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cain. >> have you asked mr. cain that question? >> yes, i have. and he said to me emphatically, when there is facts, bring them to me. let me face my accusers and we'll deal with it then. >> i can tell you, i have my own sourcing on this that talks about a cash settlement from somebody who was familiar and was working at the national restaurant association. i understand there are nondisclosure agreements on this and that's part of the reason why you're going to get sometime some of this tougher sourcing on this because in order to get the money you had to sign this. but there's a lot of string here. is he issuing a flat -- even to you that doesn't sound like he's giving you a flat-out denial. >> i would suggest that you contact the national restaurant association and ask them about any settlement. i am not personally aware of any settlement dealing with mr. cain. >> you understand how that sounds? >> yes, i do. it's very serious. >> no. the fact that you cannot say it and you're telling us
cain. >> have you asked mr. cain that question? >> yes, i have. and he said to me emphatically, when there is facts, bring them to me. let me face my accusers and we'll deal with it then. >> i can tell you, i have my own sourcing on this that talks about a cash settlement from somebody who was familiar and was working at the national restaurant association. i understand there are nondisclosure agreements on this and that's part of the reason why you're going to get sometime...
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it was all about herman cain. when the debate is all about you, then it's not a surprise when you wake up the next day and sitting atop the polls. this race is all about herman cain right now. >> howard fineman, i want to talk about this poll we just released. nbc poll. many stunning things in it. one of them being the mitt romney number. the only number in the poll to hold steady, absolutely unchanged at 23%. the front-runner status switches around him. rick perry drops out of that slot. herman cain moves into that slot. what's going on with mitt romney in. >> well, his numbers don't move any more than his hair does, but if you talk to people in new hampshire, when i was up there yesterday and today, was at the debate then i heard herman cain before the new hampshire legislature which i want to tell you about. first on mitt romney. somebody observed to me a very shrewd politician up there observed to me that even though romney's numbers in new hampshire look good, and he's in the low 40s in new hampshire, the roa
it was all about herman cain. when the debate is all about you, then it's not a surprise when you wake up the next day and sitting atop the polls. this race is all about herman cain right now. >> howard fineman, i want to talk about this poll we just released. nbc poll. many stunning things in it. one of them being the mitt romney number. the only number in the poll to hold steady, absolutely unchanged at 23%. the front-runner status switches around him. rick perry drops out of that slot....
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now herman cain says it's a joke. an incredibly insensitive joke to say we have a fence that will electrocute people. they will say, you are not a serious candidate, you can't expand the map. not that many tea party candidates won statewide. they won in little house races. they didn't win state wide because you have a ceiling when you have controversial answers like that. >> rick perry and michele bachmann will really go after him. he's taking their votes. >> i read that michele bachmann was critical about his comments today on that electrified fence. thanks. >>> up next, a second evangelical with close ties to rick perry, taking shots admit romney's faith. are these attacks on the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, mormonism, becoming a problem or is it part of a campaign strategy? we'll talk about that. >>> the mother of a missouri baby breaking her silence with a string of new admissions. what she's saying about the night her daughter disappeared. they've been committed to putting clients first. helping g
now herman cain says it's a joke. an incredibly insensitive joke to say we have a fence that will electrocute people. they will say, you are not a serious candidate, you can't expand the map. not that many tea party candidates won statewide. they won in little house races. they didn't win state wide because you have a ceiling when you have controversial answers like that. >> rick perry and michele bachmann will really go after him. he's taking their votes. >> i read that michele...
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cain surges in the polls. tal ran tolerance is another question certain to resurface now. >> would you be comfortable appointing a muslim in your cabinet or a federal judge? >> no, i will not. here's why, that is a creeping attempt, there is this attempt, to gradually ease sharia law and the muslim faith into our government. it does not belong in our government. >> whatever you think of mr. cain, one thing you cannot question, his communication skills. >> you know you must be doing something right when you get a lot of arrows in your back. this is the first time that arrows -- >> let's dig deeper on herman cain, the man and the candidate, with jeff campbell, former chairman of the pillsbury restaurant group, he hired cain to run godfather's pizza. just wrote a piece called the "cain mutiny." jeff, tell us the man herman cain what you saw in the ceo that carries over favorably and if you saw something that carries over unfavorably to herman cain, presidential candidate? >> a definite leader. there's a differenc
cain surges in the polls. tal ran tolerance is another question certain to resurface now. >> would you be comfortable appointing a muslim in your cabinet or a federal judge? >> no, i will not. here's why, that is a creeping attempt, there is this attempt, to gradually ease sharia law and the muslim faith into our government. it does not belong in our government. >> whatever you think of mr. cain, one thing you cannot question, his communication skills. >> you know you...
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it's herman cain. hi is hot for himself in his new memoir "this is herman cain: my journey to the white house." just listen how much cain believes in himself. in the last paragraph in the book, he says, "well, i'm just about at the elevator up to the family quarters, but bare with me for just a minute more as i confirm who i am. it's obvious i'm the president of the united states of america." folks, this is a brilliant strategy. with that one sentence, cain has taken away obama's strategic advantage of being america's only president and by fantasizing that he is america's first second black president, cain clearly knows his imaginary place in history. listen to this: "when all the votes were counted on tuesday, november 6, 2012, we will be free at last, free at, last thank god almighty, this nation will be free at last again. yes. because we must not judge a man by the color of his skin, but by the way he pretends to have the content of someone else's character. [cheering and applause] nation... the bi
it's herman cain. hi is hot for himself in his new memoir "this is herman cain: my journey to the white house." just listen how much cain believes in himself. in the last paragraph in the book, he says, "well, i'm just about at the elevator up to the family quarters, but bare with me for just a minute more as i confirm who i am. it's obvious i'm the president of the united states of america." folks, this is a brilliant strategy. with that one sentence, cain has taken away...
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herman cain. >> you think you know a lot about the republican party, here's haley barbour on herman cain's chance of success. in southern states. haley barbour, king of the south. >> i have a theory on this, too. >> let's listen to haley barbour. >> if this election is where ought to be, and that is a referendum on how president obama has done, a republican's going to win. if herman cain is our nominee running against barack obama, i think he'll sweep the south. >> "he'll sweep the south." do you want to counter haley barbour? >> if he's the nominee. >> okay. >> i mean, will he win north carolina, virginia? i don't think so. but i don't think he'll be the nominee. we won't have to worry about haley's prediction. >> i'm going to go back to what you were saying. he's not going to be the number two. he's not going to be number one. my argument is this. mitt romney is more vulnerable than herman cain as a nominee, because he is very vulnerable with 77% of the party who relentlessly won't support him,
herman cain. >> you think you know a lot about the republican party, here's haley barbour on herman cain's chance of success. in southern states. haley barbour, king of the south. >> i have a theory on this, too. >> let's listen to haley barbour. >> if this election is where ought to be, and that is a referendum on how president obama has done, a republican's going to win. if herman cain is our nominee running against barack obama, i think he'll sweep the south. >>...
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of herman cain's life. is one of the things about herman cain that makes it hard to imagine him as a viable mainstream candidate for republican nomination for president of the united states. it is not the only thing, though. mr. cain is out and proud about not wanting to know the names of leaders of other countries. >> when they ask me who's the president of ubeki, ubeki, stan, stan, i'm going to say, i don't know. do you know? >> when asked about foreign policy over the last decade, neoconservatism, herman cain said he was unfamiliar with the movement. of course, there's herman cain on abortion. >> my position is i'm pro life, period. >> if a woman is raped, she should not be allowed to end the pregnancy? >> that's her choice. that is not government's choice. i support life from conception. >> so abortion should be legal? >> no. abortion should not be legal. i believe in the sanctity of life. >> i'm not getting -- i'm not understanding. if it's her choice, that means it's legal. >> no. i believe -- i don't
of herman cain's life. is one of the things about herman cain that makes it hard to imagine him as a viable mainstream candidate for republican nomination for president of the united states. it is not the only thing, though. mr. cain is out and proud about not wanting to know the names of leaders of other countries. >> when they ask me who's the president of ubeki, ubeki, stan, stan, i'm going to say, i don't know. do you know? >> when asked about foreign policy over the last...
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against rerman cain herman cain the president has an 11-point lead and against rick perry he has a 12-point lead. >> we're stuck with mitt. >> if we don't run with chris christie romney will be the nominee and we'll lose. >>> more good news for herman cain. after taking the lead in yesterday's nbc news/"wall street journal" national poll of republican voters, he now has the lead in the all-important primary state of florida. in a new poll from the american research group cain has 34%, romney has 28%, newt gingrich has 11%, and rick perry comes in fourth with just 5%. cain is already imagining who would serve in his cabinet as vice president as he did today on a conservative radio show. >> there are some people in congress that are very, very good, that i respect and admire, that i would love to have on my team. whether that would be in a vp slot or whether that would be in a key cabinet slot, i'll give you a name, like representative paul ryan, senator jim demint, people who are not afraid to challenge the system. people who are not afraid to put on the table what we should do and not
against rerman cain herman cain the president has an 11-point lead and against rick perry he has a 12-point lead. >> we're stuck with mitt. >> if we don't run with chris christie romney will be the nominee and we'll lose. >>> more good news for herman cain. after taking the lead in yesterday's nbc news/"wall street journal" national poll of republican voters, he now has the lead in the all-important primary state of florida. in a new poll from the american...
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now cain is having his curve up into the polls. is there something in the michele bachmann curve in the polls that predicts where you're going with herman cain? here's someone who's dedicate to iowa, spends all this time in iowa. iowa, she becomes less and less popular the longer she stays there. is there something about the candidacies that the familiarity breeds resistance? >> sometimes. there's a lot of self-inflicted wounds across the way. mr. cain is struggling with his fence debates the last few days. mrs. bachmann who obviously is a good member of congress but hasn't ever been in the presidential game. it's a different game. it's amplified 20 times what any congressional race ever is. it's the media, scrutiny. every single word you say gets basically highlighted and you have to be very careful what you say. >> what do you make of this shifting loyalty of the republican electorate from very high support for michele bachmann, previously high support for the mythical candidacy of trump and now to cain? >> there's a segment of t
now cain is having his curve up into the polls. is there something in the michele bachmann curve in the polls that predicts where you're going with herman cain? here's someone who's dedicate to iowa, spends all this time in iowa. iowa, she becomes less and less popular the longer she stays there. is there something about the candidacies that the familiarity breeds resistance? >> sometimes. there's a lot of self-inflicted wounds across the way. mr. cain is struggling with his fence debates...
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cain said that. the question is whether you get on the campaign trail and move back to the 9-9-9 plan and issues that brought him to the top of the poll in the first place. his rivals will likely remain silent on this. going with the long-standing adage best to leave your opponent alone when they're in trouble. >> bret: thank you. brit hume has thoughts on the cain story. good evening. >> we don't know the truth and we may never know. the case does illustrate the truth on the law in matters today. years ago, the board room employees were at a disadvantage subjected to unwanted sexual advances by the superiors. today they are at an equal or greater disadvantage. not only are unwanted advances against the law, but so is conduct that may be found intimidating hostile or offensive working environment. the problem is what is offensive to some may not be to others. compliments may be welcome to one person or give offense to another. it doesn't matter in thecation of herman cain whether there is any basis t
cain said that. the question is whether you get on the campaign trail and move back to the 9-9-9 plan and issues that brought him to the top of the poll in the first place. his rivals will likely remain silent on this. going with the long-standing adage best to leave your opponent alone when they're in trouble. >> bret: thank you. brit hume has thoughts on the cain story. good evening. >> we don't know the truth and we may never know. the case does illustrate the truth on the law in...
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they like the bluntness of herman cain. in a field of unpolished candidates and some overpolished candidates, he stands out as being this blunt guy. >> this is a year where people are fed up with washington and the blowed-dried-hair ways of washington. cain has tapped into that. he's tapped into pushing back against political correctness. but you have to push back cleverly, push back in a way that's presidential. that's the line he has to walk. it's also a lesson, anderson, in when you run for president, how hard it is, how many rookies make mistakes. the trick is do you learn from them and go on to a higher, more presidential level? >> mary, is he really running for president? because there's some who say he's basically on a large book tour and he's now suddenly surged in the poll, so he's clearly in this thing. does he have staff, does he have enough people around him? >> well, no. he has the big mo, as one of our old bosses used to say, but he's a no show in the states. i don't care what your message is -- and he has a s
they like the bluntness of herman cain. in a field of unpolished candidates and some overpolished candidates, he stands out as being this blunt guy. >> this is a year where people are fed up with washington and the blowed-dried-hair ways of washington. cain has tapped into that. he's tapped into pushing back against political correctness. but you have to push back cleverly, push back in a way that's presidential. that's the line he has to walk. it's also a lesson, anderson, in when you...
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>> the amateurishness of the cain organization should not lead it a conclusion that cain did something very bad. he may be a victim of the fact that he is not running a normal presidential campaign. he is not ready for prime time. that doesn't make him guilty of anything serious. it is important to understand that companies settle claims all the time for reasons other than thinking they did something wrong. especially with the amounts of money here, that is said to be in the five figures. so i did research today. in the world of sexual harassment litigation, those are not big figures. >> as ken vogel said, from 10,000 to a hundred,000. they might have done this just to move along. >> anyone with sexual harassment, is a very serious charge, it is a serious incident. it is discrimination in the workplace. it makes people very uncomfortable. it is a form of bullying and we should take the charges of allegations seriously. that's why i think the cain campaign should have been prepared for it. they should have understood the seriousness of the allegations. it is not just one woman, it is tw
>> the amateurishness of the cain organization should not lead it a conclusion that cain did something very bad. he may be a victim of the fact that he is not running a normal presidential campaign. he is not ready for prime time. that doesn't make him guilty of anything serious. it is important to understand that companies settle claims all the time for reasons other than thinking they did something wrong. especially with the amounts of money here, that is said to be in the five figures....
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cain? >> the people that would pay more are the people who would buy mostly new goods. >> now, i grew up on hand-me-downs and my dad could nerve, never afford hi new car. in the painful recession and in its wake, millions of american families are buying used, or many not buying at all and most, well, they're not complaining but they sure hope things get better for them and for everyone. when they do, you bet they would like, no, they would love to buy a new car or new washing machine. even if you accept mr. cain's logic, well, those people at the bottom, they can't buy used food. look at this. the poorest american households spend more than half of their income on housing. and they spend nearly 40% of their income on food. the cain plan, 9-9-9, would levy a 9% sales tax on that food. so to those with the least, that have suffered the most in recent years, this, frankly, just sounds cold. >> it depends upon whether or not they buy used goods or whether or not they buy new goods. >> now the v
cain? >> the people that would pay more are the people who would buy mostly new goods. >> now, i grew up on hand-me-downs and my dad could nerve, never afford hi new car. in the painful recession and in its wake, millions of american families are buying used, or many not buying at all and most, well, they're not complaining but they sure hope things get better for them and for everyone. when they do, you bet they would like, no, they would love to buy a new car or new washing...
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cain. >> you understand how that sounds? >> yes, i do. it's very serious. >> no, the fact you can't say it and you're telling us we have to go to the association. that's sad. >> the place to go for an answer if there was a settlement. >> ken vogel co-authored the report with two others. i'm sure you heard the answer from mr. cain. let me get the reaction to his denial. >> what he's saying is he never sexually harassed someone. clearly there were allegations of sexual harassment. he's saying he didn't perceive his behavior to be sexual harassment. we have allegations from two women. we've actually seen a settlement document that one of the women reached that details the allegation and actually delivers this five-figure settlement that includes a non-disclosure agreement. clearly there are sensitivities here. that's why we didn't name these women. nonetheless, there's been no denial of the fact there were these settlements. >> ken, how did this story come about for folks who haven't been foll
cain. >> you understand how that sounds? >> yes, i do. it's very serious. >> no, the fact you can't say it and you're telling us we have to go to the association. that's sad. >> the place to go for an answer if there was a settlement. >> ken vogel co-authored the report with two others. i'm sure you heard the answer from mr. cain. let me get the reaction to his denial. >> what he's saying is he never sexually harassed someone. clearly there were allegations...
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herman cain stops by november 1. we're working to schedule all the candidates if for center seat with the panel. still ahead, could you or loved one die because there is not enough medicine? we'll explain. >> bret: the u.s. trade deficit dipped in august to $45.61 billion. the lowest amount in four months. the deficit is running at an annual rate of more than $564 billion. up 13% from last year. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 1,000 last week. but are still well above levels considered healthy. stocks were mixed today. dow lost 41. the s& s&p 500 gave back four. nasdaq added 15.5. of course, wall street is getting a lot of unwanted attention lately, because of the protests there. which leads us to the question: are the people on wall street really to blame for the struggling economy? chief washington correspondent james rosen went in search of an answer. >> the member of occupy wall street tend to blame economic morass on service sector. >> i have in mind a system between government, wall street, and m
herman cain stops by november 1. we're working to schedule all the candidates if for center seat with the panel. still ahead, could you or loved one die because there is not enough medicine? we'll explain. >> bret: the u.s. trade deficit dipped in august to $45.61 billion. the lowest amount in four months. the deficit is running at an annual rate of more than $564 billion. up 13% from last year. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 1,000 last week. but are still well above...
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iii >> stephen: tonight, a new herman cain ad goes viral. and rick perry wants to vaccinate twelve year old girls against it. [ laughter ] plus, occupy wall street gets a corporate backer. pff. i was totally into them before they sold out. [ laughter ] and my guest susan saladoff has a new documentary about frivolous lawsuits. if anybody asks, that starbucks coffee par-boiled my nut-sack. [ laughter ] gaddafi will be buried in a secret location that no one can find. maybe that's where he should have hidden. [ laughter ] this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( applause ) [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting stephen] thank you so much welcome to the report, thank you for joining us. [cheers and applause] and if there are any russian immigrants in the audience i'd like to say a big [speaking russian] [ laughter ] nation, you know i'm a huge fan of apple. i'm always the first to have the iphone, the ipad, the iv. [ laughter ] it drips the internet right into your arm. it's cool. you'll hear
iii >> stephen: tonight, a new herman cain ad goes viral. and rick perry wants to vaccinate twelve year old girls against it. [ laughter ] plus, occupy wall street gets a corporate backer. pff. i was totally into them before they sold out. [ laughter ] and my guest susan saladoff has a new documentary about frivolous lawsuits. if anybody asks, that starbucks coffee par-boiled my nut-sack. [ laughter ] gaddafi will be buried in a secret location that no one can find. maybe that's where he...
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. >> herman cain is now leading among likely republican voter. we'll analyze the cain factor. what is driving his popularity. >> should you raise taxes on anybody right today? rich or poor or middle classes? no. >> uh-oh. bad news for the democratic party and president obama. bill clinton is off the reservation. >> there is no growth of the economy. >> bill: and there are are reports of rampant drug use and other illegal conduct within the ranks of the occupy wall street protest movement. the culture warriors on that. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the herman cain factor is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. mr. cain is surging in the poll. tied with mitt romney at 29% among likely republican primary voters. rick perry clocks in with just 9%. obviously mr. cain has take and lot of perry's support and a "wall street journal" poll has cain leading romney 27 to 23. there is another element to the poll. when asked about the general election, voters say president o
. >> herman cain is now leading among likely republican voter. we'll analyze the cain factor. what is driving his popularity. >> should you raise taxes on anybody right today? rich or poor or middle classes? no. >> uh-oh. bad news for the democratic party and president obama. bill clinton is off the reservation. >> there is no growth of the economy. >> bill: and there are are reports of rampant drug use and other illegal conduct within the ranks of the occupy wall...
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herman cain. >> you think you know a lot about the republican party, here's haley barbour on herman cain's chance of success. >> i have a theory on this too. >> let's listen to haley barbour. >> if this election where it ought to be, and that's a referendum on how president obama's doing, a republican's going to win. if herman cain is our nominee running against barack obama, i think he'll sweep the south. >> "he'll sweep the south." do you want to counter haley barbour? >> "if he's the nominee." will he win north carolina? virginia? i don't think so. but i don't think he'll be the nominee. we won't have to worry about haley's prediction. >> my argument is this. mitt romney is more vulnerable than herman cain as a nominee, because he is very vulnerable with 77% of the party who reless lently won't support him, even in polls. he's got a problem. it might be the religion problem, i don't think so opinion i think it's the ideological problem. they don't trust him as a conservative. whereas herman cai
herman cain. >> you think you know a lot about the republican party, here's haley barbour on herman cain's chance of success. >> i have a theory on this too. >> let's listen to haley barbour. >> if this election where it ought to be, and that's a referendum on how president obama's doing, a republican's going to win. if herman cain is our nominee running against barack obama, i think he'll sweep the south. >> "he'll sweep the south." do you want to...
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cain last night and he's not the only one. but as herman cain says, what's there to be angry about? >> lawrence o'donnell could try and challenge me. >> you've said that if you're unemployed and if you're poor -- >> blame yourself. blame yourself. >> would you like to retract that now? >> do you stay up at night to come up with the wording in these questions? what was i doing during the civil rights movement? >> little interest in the civil rights movement. >> controversy was right at herman cain's doorstep and he did nothing. >> i didn't go downtown and try to participate in sit ins. >> why not? i mean, he was here in atlanta. >> we decided to avoid trouble by moving to the back of the bus. >> the very idea that he said, you know, we were okay with moving to the back of the bus -- >> who is lawrence o'donnell to tell you how to be a black man? >> you get this bull's-eye on your back. they brainwashed a lot of black americans into just voting democrat. >> call someone like me or anyone one else brainwashed, that's insulting. >> what's there to be angry about? >> demonstrations are p
cain last night and he's not the only one. but as herman cain says, what's there to be angry about? >> lawrence o'donnell could try and challenge me. >> you've said that if you're unemployed and if you're poor -- >> blame yourself. blame yourself. >> would you like to retract that now? >> do you stay up at night to come up with the wording in these questions? what was i doing during the civil rights movement? >> little interest in the civil rights movement....
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our pollsters went back and reinterviewed some of the cain supporters to ask why herman cain. there is a theme, brian. he isn't a politician, said one. he seems like a real person, said someone from texas. he's not part of the political establishment. and said a man from indiana, he's probably the best candidate at the moment. brian? >> here we go with the new set of numbers tonight. chuck todd in our d.c. newsroom starting us off. thanks. as chuck just reminded us, as we have now seen happen several times just this election cycle, polls come out showing a new gop frontrunner, then the scrutiny begins. so it begins in a big way tonight for herman cain. the man with the economic plan he calls 9, 9, 9, now for a time at least, gets to sample what being number one feels like. tonight, nbc's kelly o'donnell has more on the man of the moment. >> reporter: with his folksy, never been a politician appeal, herman cain has caught fire. >> a lot of people are taking a second look and they are saying, maybe this long shot is not such a long shot. >> reporter: at 65, cain sells his self-m
our pollsters went back and reinterviewed some of the cain supporters to ask why herman cain. there is a theme, brian. he isn't a politician, said one. he seems like a real person, said someone from texas. he's not part of the political establishment. and said a man from indiana, he's probably the best candidate at the moment. brian? >> here we go with the new set of numbers tonight. chuck todd in our d.c. newsroom starting us off. thanks. as chuck just reminded us, as we have now seen...
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herman cain. david corn's an msnbc political analyst and "mother jones" magazine's washington bureau chief, and jonathan martin is senior political reporter for politico. gentleman, i want to know how this ends for this fellow, herman cain, who's come out of nowhere. you're chuckling, but let me raise a couple of questions here. i'm going to give you a number of questions, the scenario. this guy keeps going up. he's ahead now in south carolina. he's ahead now in florida. he's ahead of the field against a guy who can't do anything but flatline. mitt romney won't get above 23. he stays right there, like a dead guy, politically. whereas cain keeps going up. my question to you, if cain can even hold second place to romney, who gets ahead of him? who beats him? >> it ends up with herman cain on fox news and a lot of book sales. this guy will not be the nominee, chris. maybe rick perry comes back, you know, it's true that mitt romney's in a weak position, can't get above, but herman cain, once mitt romn
herman cain. david corn's an msnbc political analyst and "mother jones" magazine's washington bureau chief, and jonathan martin is senior political reporter for politico. gentleman, i want to know how this ends for this fellow, herman cain, who's come out of nowhere. you're chuckling, but let me raise a couple of questions here. i'm going to give you a number of questions, the scenario. this guy keeps going up. he's ahead now in south carolina. he's ahead now in florida. he's ahead of...
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>> i don't think that herman cain is a racist. i don't think that harry belafonte is a racist because he says herman cain is a bad apple. i think race is being used in this instance all around the table to repress differences of opinion. when race issues to repress dissent, it is wrong on all sides of the table. look, herman cain as a republican, heetds conservative. he believes he has a prescription for growing the economy, creating jobs and providing opportunity for all americans, inclusive of black americans. >> when it comes to -- >> i think the name -- john, john, i think name calling has gone too far. >> you are saying name calling has gone too far. we have known each other a long time and your involvement in ohio politics including being the secretary of state. you are among the african-american republicans trying to build support in the african-americanommunity. is the language helpful to that effort to have more blacks join the republican party or hurtful? >> i think mr. cain's prescription for growing the economy is help
>> i don't think that herman cain is a racist. i don't think that harry belafonte is a racist because he says herman cain is a bad apple. i think race is being used in this instance all around the table to repress differences of opinion. when race issues to repress dissent, it is wrong on all sides of the table. look, herman cain as a republican, heetds conservative. he believes he has a prescription for growing the economy, creating jobs and providing opportunity for all americans,...
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herman cain shows you exactly how to do that. with his ill-conceived 9% corporate tax that does not allow corporations to include reasonable and normal business expenses. i'm not talking about their wild complicated tax loopholes. i'm talking about all normal reasonable business expenses. they're not allowed to be deducted under the 9-9-9 plan. now, if a democrat had proposed this, fox news would be screaming about a crazed anti-business socialist who was going to destroy american businesses and the american economy. now, let's restart that tape and listen to the rest of what herman cain had to say. >> on the first 9, relative to corporate profits, you are allowed to deduct -- this was in the calculation -- you are allowed to deduct purchases and capital investments. 100%. no depreciation schedules. capital expenses and purchases. if those purchases were made here in the united states of america. if you purchased components from a country outside of the united states, you can't deduct them. what does that do, folks? it makes u.s.
herman cain shows you exactly how to do that. with his ill-conceived 9% corporate tax that does not allow corporations to include reasonable and normal business expenses. i'm not talking about their wild complicated tax loopholes. i'm talking about all normal reasonable business expenses. they're not allowed to be deducted under the 9-9-9 plan. now, if a democrat had proposed this, fox news would be screaming about a crazed anti-business socialist who was going to destroy american businesses...
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he's a 40% cain, 12%. you're at 6%. but herman cain, he's intriguing. he basically spent very little time in new hampshire or iowa for that matter. but he's doing pretty well in both of those states, even better in iowa. and he comes up with these crazy ads, including this one. watch. ♪ we can take this country back america ♪ ♪ i am america one vote ♪ >> that's his chief of staff who had a little puff of a cigarette there. but he's a 13%. you're at 6% in new hampshire. you spent a lot of time there. he has it. why is he doing so well? >> well, oftentimes can you spike for the moment. you're the flavor of the week or the flavor of the month. i remember when governor perry was at 20% in new hampshire. he came in with great fanfare. now he's in the low single digits. we're just trying a steady, gradual substantive rise in new hampshire. based upon real support, based upon 80 events that we have done so far. wolf, we did a telephone town hall meeting yesterday. we had 3,000 people on the line. our town hall meetings are packed these days. i say we'v
he's a 40% cain, 12%. you're at 6%. but herman cain, he's intriguing. he basically spent very little time in new hampshire or iowa for that matter. but he's doing pretty well in both of those states, even better in iowa. and he comes up with these crazy ads, including this one. watch. ♪ we can take this country back america ♪ ♪ i am america one vote ♪ >> that's his chief of staff who had a little puff of a cigarette there. but he's a 13%. you're at 6% in new hampshire. you spent a...
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herman cain loses to the president 49-38 herman cain's support is rock solid among conservative republicans they love him. and no nonsense social positions. he's impressive in debates, now has become strong presence within the republican party. but the truth is that president obama would love to run against herman cain because independent voters are far less likely to vote for him than mitt romney. as propertied red if mr. obama doesn't get the majority of the independent votes he loses. conservative principles deserve to be spotlighted because liberal strategies failed. it's obvious to most of us america needs to get back to free marketplace and fair competition, unfettered by federal intrusion. cain supports tax reform. and is business friendly, we need that. the problem is that mr. cain lacks legislative experience and nos -- knows little about global affairs. independent minded americans understand that because of the trouble the inexperienced barack obama has had. the next president must know how to deal with china, putin and the powerful iranian threat there. is no room for on the job
herman cain loses to the president 49-38 herman cain's support is rock solid among conservative republicans they love him. and no nonsense social positions. he's impressive in debates, now has become strong presence within the republican party. but the truth is that president obama would love to run against herman cain because independent voters are far less likely to vote for him than mitt romney. as propertied red if mr. obama doesn't get the majority of the independent votes he loses....
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cain has raised about $5 million. president obama has raised $100 million. 20 times what herman cain has raised. so i'm just wondering whether the political environment right now, whether it's just kind of emotional, it's real emotional and everybody is answering these questions based on emotion. what do you think? >> what i say about the money question really is, if herman cain were to be nominated, he'd have a lot more than $5 million. i just think that the money contest says a lot more -- the real comparison is between him and romney because it seems to me it's fair to wonder whether cain isn't running a kind of tempting campaign in which he has the surface trappings of a real campaign, he's on the debate stage every week with equal billing with the other candidates, equal billing with the supposed front runner, mitt romney. he seems a great guy. he has interesting things to say. but he's not campaigning very much in the early state. he hasn't been in iowa since anybody can remember. i think it's not clear that thi
cain has raised about $5 million. president obama has raised $100 million. 20 times what herman cain has raised. so i'm just wondering whether the political environment right now, whether it's just kind of emotional, it's real emotional and everybody is answering these questions based on emotion. what do you think? >> what i say about the money question really is, if herman cain were to be nominated, he'd have a lot more than $5 million. i just think that the money contest says a lot more...
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erin >>> rising cain, the leap of herman cain to the top of the pack of the presidential race. >>> erin burnett "out front" coming up. good day to get the herman-ator. >> got the first interview since he became number one. he'll tell you how he feels about that whether he can sustain it. former godfather's pizza ceo. in it a poll this afternoon, he now leads in key swing and must win florida. cain beating romney there, 34-28. this comes on the heels of a national poll yesterday which put cain in the lead. now, cnn's polls of polls show that cain is still behind romney. just in that margin of error there, 23-20. whatever the case, it is no question that herman cain's popularity is surging. the national poll has you at number one. now the poll has you leading in south carolina and florida. what's your family thinking, and why do you think this happened, that you've surged to the top? >> well, my family, they are not surprised. because they know me from my business career. because i've always done some challenging things. but i believe this happened for two reasons. and it was first eviden
erin >>> rising cain, the leap of herman cain to the top of the pack of the presidential race. >>> erin burnett "out front" coming up. good day to get the herman-ator. >> got the first interview since he became number one. he'll tell you how he feels about that whether he can sustain it. former godfather's pizza ceo. in it a poll this afternoon, he now leads in key swing and must win florida. cain beating romney there, 34-28. this comes on the heels of a...
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threatened by herman cain, and they understand that herman cain is bringing new ideas to the table. i think specifically on the tea party front, people who want to say the tea party are a bunch of race cysts, they say how come the tea party is supporting herman cain? >> well, a rationale was this proves they are racists. >> they, they want to make him into a puppet, a token that's correct he's being manipulated by the white republican establishment. here's the news for them, herman cain is in fact breaking barriers and people should be proud of herm campaign his accomplishments. >> and one year ago you got a big raise and now you should be happy, you are in the top 1% and now you have to pay more taxes 23 obama has his way. >> if i can make as much as you, i'm glad to give. >> good to see you. >> thank you. >> another scandal brewing for the white house in the wake of the solyndra loan. the solyndra loan. michelle is her [ courier ] the amazing story of whether bovine heart tissue can make it from australia to a u.s. lab to a patient in time for surgery may seem like a trumped-up ho
threatened by herman cain, and they understand that herman cain is bringing new ideas to the table. i think specifically on the tea party front, people who want to say the tea party are a bunch of race cysts, they say how come the tea party is supporting herman cain? >> well, a rationale was this proves they are racists. >> they, they want to make him into a puppet, a token that's correct he's being manipulated by the white republican establishment. here's the news for them, herman...
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herman cain. david corn's an msnbc political analyst and "mother jones" magazine's washington bureau chief, and jonathan martin is senior political reporter for politico. gentleman, i want to know how this ends for this fellow, herman cain, who's come out of nowhere. you're chuckling, but let me raise a couple of questions here. i'm going to give you a number of questions, the scenario. this guy keeps going up. he's ahead now in south carolina. he's ahead now in florida. he's ahead of the field against a guy who can't do anything but flatline. mitt romney won't get above 23. he stays right there, like a dead guy, politically. whereas cain keeps going up. my question to you, if cain can even hold second place to romney, who gets ahead of him? who beats him? >> i tell you where it ends up. it ends up with herman cain on fox news and a lot of book sales. this guy will not be the nominee, chris. maybe rick perry comes back, you know, it's true that mitt romney's in a weak position, can't get above, bu
herman cain. david corn's an msnbc political analyst and "mother jones" magazine's washington bureau chief, and jonathan martin is senior political reporter for politico. gentleman, i want to know how this ends for this fellow, herman cain, who's come out of nowhere. you're chuckling, but let me raise a couple of questions here. i'm going to give you a number of questions, the scenario. this guy keeps going up. he's ahead now in south carolina. he's ahead now in florida. he's ahead of...
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and what about herman cain? >>> and the search for baby lisa, a major new development in the past 30 minutes. we'll tell you about that on the other side of this break. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some money, we taught our 5 year old how to dunk. woman: scholarship! woman: honey go get him. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> i want you to look at this video. just got this here. this is new video from washington, d.c. this is inside the senate hart office building. police there hauling off protesters from the occupy d.c. group. officers moved in as soon as they dropped down some banners that said end war now and the other banner apparently said the people, for the people. protesters from the atrium, that's the atrium of the hart building. being hauled off by police. there was a shot of the banner before they managed to get to them. welcome back.
and what about herman cain? >>> and the search for baby lisa, a major new development in the past 30 minutes. we'll tell you about that on the other side of this break. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some money, we taught our 5 year old how to dunk. woman: scholarship! woman: honey go get him. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car...
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the facts do not come close to supporting cain's claim. is there anything that you know of that margaret sayinger said in the past that is consistent with what cain said so far? >> absolutely not. i think that's what is frightening. planned parent hood has been around for 95 years. it's regardless of their income. that's what we stand by today. i don't know why he is conplating the two issues, but the real struggle in america is we have too many unintended pregnancies of all women. half of all pregnancies are unintend and we need to be doing more and not less to have family planning. >> thank you so much. >> good to see you. thanks for having me. >> you bet. did a college student lose his job for asking michele bachmann a tough question on immigration. hey, hampton. >> let's take a look at how stocks are doing. major averages near the lows of the day right now. we see the dow down about 217 points and the s&p down 26 almost. the nasdaq down more than 38 points. here's another sign that all business adage, the customer is always right. well
the facts do not come close to supporting cain's claim. is there anything that you know of that margaret sayinger said in the past that is consistent with what cain said so far? >> absolutely not. i think that's what is frightening. planned parent hood has been around for 95 years. it's regardless of their income. that's what we stand by today. i don't know why he is conplating the two issues, but the real struggle in america is we have too many unintended pregnancies of all women. half...