It's final. It's happened. It's done. Thank goodness. What is it I'm talking about? Herman Cain has finally bowed out of the race for the Republican presidential candidate for 2012. All I can say about it is...it's about time.
Herman Cain started out as a candidate in the background. I watched most of the GOP debates, and it started with Herman Cain standing in the background with a question thrown at him here or there. But it was out of nowhere, it seemed, that Cain rose to the top, catching everyone's eye.
I followed the campaign religiously thinking, "He could be the right guy for us," and then, I slowly started to see that it was too good to be true. The seriousness of the race became a soap opera. Just as quickly as he rose to the top, he fell to the bottom. Woman after woman started speaking up saying that they had been sexually harassed by Cain. Then, another, and another, and another...
Cain denied the accusations and tried to continue on with his campaign, but it seemed impossible. Every time you looked online or turned on the television for news, there was always a new story about Herman Cain and the sexual harassment accusations with a video of him denying it and saying he wasn't dropping out of the race. He was consuming the news and it was almost impossible to keep up with the other candidates and what was actually going on in the race. All of the other candidates (except for Rick Perry's "oops" incident) were being overshadowed by Cain's drama. Cain just shrugged the accusations off and said he would not back out of the race. He seemed strong...or stubborn. Ginger White was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
Ginger White, a Georgia woman, comes out of the blue saying "Hey guess what! I had a 13-year affair with Herman Cain! Ta-da!!!" Okay, okay...it wasn't exactly like that, but it gets the point across. Herman Cain, shockingly, denied the affair, saying they were only friends. The media asked him if his wife knew about this "friendship" with White, and for once I believe, he didn't lie, and said "no."
Herman Cain finally told the media on Saturday that he was pulling out of the race after meeting with his wife this weekend. I'm thinking, "What does he expect her to say? 'Oh yes, honey. Please please PLEASE continue on with your campaign! I'm completely okay with these countless women's accusations and this secret friendship you've had!'" No way.
For now, the media is still covering the story of Cain dropping out, but hopefully, soon and very soon, they will turn their attention back on the candidates who are serious about their campaigns. I'm happy to see him finally bow out, but I'm sad for his family and hope for the best. There will be no way of knowing if the women were lying or not, but I wish Cain and his wife the best of luck.
"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." -Sir Walter Scott
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