Herman Cain Suspends Campaign

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UPDATE 1: "As of today, with a lot of prayer and soul searching, I am suspending my presidential campaign," Cain said at an event in Atlanta. "I am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distraction, the continued hurt . . . on me, on my family, not because we are not fighters, not because I am not a fighter."

UPDATE 2: In the hours before he made announcement, Cain reached out to some of his rivals, reports National Journal.

"We have talked to the Cain Camp, but we don't want to characterize the conversations," said Alice Stewart, a spokesman for Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.

UPDATE 3: Cain said he's launching a "plan B" of his public career, a new policy-oriented website called TheCainSolutions.com. He said he will endorse a Republican candidate for president "in the near future," a declaration that had the feel of ending his campaign more than a suspension, reports MSNBC.

Ron Paul on Newt Gingrich Getting a Free Ride and Why Herman Cain Should Drop Out of the Race

As always, Ron Paul is the man of calm and reason. In the clip below, he wonders why there hasn't been more focus by mainstream media on Newt Gingrich flip-flops and tells us why Herman Cain should really drop out of the race.

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Good News for Ron Paul: Cain May Leave Race

Herman Cain is in the process of reviewing whether to stay in the race for the White House, according to a report by AP.

According to AP, Cain made the told his campaign staff the news today in a conference call. The review comes after Ginger White accused him of having a 13-year affair with her that ended just before he began his presidential bid.

One would think that Cain leaving the race would put more focus on Ron Paul versus Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Cain ran as an outsider. Many Cain supporters are thus likely to find Ron Paul a more attractive candidate than the flip flop man or the lobbyist.