Is It Fair That Cain’s Campaign Is Sinking While Newt’s Is Rising?

Will new allegations that Herman Cain had a 13-year affair be the end of his campaign? Should this come up as an issue at all? Why is no one talking about Newt’s affairs any more?

Arena Asks: An Atlanta businesswoman says she had a 13-year extramarital affair with Herman Cain, prompting a preemptive denial from the Republican presidential candidate. Asked earlier in November about sexual harassment allegations if he would leave the race, Cain responded, “Ain’t gonna happen.” Can Cain stick to that now, and still win the GOP nomination?

My Answer: Exhaustion from these continuing allegations of Cain’s sexual misconduct has overtaken what was left of his flash-in-the-pan campaign.

It’s not at all fair that serial philanderer Newt Gingrich is getting a free pass (at the moment). And I suspect that had Cain expressed empathy for women who have been sexually harassed when the first round of allegations emerged, the issue would have disappeared and he could’ve kept on 9-9-9-ing it through the primaries. He might even have become a vice-presidential contender despite his obvious lack of proficiency on foreign policy issues.

But his aggressive defense is so patently offensive that it’s no wonder women keep breaking out to accuse him, and that his supporters are losing faith in him. He’s increasingly radioactive as a candidate. His campaign is effectively over.

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GLORIA FELDT is the New York Times bestselling author of several books including No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, a sought-after speaker and frequent contributor to major news outlets, and the Co-Founder and President of Take The Lead. People has called her “the voice of experience,” and among the many honors she has been given, Vanity Fair called her one of America’s “Top 200 Women Legends, Leaders, and Trailblazers,” and Glamour chose her as a “Woman of the Year.”

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