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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. >> i could actually see a romney/cain ticket. >> a romney/cain ticket. >> let's talk about 9-9-9. >> 9-9-9. >> not doing very well in debates. >> his republican rivals took turns slamming him. >> the conversation turns to foreign policy and has no clue what he's talking about. >> i have no idea. >> herman cain really doesn't know honestly what he's talking about. >> it's simple, it's concise, it's easy to understand. >> just have a stupidity tax, just tax the stupid people. >> i don't have facts to back this up. >> so what's the takeaway for voters? >> if we don't run chris christie, nominee will be the nominee on the loose. >>> from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. last night, president obama was comfortably ensconced at the spring hill suites hotel in hampton, virginia, where he was effortlessly winning the republican presidential debate. the republican presidential candidates were a couple of thousand miles away in a casino behaving as if they've been served too many free drinks at the roulette wheel. casino security had to keep a sharp eye on a couple of them who almost came to blows but the
. >> i could actually see a romney/cain ticket. >> a romney/cain ticket. >> let's talk about 9-9-9. >> 9-9-9. >> not doing very well in debates. >> his republican rivals took turns slamming him. >> the conversation turns to foreign policy and has no clue what he's talking about. >> i have no idea. >> herman cain really doesn't know honestly what he's talking about. >> it's simple, it's concise, it's easy to understand. >> just...
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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...
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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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cain. then it was time for the cain doctrine on iran. a manifesto full of obvious talking points that fail to offer a single solution to a complex problem. >> i wouldn't sing kumbaya. that's not working. and the secretary of state hillary clinton, bless her heart, waved her finger at iran and say don't you all dare go into iraq once we leave. as if they are going to listen to us waving our finger at them. >> well, here to help us navigate the mind of herman skain professor michael eric dyson, msnbc contributor, scholar and professor of sociology at georgetown university, as well as the author of debating race. sir, after hearing cain speak on foreign policy, do you have any idea what his policy constitutes? >> no, i guess it gives new meaning to having a dog in that fight or show of diplomacy. or maybe on the greyhound that was running behind him or the horse that was in front of him, a dark horse, to be sure. >> cut it, enough, enough. >> the reality is that this is all blatherring nonsense. it is rooted in temperamental disgust with ob
cain. then it was time for the cain doctrine on iran. a manifesto full of obvious talking points that fail to offer a single solution to a complex problem. >> i wouldn't sing kumbaya. that's not working. and the secretary of state hillary clinton, bless her heart, waved her finger at iran and say don't you all dare go into iraq once we leave. as if they are going to listen to us waving our finger at them. >> well, here to help us navigate the mind of herman skain professor michael...
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cain has never sexually harassed anyone, period. >> and herman cain finally responded to those allegations. here is his response moments ago in a television interview. >> yes. i have never sexually harassed anyone, let's say that. secondly, i've never sexually harassed anyone. yes, i was falsely accused while i was at the national restaurant association. and i say "falsely" because it turned out after the investigation to be baseless. it's totally baseless and totally false. never have i committed any sort of sexual harassment. >> totally baseless and totally false. cain is expected to go into further detail about these allegations at a national press club event in the next hour. go ahead and stay with msnbc for the very latest on herman cain. we're going to bring you updates throughout the day. >>> well, two top advisers to president obama did their best to frame the debate on the economy sunday. the president's campaign adviser david axlerod and white house adviser david plouffe took to the sunday shows to hammer republican opposition and highlight obama's efforts. >> we just have to get
cain has never sexually harassed anyone, period. >> and herman cain finally responded to those allegations. here is his response moments ago in a television interview. >> yes. i have never sexually harassed anyone, let's say that. secondly, i've never sexually harassed anyone. yes, i was falsely accused while i was at the national restaurant association. and i say "falsely" because it turned out after the investigation to be baseless. it's totally baseless and totally...
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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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cain. his campaign denies the allegations. we here host of the daily rundown. this is the week he's in washington reboogt the cting th campaign, if you will. >> making the statement to the media, this morning a good place to do that. >> he is overshadowed by the allegations. you have looked into it, and as well you had his chief of staff on "the daily rundown" today. >> he did. what's been interesting about the denials, andrea, including from herman cain, they've been very specific about what they're denying. >> let me show you what mark locke said to you earlier today from the campaign. because this was parsing words. >> i am not personally aware of any cash settlement relating to sexual harassment charges to mr. cain. >> have you asked mr. cain that specific 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. >> even to you, that doesn't sound like he's giving you a flat out denial? >> i wou
cain. his campaign denies the allegations. we here host of the daily rundown. this is the week he's in washington reboogt the cting th campaign, if you will. >> making the statement to the media, this morning a good place to do that. >> he is overshadowed by the allegations. you have looked into it, and as well you had his chief of staff on "the daily rundown" today. >> he did. what's been interesting about the denials, andrea, including from herman cain, they've...
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i don't understand herman cain when it comes to race. i want to write about it given our discussion. we don't have a tortured relationship with race because it's clear where he stands on this, but i think other people watching him are having a hard time getting ahold of where he fits in all of this. >> jonathan and michael, thanks so much. particularly michael for staying with us. coming up, president obama takes his message on the road. [ male announcer ] take the fixodent 12 hour hold challenge. ♪ apply fixodent once, and it holds all day. ♪ take the fixodent 12 hour hold challenge. guaranteed, or your money back. ♪ an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pai
i don't understand herman cain when it comes to race. i want to write about it given our discussion. we don't have a tortured relationship with race because it's clear where he stands on this, but i think other people watching him are having a hard time getting ahold of where he fits in all of this. >> jonathan and michael, thanks so much. particularly michael for staying with us. coming up, president obama takes his message on the road. [ male announcer ] take the fixodent 12 hour hold...
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. >> herman cain is in big, big trouble. here we go, number ten, can't afford cigarettes for new campaign ads. it's been fun, but there's no way we're electing a guy named herr maim herman. kissed a photo, signed a baby. and number two, refuses to acknowledge the road to the white house goes through me, dave. you want to play in the big leagues, you've got to make a trip right here. you've got to come to scranton. acting less fun crazy and more crazy, crazy. just accepted $1 million offer to pose nude in playboy. and the number one sign herman cain's campaign is in trouble. there's a 0-0-0 chance he'll be president. >>> and good morning. it is monday. it's halloween, everybody. october 31st. happy halloween. with us onset, we have john heilemann, we also have "morning joe" economist steve rattner. are you guying going trick-or-treat tonight? >> no, it's snowed out, right? >> no, don't say that. of course there's halloween, right? >> i guess so. >> all right. >> what a weekend. >> don't complain. >> i'm not complaining about
. >> herman cain is in big, big trouble. here we go, number ten, can't afford cigarettes for new campaign ads. it's been fun, but there's no way we're electing a guy named herr maim herman. kissed a photo, signed a baby. and number two, refuses to acknowledge the road to the white house goes through me, dave. you want to play in the big leagues, you've got to make a trip right here. you've got to come to scranton. acting less fun crazy and more crazy, crazy. just accepted $1 million offer...
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now herman cain train. cain now leads the republican field with 27% of the vote, followed closely by the establishment front runner, mitt romney at 23% of the vote. pick rick perry in third, down in double digits to 16%. no republican candidate we have tested so has been viewed as positively this year as cain in this poll. he's in that favorable rating among all voters. not just republican voters. and among republican voters, it is a huge net positive rating. highest favorable rating among republicans we have seen at 52%. romney's numbers have remained stubbornly consistent. 23% is the exact same number he got in august. by the way, add up the cain and perry numbers in if august, you get 43%. add them up this month, you get 43%. notice a pattern here? if you just looked at these numbers on paper and all things were equal, you would say this is cain nomination to lose. now, we know all things aren't equal. cain doesn't have the resources, doesn't have the paid staff. everything is pointing to this being one
now herman cain train. cain now leads the republican field with 27% of the vote, followed closely by the establishment front runner, mitt romney at 23% of the vote. pick rick perry in third, down in double digits to 16%. no republican candidate we have tested so has been viewed as positively this year as cain in this poll. he's in that favorable rating among all voters. not just republican voters. and among republican voters, it is a huge net positive rating. highest favorable rating among...
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can cain sustain? that is the key question. >> jonathan, i have to ask you, what do you make of herman cain's objection yesterday on television, obvious objection to the perry ranch, hunting ranch, the name of it, then his quick retracting of that as soon as the perry camp put out a statement that was actually what was already in the "washington post" articles? the whole dispute about exactly when did they paint this thing over? >> uh-huh. well, look, i think, you know, herman cain was reacting to a story that hit in the "washington post" yesterday. there have been follow-up stories in the "post" and "the new york times." i can't get into herman cain's head as to why he's pulled back, but let's keep in mind, he is the only african-american in the republican race for the nomination. i think, again, because he's on the asen densy that he has to tread maybe a little more carefully. you know what, another republican debate is coming up. there is going to be
can cain sustain? that is the key question. >> jonathan, i have to ask you, what do you make of herman cain's objection yesterday on television, obvious objection to the perry ranch, hunting ranch, the name of it, then his quick retracting of that as soon as the perry camp put out a statement that was actually what was already in the "washington post" articles? the whole dispute about exactly when did they paint this thing over? >> uh-huh. well, look, i think, you know,...
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cain or see mr. cain at all over the spring and summer. he did not spend much time with work withers. he did not plan conference calls or staff meetings and was given to changing his mind about appearances, sometimes with little notice, a tendency that angered his field workers. cain forced his campaign workers to sign nondisclosure agreements, something i have never heard of in a campaign, so most of them are not quoted by name in the article. everything we tried to do was like pulling teeth to get accomplished said a former staff member in iowa who asked for anonymity. i've never been involved in a job that was as frustrating as this one. we couldn't get an answer on anything. everything was fly by the seat of your pants. that is direct confirmation of what this network's republican senior statesman has been surmising every morning. >> he's making it up as he goes along and it is starting blow up in his face. >> flavor of the month. he is this month's michele bachmann or rick perry or donald trump or sarah palin. he's making it up. >> so
cain or see mr. cain at all over the spring and summer. he did not spend much time with work withers. he did not plan conference calls or staff meetings and was given to changing his mind about appearances, sometimes with little notice, a tendency that angered his field workers. cain forced his campaign workers to sign nondisclosure agreements, something i have never heard of in a campaign, so most of them are not quoted by name in the article. everything we tried to do was like pulling teeth...
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being cain. ripping smoke, doing what we have to. mark block is smoking a cigarette. last night it was david letterman's turn. >> the herman cain campaign released another commercial. this one equally as odd. take a look at this. >> mark block here, since january i've had the privilege of being the chief of staff to herman cain. we need you to get involved because together we can do this. we can take this country back. ♪ i am america ♪ one voice ♪ i am america >> herman cain likes the indonesian smoking baby. who doesn't. we have to remind our viewers that 2-year-old quit smoking. good for him. will ferrell was honored with the mark twain prize at the kennedy center. his friends in comedy got together at his website funny or die for a little thank you. >> thank you so much for your contribution to comedy over the years and, of course, for the incredible letter that you wrote me. >> the letter you sent me -- >> i like to think of it more as a smile that was delivered to me in letter form. >>
being cain. ripping smoke, doing what we have to. mark block is smoking a cigarette. last night it was david letterman's turn. >> the herman cain campaign released another commercial. this one equally as odd. take a look at this. >> mark block here, since january i've had the privilege of being the chief of staff to herman cain. we need you to get involved because together we can do this. we can take this country back. ♪ i am america ♪ one voice ♪ i am america >> herman...
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cain? >> yeah, what i would tell you, you are to talk to national restaurant -- >> can we speak to mr. cain? may we speak -- >> doesn't hold any weight. >> may -- it has plenty of weight, trust me. >> the charges, although not made specific, politico's story call them sexually suggestive. they say cash payments were given to them to leave the national restaurant association. mr. gordon who you heard that went on to say his candidate will be speaking publicly on this soon. that could come in a few hour. mr. cain has two scheduled speeches today in washington d.c. the allegations around herman cain come as he continues to top the polls in this republican race. a new des moines register poll shows cain tied with romney. the only other candidate in double figures is ron paul at 12%. michele bachmann and rick perry rounding out the top five. herman cain talked about it on cbs yesterday. >> i believe that i'm doing so well because i'm connecting with the people. one of the other misperceptions ab
cain? >> yeah, what i would tell you, you are to talk to national restaurant -- >> can we speak to mr. cain? may we speak -- >> doesn't hold any weight. >> may -- it has plenty of weight, trust me. >> the charges, although not made specific, politico's story call them sexually suggestive. they say cash payments were given to them to leave the national restaurant association. mr. gordon who you heard that went on to say his candidate will be speaking publicly on...
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let's talk about herman cain. the insults keep coming from the right-wing broadcasters, keep coming from many respects the main stream media. this is herman cain with lawrence walking back his comment on the unemployed. >> some people are unemployed through no fault of their own. i was referring to those people who have chosen to go and demonstrate on wall street for whatever reason and it's not real clear what reasons. >> he has no clue what he's talking about. >> what you have to do is go down this this and listen. in the media we often encourage people to tune in to find out what is true. what is happening there requires people to go and be present. i saw a society being built where there's free health care, there's education, there's housing and caring that people are finding there that they are not finding anywhere else. literally the learning circles are extraordinary. people in one corner talking about sort of french factory worker models, over here talking about the end of growth. it's kind of amazing. if
let's talk about herman cain. the insults keep coming from the right-wing broadcasters, keep coming from many respects the main stream media. this is herman cain with lawrence walking back his comment on the unemployed. >> some people are unemployed through no fault of their own. i was referring to those people who have chosen to go and demonstrate on wall street for whatever reason and it's not real clear what reasons. >> he has no clue what he's talking about. >> what you...
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herman cain. who had -- >> number 9, number 9, number 9. >> nice, calm newspaper, wall street had an op-ped piece today in the "new york post" where he says, "capitalism in wall street to main street is the economic engine that's made the united states the super power it is. i have a hard time imagining what these protesters think will come of this. that wall street execs will come running out of their offices to write them a check? rather than protest against wall street, those camped out on the streets should examine their own failures and take a hard look in the mirror." this is a guy who says, if you're poor, blame yourself. >> right. well, he's running in the wrong century. that would have sounded great maybe back in the 1800s. those days are over. and it's -- you know, when you and i were growing up, there were rich people, right? >> yeah. >> and i seem to remember they lived pretty well, didn't they? >> they had millions of dollars. they didn't have billions of dollars. >> you grew up where
herman cain. who had -- >> number 9, number 9, number 9. >> nice, calm newspaper, wall street had an op-ped piece today in the "new york post" where he says, "capitalism in wall street to main street is the economic engine that's made the united states the super power it is. i have a hard time imagining what these protesters think will come of this. that wall street execs will come running out of their offices to write them a check? rather than protest against wall...
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perry has lost everything to cain, because cain can talk. >> yeah. cain can talk. and cain takes the positions that this wing of the party likes. immigration really hurt rick perry -- >> they hate illegal immigrants, they hate the government, they hate taxes, they love free enterprise. >> right. and so perry can pass on most of that stuff. but on immigration, that, i think, is more important, really, than his inability to talk. >> you know, i got to go back again to the ethnic factor. we've seen this before, john harrison. we're going to be figuring this out when the voting gets real in iowa, by the way, where he's also sweeping ahead to 37%, cain now, although everything out there is volatile. you know, what is this? is this the lds factor? is this the fact they think that mitt romney really is a closet -- not a well-closeted moderate republican from massachusetts? that the only conservative game in town happens to be an african-american business guy without political experience. but they're damned determined to vote for a conservative, and he's the real, credible
perry has lost everything to cain, because cain can talk. >> yeah. cain can talk. and cain takes the positions that this wing of the party likes. immigration really hurt rick perry -- >> they hate illegal immigrants, they hate the government, they hate taxes, they love free enterprise. >> right. and so perry can pass on most of that stuff. but on immigration, that, i think, is more important, really, than his inability to talk. >> you know, i got to go back again to the...
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herman cain. >> if you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself. >> when they tell pollsters herman cain, they're saying none of the above. >> sarah palin said you're the flavor of -- flavor of the month. >> by the way, sarah palin made it official. >> the latest to drop out. >> i apologize to those whom are disappointed. >> in a white house press conference today the president said he has been watching the occupy wall street protests on television and believes this is what occupy wall street is trying to tell him. >> i think it expresses the frustrations that the american people feel that we had the biggest financial crisis since the great depression, huge collateral damage all throughout the country, all across main street, and yet you're still seeing some of the same folks who acted irresponsibly, trying to fight efforts to crack down on abusive practices that got us into this in the first place. >> the newest republican presidential front-runner in the latest economist/ugov poll he
herman cain. >> if you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself. >> when they tell pollsters herman cain, they're saying none of the above. >> sarah palin said you're the flavor of -- flavor of the month. >> by the way, sarah palin made it official. >> the latest to drop out. >> i apologize to those whom are disappointed. >> in a white house press conference today the president said he has been watching the occupy wall street protests on...
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cain denying that allegation. what he did say about being number one or number two in the polls, that is correct. herman cain had a substantial surge in the polls in recent weeks. mr. cain places ahead of mitt romney if florida, in iowa and in a pair of recent nationwide polls as well. the sudden and dramatic surges by fringe or unknown candidates, this has sort of been the way it's gone in the republican nominating process this year. it's been a very volatile race. there's one thing that hasn't been all that volatile. we'll get to that in a second. the herman cain phenomenon, the surge we're experiencing from him right now is not the first time we've had a big surge from an unlikely contender. for example, earlier this year, it was the michele bachmann surge. michele bachmann went up and up and up and peaked on the 18th of july. since the peak, it's been a long, deep decline for miss bachmann. the rick perry surge, jumped into the race, shot to the front of the pack, way up there, until roughly september 14th at
cain denying that allegation. what he did say about being number one or number two in the polls, that is correct. herman cain had a substantial surge in the polls in recent weeks. mr. cain places ahead of mitt romney if florida, in iowa and in a pair of recent nationwide polls as well. the sudden and dramatic surges by fringe or unknown candidates, this has sort of been the way it's gone in the republican nominating process this year. it's been a very volatile race. there's one thing that...
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cain? good to see you both tonight. >> thank you. >>> this man is fighting for the middle class. >>> plus breaking news. willard finally found an opinion. too bad it comes after another epic flip-flop. >>> and a day later, we're still wondering what in the world this herman cain ad is all about. maybe letterman is on to something. >> government must get off our backs, out of our pockets, and out of our way. >>> you're watching "politics nation" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] whether over a cup of maxwell house... or a can of paint... you came together to vote, to share... to volunteer. and now, thanks to you, 10 communities have more to smile about. what's next? tell us on facebook. >>> what do you say when only 9% of americans polled approve of what you're doing? only 9% approval rating favorable for the congress. you hear that, speaker boehner? not 9-9-9. just 9, just 9. that's ten minus one, boehner, that's all that approve of you guys. what do you got to say, mr. speaker? speak up. >>> fo
cain? good to see you both tonight. >> thank you. >>> this man is fighting for the middle class. >>> plus breaking news. willard finally found an opinion. too bad it comes after another epic flip-flop. >>> and a day later, we're still wondering what in the world this herman cain ad is all about. maybe letterman is on to something. >> government must get off our backs, out of our pockets, and out of our way. >>> you're watching "politics...
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i mean, how does that compare to what herman cain's got, robert, and can herman cain potentially play catch-up? >> well, i don't know if herman cain can play catch-up or not, but raising $17 million in 39 days, i did the numbers, that's $350,000 on average every single day. i mean, say whatever you want about rick perry and whether or not he has the horsepower to compete in some of these debates. he certainly is a prolific fund-raiser, and that tells me something, alex. it tells me this washington chatter class that we all belong to here in d.c. may have this one perception of herman cain -- excuse me, of rick perry, but others out there, the flyover country that i call it in kansas, in minnesota, and mississippi, and so forth, they clearly think that rick perry is someone to be reckoned with. no question about it. >> all right. i want to make note that your algebra teacher did well. you figured that out pretty well. karen finney, impressed with you, as always, too. thank you, guys. i'm alex witt. thanks so much for watching. you can always catch me on weekends with alex witt, saturda
i mean, how does that compare to what herman cain's got, robert, and can herman cain potentially play catch-up? >> well, i don't know if herman cain can play catch-up or not, but raising $17 million in 39 days, i did the numbers, that's $350,000 on average every single day. i mean, say whatever you want about rick perry and whether or not he has the horsepower to compete in some of these debates. he certainly is a prolific fund-raiser, and that tells me something, alex. it tells me this...
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the other target was herman cain. the first 20 minutes was a relentless pile on him with everyone taking shots at cain and his signature 9-9-9 tax plan. here's that part. >> i love you, brother. but you don't have to have a big analysis to figure it out. go to new hampshire where they don't have a sales tax and you are fixing to give them one. >> this is mixing apples and oranges. >> the state sales tax will go away? >> that's an apple. we are replacing a bunch of oranges. >> then governor perry was right. >> no, he wasn't. he is mixing apples and oranges. >> i will have a basket with apples and oranges because i have to pay both taxes. >> cain faded into the background. he is a super pack called americans for herman cain that au launched the debate last night. even the moderator got caught up in it. >> a child of illegal immigrants who is born here is an american citizen. should that change? >> let me address herman's issue. >> i would rather you answer that question. >> i understand that. you get to ask the question
the other target was herman cain. the first 20 minutes was a relentless pile on him with everyone taking shots at cain and his signature 9-9-9 tax plan. here's that part. >> i love you, brother. but you don't have to have a big analysis to figure it out. go to new hampshire where they don't have a sales tax and you are fixing to give them one. >> this is mixing apples and oranges. >> the state sales tax will go away? >> that's an apple. we are replacing a bunch of...
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officer of the friends of cain. tomorrow it's one day closer to the white house. i really believe herman cain will put united back in the united states of america, and if i didn't believe that, i wouldn't be here. we need you to get involved because together we can do this. we can take this country back. ♪ i am america ♪ one voice united we stand ♪ i am america ♪ one voice >> okay. let's work through this. one thing we know american voters like is to have smoke blown in their face. you want to make sure you get that in the ad. just ripping smokes, blowing it at you. herman cain with the creepy smile as the song "i am america" plays in the background. an original score. last night jon huntsman stopped by the colbert report to get some help. he thought he could rise across swing states by speaking mandarin. >> you speak mandarin, do you not? >> i do. >> okay. say the most non-scary thing -- if you don't mind, would you say the most non-scary nicest thing in mandarin, please? [ speaking mandarin ] >> terrifying
officer of the friends of cain. tomorrow it's one day closer to the white house. i really believe herman cain will put united back in the united states of america, and if i didn't believe that, i wouldn't be here. we need you to get involved because together we can do this. we can take this country back. ♪ i am america ♪ one voice united we stand ♪ i am america ♪ one voice >> okay. let's work through this. one thing we know american voters like is to have smoke blown in their...
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we want to get to the herman cain interview. mitt romney is looking more and more like the man to beat. he's picking up the endorsement from chris christie, established republican, couple more this morning. the only problem is somebody forgot to tell the electrorate. thanks to a unique feature to this debate, the candidate to candidate questioning, romney found himself on the defensive, attacks he by and large seemed to deflect effectively. watch. >> your chief economic adviser, glen hubbard who you know well, he said that romney care was obama care. how would you respond to his criticism of your signature legislative achievement? >> we have less than 1% of our kids that are uninsured. you have 1 million kids uninsured in texas. 1 million kids. chris christie said the problem with obama care, he spends an extra trillion dollars and raises taxes. raising taxes is one of the big problems something we didn't do in massachusetts. >> note the christie name dropping there. he cited his venture capitalism experience. >> some might say
we want to get to the herman cain interview. mitt romney is looking more and more like the man to beat. he's picking up the endorsement from chris christie, established republican, couple more this morning. the only problem is somebody forgot to tell the electrorate. thanks to a unique feature to this debate, the candidate to candidate questioning, romney found himself on the defensive, attacks he by and large seemed to deflect effectively. watch. >> your chief economic adviser, glen...
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cain himself. in an op-ed he wrote last november, less than a year ago, he wrote "the worst idea is a proposed national sales tax, which is a disguised vat on top of everything we already pay in taxes. on top of all the confusing and unfair taxes we have today, that's insane. gives the out of control bureaucrats and politicians in denial one more tool to lie, deceive, manipulate and destroy this country. november 22, 2010 he wrote that. cain also remains under fire for his comments made this weekend while on a book tour in tennessee, speaking out about how to stop illegal immigration. >> part of it will have a real fence. 20 feet high with barbed wire. electrified. with a sign on the other side that says it can kill you. it will be in english and spanish. >> cain has defend his remarks since, but was less sincere last night while at a joint press conference with sheriff joe of arizona. >> it was a joke. some people don't think it was a good joke. it's probably not a joke you're supposed to make a p
cain himself. in an op-ed he wrote last november, less than a year ago, he wrote "the worst idea is a proposed national sales tax, which is a disguised vat on top of everything we already pay in taxes. on top of all the confusing and unfair taxes we have today, that's insane. gives the out of control bureaucrats and politicians in denial one more tool to lie, deceive, manipulate and destroy this country. november 22, 2010 he wrote that. cain also remains under fire for his comments made...
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so, people getting behind herman cain don't think he's unelectable, they think herman cain shares their values, and herman cain in sharing their values is also electable to a broad swath of the country. he's not a politician, he's an outsider. so i wouldn't look too deeply into the distinctions, because my sense is it collapses when voters become supportive of a candidate. >> it does point to a couple places where the other republican candidates think they can hit mitt romney. that's on social issues. on things like abortion and gay rights, where he has changed his position, even though tonight's debate is about the economy, do you think they'll find a way to work that in? >> we'll see. i mean, i know "the washington post" is one of the folks putting on the debate. i know our moderators are interested in keeping it tightly tied to the economy, but presidential candidates are fairly good at sneaking their attack lines in. but as you say, there is a very rich line of attacks that seem to be levied against mitt romney and others have done it effectively. in t was done effective in '08, by
so, people getting behind herman cain don't think he's unelectable, they think herman cain shares their values, and herman cain in sharing their values is also electable to a broad swath of the country. he's not a politician, he's an outsider. so i wouldn't look too deeply into the distinctions, because my sense is it collapses when voters become supportive of a candidate. >> it does point to a couple places where the other republican candidates think they can hit mitt romney. that's on...
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last night he challenged herman cain to a slow smiling contest. >> the best part of cain's ad might not even be the unexpected smoking. no. the best part is the eight seconds it takes for herman cain to smile. here's a little taste. go. ♪ >> wow. that is a slow smile. that was in real time. herman cain was slowed down. still ahead, why are you awake? your preoccupied tweets and texts and e-mails are just ahead. the postal service is critical to our economy-- delivering mail, medicine and packages. yet they're closing thousands of offices, slashing service, and want to lay off over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses, but not for reasons you might think. the problem ? a burden no other agency or company bears. a 2006 law that drains 5 billion a year from post-office revenue while the postal service is forced to overpay billions more into federal accounts. congress created this problem, and congress can fix it. ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8.
last night he challenged herman cain to a slow smiling contest. >> the best part of cain's ad might not even be the unexpected smoking. no. the best part is the eight seconds it takes for herman cain to smile. here's a little taste. go. ♪ >> wow. that is a slow smile. that was in real time. herman cain was slowed down. still ahead, why are you awake? your preoccupied tweets and texts and e-mails are just ahead. the postal service is critical to our economy-- delivering mail,...
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i think cain fills that void. is it organization there, the resources go in and win in iowa and new hampshire? not at this point in time. >> tad, ed, let me pay more of herman cain. this was herman cain, i think this was in tennessee. his regional electric fence comments and then the apology. >> part of it will have a real fence. 20 feet high with barbed wire. electrified. with a sign on the other side that says it can kill you. it'll be in english and spanish. let me first say it was a joke and some people don't think it was a good joke. it's probably not a joke that you're supposed to make if you're a presidential candidate. i apologize if it offended anyone. >> tad, is this the retooling of herman cain? >> well, you know, i think the problem is, you know, he then went on to say afterwards, after he told david gregory and others that it was joke, he went on to say i'm not backing down from that policy. you know, he's -- this fence issue is becoming, i think, a problem for him because he's taken both sides of the
i think cain fills that void. is it organization there, the resources go in and win in iowa and new hampshire? not at this point in time. >> tad, ed, let me pay more of herman cain. this was herman cain, i think this was in tennessee. his regional electric fence comments and then the apology. >> part of it will have a real fence. 20 feet high with barbed wire. electrified. with a sign on the other side that says it can kill you. it'll be in english and spanish. let me first say it...
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why cain? >> a lot of people are taking a second look and they are saying, maybe this long shot is not such a long shot. >> cain, the numbers show he has the lead over romney among key groups. >> they are looking for the unpolitician and that's -- mitt romney is anything but an un-politician. >> there are three other numbers that might not serve herm an he well. >> 9% flat tax. >> having three taxes all of which can grow, have three needles in your arm taking blood out. >> pollsters point out, we've seen more than one flash in the pan. >> they last about 30 days then go back down. >> in kcain has his way, we'll be screaming for ice cream. >> there's a difference be
why cain? >> a lot of people are taking a second look and they are saying, maybe this long shot is not such a long shot. >> cain, the numbers show he has the lead over romney among key groups. >> they are looking for the unpolitician and that's -- mitt romney is anything but an un-politician. >> there are three other numbers that might not serve herm an he well. >> 9% flat tax. >> having three taxes all of which can grow, have three needles in your arm taking...
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, obama has 49% of the vote and cain 38%. larry elder makes the point that his views, meaning herman cain are more in line with the black vote and pro traditional marriage and points to more pro vouchers for inner city parents than the typical non-black democrat. he is saying his values and where he stands is in line with a lot of african-american voters. what i mean by a let, who knows. this is a point that larry elder is making. >> african-american conservatives and those in line have been saying that for years. there is truth to that. we are talking about social values and social issues. that is separate from political issues and values. going back 60 years with all the social conservatism of african-americans and many of the columnists which is true. at the same time during the decades, we have seen consistently african-americans by 80 to 85 and with president obama and bill clinton, 90% voting democratic. vote are for democrats up to and including the president. what would make anyone think that's going to change? >> bec
, obama has 49% of the vote and cain 38%. larry elder makes the point that his views, meaning herman cain are more in line with the black vote and pro traditional marriage and points to more pro vouchers for inner city parents than the typical non-black democrat. he is saying his values and where he stands is in line with a lot of african-american voters. what i mean by a let, who knows. this is a point that larry elder is making. >> african-american conservatives and those in line have...