COMMENTARY | The initial accusations of impropriety against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain could have initially been passed off as someone trying to discredit him. However, with the news surfacing that he had reportedly engaged in a 13-year affair with a woman in Georgia, I think it would be safe to say that his goose is cooked.
According to CNN, on Tuesday he told his staff he is going to be reassessing the viability of his campaign. In between the sexual harassment accusations from a few weeks ago followed up by this latest accusation, he should be looking into affordable one-bedroom apartments in his home area.
His chances at being president, or even a contender, are absolutely shot now. There have been too many instances for the voters to have doubt put in their mind about the man's credibility. Even with the number of sexual harassment allegations lobbed Cain's way, you could almost give him the benefit of the doubt. After all, they seemed to come out of left field and almost had the appearance of a simple political attack strategy.
When you get a woman like Ginger White, however, coming out on WAGA in Atlanta and saying she had carried on an affair with Cain for 13 years, things start to get a little different. It would almost be a miracle to get anybody to believe a word Cain says. Remember back to when the first Politico story broke and he would talk repeatedly of his wife of 40-something years? That should have been the first red flag that something was up with him.
The immediate denial of the affair, with the caveat of Cain having helped White financially, is very suspect as well. Quick question to all the married men out there: Would any of your wives condone you helping financially a woman that wasn't your mom or your sister? Nope huh? That's what I thought.
To continue the presidential campaign would be Cain lying to himself. Those in his own party are calling for Cain to step down, according to a Huffington Post report. Maybe, the first time we hear something that sounds truthful out of Cain's mouth will be at a news conference when he announces he will be dropping out of the race.
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