko on December 2, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Why would anyone in their right mind run for President?
Static21 on December 2, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Cain’s problems aren’t women, they are lack of any deep knowledge on anything but 999. He’s lost on foreign policy. That’s scary.
kerrhome on December 2, 2011 at 4:55 PM
The man is unqualified for the job of President and revels in his ignorance of foreign policy. It’s not these women that have killed his campaign – it’s a guy named Herman Cain (okay, well – and Mark Block) who did it.
They have no one but themselves to blame.
HondaV65 on December 2, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Exactly! It’s all this stuff “twirlin’ around” in his head that’s killing his campaign.
But … look at it this way. Cain never thought he go as far as he did – he was only in this to sell books.
Mission Accomplished.
HondaV65 on December 2, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Herman Cain loves Numerology.
Tomorrow is 12-3.
1-2-3.
Did I just blow your mind?
portlandon on December 2, 2011 at 4:57 PM
I think he is out. He will make a speech, stating his innocence with Gloria by his side, and he will sail off into the sunset.
If the accusations were true, shame on him…he should have known better than to drag his party through this.
If the accusations are false, his life has been ruined and the media and the liars are to blame.
Either way, I think he loses.
HornetSting on December 2, 2011 at 4:58 PM
No doubt. I bailed off the Cain Train before the allegations came up. But at least he should’ve had the chance to compete in the early primaries based on the strength, or lack thereof, of his ideas.
John the Libertarian on December 2, 2011 at 4:59 PM
If he were a Democrat, he would be defended feverishly by an outraged left stating he was brought down by racist, lying white women.
Sharpton, Cornell West and his rich, white liberal media stars like Maddow Bashir, Moore, etc., would be renting their clothes and screaming at the top of their lungs.
Opposite Day on December 2, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Brotha’ Cornell!!!
I got asked to attend a colloquium of his once in lower Manhattan. 65 bucks. Lots of money to see a socialist.
blatantblue on December 2, 2011 at 5:01 PM
A conservative black man succums to the high tech lynching…
A message to other blacks… STAY ON THE PLANTATION IF YOU KNOW WHATS GOOD FOR YOU!!!
Kuffar on December 2, 2011 at 5:02 PM
His supporters are breaking to Newt 3-1
jp on December 2, 2011 at 5:02 PM
My gut says he’s staying in. Guess we’ll see…
parteagirl on December 2, 2011 at 5:04 PM
its not the smears, its the ignorance the guy is clueless on the issues and he shows no interest in learning them
chasdal on December 2, 2011 at 5:04 PM
“sources” say his wife is fed up w/ it all and wants him out. we’ll see, it did come from the daily beast so that shows what its worth.
chasdal on December 2, 2011 at 5:06 PM
Mission accomplished for the media (team Obama) and the anti-intellectuals on our side that are too dumb to know they are being used by the media.
BruthaMan on December 2, 2011 at 5:07 PM
Hmm… I like this idea. Start an online dating site, but don’t allow other men to apply. Genius.
Hollowpoint on December 2, 2011 at 5:07 PM
Meh, may as well just in stay for the short term, if only to minimize the gloating from the MSM.
mudskipper on December 2, 2011 at 5:08 PM
Word of advice for all candidates:
Keep it in your knickers…
right2bright on December 2, 2011 at 5:08 PM
Not to us political junkies, but we’re in a bubble.
John the Libertarian on December 2, 2011 at 5:09 PM
Nine-Nine-Nine
Nein-Nein-Nein
right2bright on December 2, 2011 at 5:11 PM
I want NO One to leave the race due to smear merchant activity and what the MEDIA thinks. I want him to stick it out long enough for the VOTERS to tell him whether to stay or go.
Other deficiencies aside, if we allow this to take out Cain, what do you think Newt- who has KNOWN problems in this are- will face?
michaelo on December 2, 2011 at 5:11 PM
Prediction: The major announcement is that he will be taking a polygraph test… administered by Donald Trump.
Lawdawg86 on December 2, 2011 at 5:12 PM
Yep. A shadowy figure or figures with connections to the Elite Establishment and MSM. No doubt.
DarkCurrent on December 2, 2011 at 5:12 PM
Can we conduct the lessons learned now to pass on to future GOP wannabes?
1. Check to see if you have any longstanding personal relationships with women your wife doesn’t know.
2. Actually take the time to study foreign policy and other important aspects of the job.
3. Don’t play the race card.
4. Don’t brag about your ignorance.
5. Do like Herman did and come up with an easily understood plan that is memorable and branding for your campaign.
Did I miss anything?
beatcanvas on December 2, 2011 at 5:12 PM
i can see him staying in until iowa, but who knows…
cmsinaz on December 2, 2011 at 5:13 PM
Cain will announce that he likes White Women on his Pizza.
ninjapirate on December 2, 2011 at 5:15 PM
I wonder if they might not all have financial problems. Need a little help with rent money, groceries, jewelry, plane tickets,…..like that.
a capella on December 2, 2011 at 5:15 PM
I love Herman Cain -
jake-the-goose on December 2, 2011 at 5:16 PM
His foreign policy map department might use a little upgrade.
a capella on December 2, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Cain can be the world’s worst bigamist for all I care. The man is still orders of magnitude more qualified to be chief executive than the unmitigated disaster infesting the Whitehouse now. Every minute wasted on media led scandal mongering is a minute wasted ridding the Republic of Obama and his far left radical cabal. That is the only issue that matters.
RobertE on December 2, 2011 at 5:20 PM
I think that Herman gets the message that his oppo’s are sending and that he’s likely to pack it up tomorrow with a wave and a smile. I don’t know if the accusations made against him are true or not but I also think that where theres smoke there’s fire. A married man has no business communicating with a “friend” in the wee hours of the AM/PM if their relationship is purely plutonic.
At any rate, he stands no chance of getting the nomination now anyway so it wouldn’t be a stretch I guess for him to stay in just for shats and giggles until after Iowa. I also think that this was outed by someone on our side that knew the truth and didn’t want Herman to get the nomination only to have him (and the election) destroyed a month before the big day.
volnation on December 2, 2011 at 5:24 PM
So do I, but he ran a horrible campaign, just a novice.
And there is the problem, Cain hid his “problems” and tried to excuse them, people do not like “surprises”.
We are a forgiving people, but not if we think we are being scammed…and Cain tried too many times to hide some of these skeletons.
And after admitting that his wife didn’t know about “payments”, we can see why he wasn’t straightforward.
right2bright on December 2, 2011 at 5:24 PM
Destroy Conservatives….Operation: Big Thumpin’
First Palin
Second Cain
Third ______?
PappyD61 on December 2, 2011 at 5:24 PM
beatcanvas on December 2, 2011 at 5:12 PM
Excellent.
Cain’s downfall is of his OWN making.
annoyinglittletwerp on December 2, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Oh to have been a fly on the wall in the Herman Cain household today. !
stenwin77 on December 2, 2011 at 5:25 PM
I wonder what other skeletons are in Herman’s closet.
Philly on December 2, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Wear single breasted suits. I think I saw Cain in one and he looks much, much better.
Punchenko on December 2, 2011 at 5:26 PM
PappyD61 on December 2, 2011 at 5:24 PM
Palin realized that it wouldn’t work.
Cain’s his own worst enemy.
annoyinglittletwerp on December 2, 2011 at 5:26 PM
Awesome. We have now proven that a handful of women making accusations that are never proven, and are actually shown not to be credible…can destroy a candidate. What a marvelous day for our country.
MadisonConservative on December 2, 2011 at 5:26 PM
Team Obama would have loved to face Herm Cain in the general. He was very beatable. It benefited them not at all to drum him out of the race. Don’t you think they’d be more interested in dispatching Mitt Romney to open the field for someone like Cain?
Cain was not hurt by the initial Gloria Allred press conference. Remember, his audience is conservatives, who don’t much trust things like that. It was his foreign policy expertise that did him in with primary voters.
YYZ on December 2, 2011 at 5:26 PM
I’m sorry, ‘Women For Cain’? Is that some kind of demand?
troyriser_gopftw on December 2, 2011 at 5:27 PM
Oh to have been a fly on the wall in the Herman Cain household today. !
stenwin77 on December 2, 2011 at 5:25 PM
I don’t think you would be buzzing anywhere NEAR Cain’s household today.
Too loud and too many things breaking.
annoyinglittletwerp on December 2, 2011 at 5:27 PM
I hope Cain will be considered for a cabinet post. He is a good conservative.
William Amos on December 2, 2011 at 5:28 PM
Or in Mitt’s case, “Keep it in your magic knickers”.
stenwin77 on December 2, 2011 at 5:28 PM
MadisonConservative on December 2, 2011 at 5:26 PM
Cain’s lack of intellectual couriosity, Mark block, an eagerness to play the race card, constant gaffes-THOSE are what’s destroying Cain…as they should.
annoyinglittletwerp on December 2, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Don’t let the bastards grind you down, Herman…!
Seven Percent Solution on December 2, 2011 at 5:31 PM
Back when the NRA stories first hit, about the settlements, everything..
I said Herman Cain, eventually, would hold a “spitzer” type press conference, wife at his side, ending his candidacy.
For the record, you all thought I was nuts.
triple on December 2, 2011 at 5:31 PM
I guarantee you if (when) he drops out, he will admit to everything.
triple on December 2, 2011 at 5:32 PM
It would be better if he had tangible evidence of such and then asked the media (in Gingrich fashion) why they were shlling for the “O”, Trying to Crucify Herman and generally not doing their job!!!
RedLizard64 on December 2, 2011 at 5:34 PM
Cain is probably out, and it’s probably best both for himself, his family, and our chances of throwing Barack Obama out of office.
Whether or not the women’s allegations are true, Cain was still a flawed candidate. His 9-9-9 plan was a novel idea, but the 9% sales tax would hurt so many people that most middle-income people would vote against him. A man doesn’t have to know foreign policy to run a pizza company, but a US President DOES, and this would seriously hurt Cain if he had won the nomination.
This is a common problem for businessmen who try to go into politics. Republicans have a knack for nominating businessmen to run for Senate seats, because they can be “self-financing” in campaigns, but they usually lose, because they’re often not familiar with non-economic issues that are important to voters. Where are Senators Carly Fiorina and Linda McMahon? Oh, wait a minute, they lost. On the Democrat side, Jon Corzine bought a Senate seat in New Jersey, but is now in disgrace…
If the women accusing Cain were Democrat “plants”, why aren’t there women accusing Romney of sexual harrassment, since Romney polls better against Obama than Cain does? Maybe it’s simply because Romney controls himself, and Cain doesn’t?
Steve Z on December 2, 2011 at 5:34 PM
Don’t let the bastards grind you down, Herman…!
Seven Percent Solution on December 2, 2011 at 5:31 PM
If Herm didn’t ACT like a bastard maybe his campaign wouldn’t be tanking.
annoyinglittletwerp on December 2, 2011 at 5:34 PM
Maybe if we find a kid now and train him over the next 50 years. Then he can run for president with absolutely no past no matter how small and insignificance that the media can use to destroy him without even one vote being cast.
tjexcite on December 2, 2011 at 5:35 PM
Cain has a stronger grasp of foreign policy certainly than Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich. Mitt Romney speaks in soundbites and platitudes, whereas Newt Gingrich will probably get a lot of brilliant and completely infeasible ideas that he will rush to implement, just like Barack Obama.
Cain is willing to identify our allies and enemies and explain our roles with each. He’s certainly made gaffes before, but please… an eleven second PAUSE compared with Mitt Romney whining about Brett Baier and Newt Gingrich being on top of the polls for 3 days and declaring himself inevitable?
Give me a break. My bet is, tomorrow Cain announces he’s not only staying in the race, but he’s rolling out additional policy proposals.
BKennedy on December 2, 2011 at 5:36 PM
C’mon now… I think I remember you being a woman. You learn about your husband’s 13-year relationship with a woman whose name has never been told to you via the national media and it’s not your husband’s fault? Or is there a /sarc tag I missed…
That, and items 2, 3, and 4 are what sunk him with conservatives. Those were all of his own doing.
beatcanvas on December 2, 2011 at 5:37 PM
All Perry’s fault.
Say, did the Cain campaign ever apologize for that?
a capella on December 2, 2011 at 5:38 PM
beatcanvas on December 2, 2011 at 5:37 PM
I was agreeing with you.
Not a Cain fan.
annoyinglittletwerp on December 2, 2011 at 5:38 PM
Wow… I read you completely wrong, ALT. My bad…
beatcanvas on December 2, 2011 at 5:38 PM
Accusations of bastardry coming from the cavalcade of slugs whose most prominent initial support was for Rick Perry is a rich statement indeed. Cognitive dissonance anyone? How about Projection.
BKennedy on December 2, 2011 at 5:39 PM
a capella on December 2, 2011 at 5:38 PM
No. Cain and Block doubled down on it, actually.
annoyinglittletwerp on December 2, 2011 at 5:39 PM
We’ve seen his map.
a capella on December 2, 2011 at 5:41 PM
Yep *Sigh* I wish the media would just die off already.
RedLizard64 on December 2, 2011 at 5:41 PM
Just for the record 9/9/9 would have been a disaster for all but the top 5% or so, so “the liberal media” is actually doing you people a favor.
Just saying.
triple on December 2, 2011 at 5:44 PM
It’s sad to see what politician worship has turned you into.
MadisonConservative on December 2, 2011 at 5:44 PM
Or maybe they enjoy taking them out one-by-one and inducing fear in the GOP such that they go with who they really want (leave untouched…until after the primary!!!!)
RedLizard64 on December 2, 2011 at 5:44 PM
Is Cain still unconfirmed for the Huckabee forum tomorrow night? According to the debate schedule I saw, he’s not confirmed yet
Delta Tango on December 2, 2011 at 5:45 PM
MadisonConservative on December 2, 2011 at 5:44 PM
Me?
not even close.
I like Perry but he’s run a sucky campaign. My support for Perry is actually ‘middling’. I think he’s the best of a weak group.
annoyinglittletwerp on December 2, 2011 at 5:47 PM
The only thing his foreign policy map is missing is “There Be Dragons Here”.
John the Libertarian on December 2, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Newt will face a lot of scrutiny about his past affairs. But if he has honestly cleaned up his life since then, and nothing RECENT turns up, most voters will probably give him a pass, and focus on his stands on political issues versus those of Obama.
If Gingrich has honestly converted to Catholicism, and is determined to live the rest of his life honestly before God, he might make a strong and trustworthy President after a life-changing experience.
We have seen this, on a different issue, with George W. Bush, who had a serious drinking problem until he was 40 years old, when Laura told him to either give up alcohol or his marriage. Bush became a teetotaler from then on, and was later elected President twice, although a DUI arrest from 1986 was revealed a few days before the 2000 election.
It is possible to be redeemed from past sins, but Gingrich needs a long track record of faithfulness to be forgiven by the voters.
Steve Z on December 2, 2011 at 5:50 PM
You forgot the /sarc tag.
Hollowpoint on December 2, 2011 at 5:51 PM
Cain will not be at the Huckabee forum tomorrow night. Huckabee said today on Cavuto that Cain had not responded until just this week. Already have it set up to autotune, should be an interesting format.
momoftxmomof3 on December 2, 2011 at 5:52 PM
The expectation is that he’ll bail. What would the reaction be if he said to hell with the media and smear merchants and that he’s going to stick with it?
Oldnuke on December 2, 2011 at 5:57 PM
And anyone who doesn’t think the same thing is going to happen if Newt is our candidate is fooling themselves.
xblade on December 2, 2011 at 5:59 PM
For Herman Cain to leave because of unfounded accusations, suppositions, assumptions, and vitriol is just wrong.
It would be one thing if he was not a nominee because of policy issues or even on his lack of knowledge in an area, but to go because of what a Democrat is found guilty of all the time is pathetic.
TexasDude on December 2, 2011 at 5:59 PM
thats a pot/kettle post!! keep those blinders on and dont stop believing!!
chasdal on December 2, 2011 at 6:06 PM
Who knows, maybe Herman will stay in the race. He will fight an uphill battle against the allegations, and I doubt he can win. Who has a 13-year relationship in which he gives a woman money seemingly for the heck of it (so he says)? This is questionable behavior even if no extramarital shenanigans were involved. And his wife found out from the media? Uh-oh.
Philly on December 2, 2011 at 6:07 PM
I love the map! Too bad Herb’s geopolitical grand strategy map wasn’t done in crayon. :-)
Punchenko on December 2, 2011 at 6:10 PM
I wonder what it could beeeee???? (Visualize that Viking kid with a full beard tapping on a package that is obviously a battle axe. He’s portrayed on the Capital One ads).
ExpressoBold on December 2, 2011 at 6:13 PM
Brought them up to him like room service…
JohnGalt23 on December 2, 2011 at 6:14 PM
Drawn upon the advice of some of the top experts in the business. Sheer management genius…
JohnGalt23 on December 2, 2011 at 6:16 PM
You kind of missed the point. If Newt is the candidate, someone RECENT is pretty much guaranteed to come forward, even if there really isn’t someone recent. Their story doesn’t actually have to be real to be effective.
Hypocrite says what?
xblade on December 2, 2011 at 6:22 PM
Okay, that’s it.
You have a habit of getting personal and insulting with people who are just talking about the candidates. You’ve done it with me a number of times, when I’ve offered my opinion of Cain or his campaign.
It’s that sort of thing that is wrong with this place now. We all have someone we support, and none of us enjoy seeing our candidate maligned or criticized – but it’s a discussion about public figures.
Get some thicker skin, FGS.
capitalist piglet on December 2, 2011 at 6:29 PM
I think Cain has played his supporters. It’s unlikely that a man would repeatedly give cash to a woman his wife has no knowledge of if there was nothing there.
People love him enough they would probably forgive him his personal failings, but I’d be surprised if they’d forgive him for fundraising through these scandals if it turns out there’s something to them – and it sure smells like there is.
capitalist piglet on December 2, 2011 at 6:32 PM
He is taking a very part time job writing “history lessons” for someone named Freddy Mac. Reports are that one of the other candidates told him there is real good money there for almost no work and very little aggravation.
InkyBinkyBarleyBoo on December 2, 2011 at 6:41 PM
THIS!
lovingmyUSA on December 2, 2011 at 6:44 PM
If no one comes forward that can absolutely PROVE that something nefarious was going on between her and Gingrich since Gingrich married Calista, I suspect that his past will be overlooked since he supposedly converted to Catholicism and “saw the light” of his bad behavior.
However, we do know that the press will make stuff up. Palin said last night she is still dealing with made up stuff about affairs that she and Todd have supposedly had, and dealing with the Trig Truthers. She is pretty fed up with the baseless smears and lies.
However, she made it really clear she despises dirtbags who cheat on their wifes.
karenhasfreedom on December 2, 2011 at 6:54 PM
Welcome to Palin Country.
Did you really consider him a serious contender anyway, seriously?
DarkCurrent on December 2, 2011 at 7:03 PM
no one is stopping him, if he withdraws it was his decision. a real fighter in teh palin style would stay in it to the bloody end.
chasdal on December 2, 2011 at 7:10 PM
I’m finding it harder to believe that he wasn’t mudsharking.
docflash on December 2, 2011 at 7:21 PM
I hope he stays in..:)
Dire Straits on December 2, 2011 at 7:22 PM
good point MadCon!..No one should take pleasure in this..:)
Dire Straits on December 2, 2011 at 7:24 PM
I agree MadCon..No one should take pleasure in this ..:)
Dire Straits on December 2, 2011 at 7:33 PM
Comment pages: 1 2 Next »