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Cain's Decision? 'Nobody F--ing Knows'

By Robert Stacy McCain on 12.3.11 @ 11:39AM

While some published reports indicate that Herman Cain plans to announce today that he will suspend his Republican presidential campaign, even top staff on the campaign still have no idea what Cain's decision will be.

"I don't know anything," said one staffer who was working in a key early state this morning. The campaign's field director Jamie Brazil "doesn't know anything," the staffer said in a brief phone interview.

Politico cited "multiple sources" for its report that the Atlanta businessman was "leaning toward suspending the campaign," a report dismissed by the staffer.

"Nobody knows. The honest answer is, nobody f--king knows. I don't know. I don't even know if Mark Block knows. My guess is that he probably does not. . . . Everybody's just waiting. I think the honest truth is, whoever talked to Politico ... is speculative. I mean, everybody's got their opinion of what he might say or do, but nobody knows for sure."

A press conference is scheduled today in Atlanta at 1 p.m. ET, but another source close to the campaign said this morning that in numerous communications with key campaign staff, there have been no indications -- "none whatsoever" -- what the candidate's announcement will be. There are apparently no plans to hold a conference call with staff prior to this afternoon's announcement. If the campaign does go forward, sources say, contributors and fundraisers expect there will be major changes to the staff.

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Jake| 12.3.11 @ 12:39PM

The chaos around Cain just never ends.
He actually makes Obama look disciplined.

Bumr50| 12.3.11 @ 12:41PM

Actually, he's doing an excellent job of not allowing his intentions to leak.

Haters gonna hate. Quit being vultures.

Jack in Wi| 12.3.11 @ 12:44PM

This whole election is nothing but a soap opera. It is a farce orchestrated by the controlled media. The country is on the verge of both economic and foreign policy disasters and we have this endless nonsense about 2 guys who don't have a clue about how to conduct their sex lives much less run the country. Newton and Herman, get the hell out of the way.

Bill| 12.3.11 @ 1:38PM

Herman Cain is ending his campaign?

Why is Cain running as a GOP candidate in the first place?

He is no conservative, let alone a RINO.

Bill| 12.3.11 @ 1:40PM

Reporter : Are you ending your campaign, Mr. Cain?

Herman Cain: Yup, I'm ending that shit and joining the Haus of Gaga for my upcoming music video with Ms. Gaga, 9-9-9........................................

Bill| 12.3.11 @ 1:58PM

Cain suspended his campaign.

The devil has gone, finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We can now work on toppling Obama, the monster.

Bob Grant | 12.3.11 @ 2:21PM

His campaign has been one.big.cluskerfark.from.the.get go.

My final analysis on Herman Cain (whom I personally like and respect) is he seemed believe he could get by on his personality and apparent conservatism alone as evidence by his "winging it" according to Charles Krauthammer.

To think he could address his apparent questionable past with flat-out denials is, yet more, evidence he is far from prime time.

Herm, I love ya bud but it's time to get behind one of the remaining candidates.

Go elsewhere for quality| 12.3.11 @ 3:48PM

Robert Stacy wanted a nice little easy commentary to make today but, like a little 6 year old that has been told to go to his room and clean it, prefers to stomp, whine, whimper, and rant.

He didn't get the juicy press conference details or scoop or gossip or trash talking that he sought calling around to all his high placed "contacts"....

The expletive, Mr (sorry, no Mr. uses this wording), correction, little Stacy? The f-word is needed here? Twice? You cite an unnamed (without title, no attribution) quoter and use this as posted material?

Now go back to your little room, little Stacy.

Wish we could give you about, oh, 5 - 6 years detention, er 'suspension.'

ASO and its writers = SERIOUS journalism and journalists. Righty-o!! (grow up, ASO -- or financially die on the vine)

Simon Templar| 12.3.11 @ 4:23PM

Well, you know now, asshole. What, you could not wait 24 hours and postpone your gratification?

Congratulations to you too. Just look at your bloggggg work below. What are you going to now?

Georges| 12.3.11 @ 7:12PM

At this hour, events have shown Politico's multiple sources to be correct and McCain's solitary source to be wrong. Adjust reliability ratings accordingly going forward on this story.