The sexual-harassment story enveloping Herman Cain is still unfolding, and its trajectory over the coming days will determine whether it winds up being a minor hiccup for Cain’s surging campaign or the beginning of its end. But …
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Facing a Media Scrum, Cain Boisterously Denies Harassment Allegations
If there’s anything the political press loves more than a sex scandal, it’s one that dethrones a figure deemed to be riding too high. And so, in a fortuitous scheduling twist, reporters on Monday swarmed the National Press Club …
More from the CNN/TIME Detail: Perry vs. Cain for the Evangelical Vote
You’ve probably seen the state-by-state numbers from our big poll released Wednesday, and the basic storyline is pretty obvious: Mitt Romney is the clear GOP frontrunner, with Herman Cain close behind him in the key early states. But Romney’s support is tepid, and he benefits from a wildly splintered conservative vote.
There’s more to …
An Unlikely Campaign Manager: The Story of Herman Cain’s Cigarette-Puffing Political Guru
If you didn’t recognize Mark Block at the beginning of this week, chances are you do now. He is Herman Cain’s campaign manager, perhaps better known as the guy with the mustache in Cain’s viral campaign video who says, “Herman Cain will put United back in the United States of America,” before taking a drag from a cigarette and …
CNN/TIME Poll: Romney Leads Republican Rivals in First Four Primary States
With less than three months before voting begins for the Republican presidential nomination, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is outpacing the GOP field in the first four primary states, according to a new CNN/TIME/ORC …
Of Herman Cain, Hostages and Ronald Reagan
You can already sense the air coming out of the Herman Cain balloon–he wasn’t the main attraction last night, and the answers he gives to questions outside him comfort zone lack his trademark humor and flair. One place where Cain seems way, way out of his comfort zone is foreign policy. Tuesday night’s debate provided a fine example. …
Inside the Ludicrous Donald Trump Primary
With her poll numbers sagging, her political organization dwindling and prognosticators declaring her moment to have passed, Michele Bachmann called in a big gun Monday night: Donald Trump.
The Grand Nevada Pander
Four second-tier Republican presidential hopefuls — Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum — are threatening to bypass the Nevada caucuses if they take place Jan. 14, as presently planned. This is not, …
The Conservative Problem with 9-9-9
The 9-9-9 tax plan is not an insignificant part of Herman Cain’s appeal among Republicans–everyone knows the tax code is maddeningly complex and telling people they’re three little digits away from having their problems solved is bewitching. The main knock on the plan is that it would redistribute the tax burden so that it falls more …
TIME Poll: Obama Leads Head-to-Head Matchups with Republican Rivals
Despite sweeping pessimism about the nation’s fortunes and his own sliding approval ratings, President Obama leads potential Republican rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Perry in hypothetical general-election matchups, according to a …
Reality Check: The Cain Train Is Going to Wreck
Herman Cain seemed to enjoy his turn auditioning for the role of Mitt Romney’s chief foil Tuesday night. Luxuriating at the center of the table thanks to surging poll numbers, he basked in the attention of his rivals as every …
A New Debate Night Dynamic: Herman Cain vs. Mitt Romney
I never thought I’d see a headline like this one, but that’s where we stand this afternoon as the Republicans prepare for their latest debate tonight in New Hampshire. At the moment, all the energy and momentum in the primary …
How the Shrinking Primary Calendar Boosts Romney’s Chances
The Florida GOP’s decision to defy Republican Party rules by slating its presidential primary for Jan. 31 has touched off a cascade of scheduling decisions that will compress the primary calendar. South Carolina party bosses, …