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Cain says foes ‘trying to destroy me’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said on Wednesday that his opponents are “trying to destroy me” over allegations of sexual harassment that have rocked his 2012 bid. The controversy is threatening to engulf Cain’s campaign just as he is leading in many polls of Republican voters who…
One Cain accuser looks to break silence as another was paid off
Two major newspapers have released stories on the women accusing Herman Cain of sexual harassment that could be further damaging to the GOP presidential candidate. According to The New York Times, one of the two women received a full years’ severance fee of $35,000 from the National Restaurant Association after…
Obama approval rating rises to forty-seven percent
US President Barack Obama’s approval rating climbed to 47 percent in a new poll released Wednesday, closing on a level which could help him run a competitive reelection bid next year. In a Quinnipiac University poll, Obama’s approval rating rose from 41 percent in October, and the president held leads…
Cain: ‘Smear campaign’ to blame for sex charge revelations
WASHINGTON — Presidential contender Herman Cain said Tuesday that political enemies determined to sabotage his White House bid were to blame for bringing to light sexual harassment charges filed against him in the 1990s. Cain said a “smear campaign” had been launched against him by someone interested putting a stop…
Rick Perry on income inequality: Money is ‘highly overrated’
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday advised protesters in the Occupy movement to worry less about income inequality. “You know, we have young people who are today occupying Wall Street, that there are some people out there that are making too much money,” the Texas governor said at an…
Taibbi: Perry ‘just kind of lost it’
Rolling Stone contributor Matt Taibbi says that Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has “just kind of lost it.” Over the weekend, Perry gave an odd speech in New Hampshire that quickly went viral and caused some to suggest that he might be medicated or drunk. “When he felt like he…
Will “Obamacons” turn back to Republicans in 2012?
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – In contrast to 2008, Democratic President Barack Obama cannot count on a wave of support for his re-election bid next year from well-known moderate Republicans. Unhappy with Obama’s handling of the economy, conservative backers from three years ago are either sitting on the fence or have thrown…
Maddow: Oddball speech the end of Perry’s campaign
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was unusually expressive and giddy during a speech Friday to an influential conservative group in New Hampshire. He was so out of character that some have even questioned if he was drunk. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Monday night that the “devastating” video of his…
Presidential debates set for 2012 election
WASHINGTON — The location and dates of the crucial 2012 US presidential election debates between Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and a yet-to-be-determined Republican challenger were announced on Monday. The first of the three face-to-face encounters between Obama and his Republican challenger will be on October 3 at the University of…
Virginia GOP emails zombie collage featuring Obama shot in head
Virginia Republicans spent Monday in damage control after the state party was forced to condemn an email sent around to some of its supporters featuring a zombie collage that depicted President Barack Obama shot in the head. In what’s clearly a Halloween-themed mailer, an image of a zombie horde from…
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