Opinion Forum

What Could Herman Cain Have Done to Revive His Damaged Candidacy?

November 17th, 2011

By Dan Miller A postmortem I drafted this article about a week ago and have updated it to reflect current realities. Due to the recent declines in Mr. Cain’s standing, there may be little sense in publishing it now. Nevertheless, here goes. Many articles have claimed that Mr. Cain and his staff bungled their responses […]

Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: Cain, charges, cross examination, polygraph, response, sexual harassment
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The Perry Debate Debacle

November 10th, 2011

By Tom Carter Even those who didn’t watch the debate last night have probably heard about Rick Perry’s devastating lapse. Here’s the video, in case you didn’t see it live or would like to re-live the moment. Personally, I had two reactions to Perry’s inability to remember the third of three departments he would abolish […]

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Tags: 2012, Cain, debacle, debate, election, Gingrich, Obama, Rick Perry
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Mr. Cain’s Knowledge of Harassment Settlement

November 4th, 2011

By Dan Miller According to this CBS Political Hot Sheet article, The settlement agreement between the National Restaurant Association and a woman who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment was reached in September 1999–and was not signed by Cain himself, according to Joel Bennett, a lawyer for the woman. Bennett, who has a copy of […]

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Tags: allegations, Cain, NRA, settlement, sexual harassment
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Herman Cain Is Finished

November 3rd, 2011

By Tom Carter Herman Cain is finished as a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination. The decline of his chances to win the nomination may be faster or slower, but it’s over. And it was inevitable. Sexual harassment charges from his days as head of the National Restaurant Association are getting more serious every […]

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Tags: Cain, campaign, charges, organization, Romney, sexual harassment, staff
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Herman Cain Has Mumbled Too Much about Abortion

October 26th, 2011

By Dan Miller If he is not more careful, he may abort his candidacy. There has been much discussion about Herman Cain’s positions on abortion and, largely because of them, he is coming to be referred to as a flip-flopper and the flavor of the week. He disputes these contentions, but they appear to have […]

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Tags: abortion, Cain, Constitution, late term, partial birth, Roe v. Wade, states
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