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Herman Cain Breaks News Of His Own New Accusation Live On CNN

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SOURCE: Mediaite

Viewers of CNN’s The Situation Room this afternoon may have noticed that something sort of strange happened at the end of the first of two segments in which Wolf Blitzer interviewed former GOP frontrunner Herman Cain. The host told his television audience that CNN now had “Breaking News” (complete with graphics package), but that they wouldn’t share it until after the commercial break. After car insurance and other unmemorable ads ran, Blitzer came back (now with breaking news audio as well), and Cain announced news of forthcoming allegation.

Cain revealed little detail about the actual accuser to Blitzer, other than that he was aware that a third individual would be coming forth shortly, apparently identifying herself with news of the allegations. He did share that the woman expected to come forth was an “acquaintance” whom he had previously considered to be a friend. The clear message to come from the allegations was that Herman Cain was interested in getting out in front of the story, preempting and, therefore, controlling how the news would break. Given how seamlessly he was able to reveal the news and dismiss the allegations, all in one fell swoop, suggests that the communications and messaging team working with candidate Cain has learned some valuable lessons since they bungled the news of the first accusations that broke roughly a month ago.

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Who Won The CNN Republican Debate?

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Ron Paul boosted his national profile with a strong debate performance. He was one of the three big winners along with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.

The only problem is that his message connects most with liberals and independents than it does with the Republican base.
More outings like this and Paul will be perfectly positioned for a 3rd party run in the general election.

Newt Gingrich also gets high marks for coming across more passionate and likeable than at any other point in this campaign process.

Mitt Romney can also count himself among the winners because of yet another solid, steady performance. Romney has shown time in and time out that his grasp of the issues and his ability to pull facts and figures out when he needs really sets him apart.

Media Training Analysis Of CNBC Republican Debate

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The winner of the CNBC debate will not what people will be talking about at the water cooler on Thursday morning.

It will matter little that Herman Cain was able to shrug of the last week of sexual scandal news and actually thrive and win the debate with a solid performance.

They will not be talking about another solid performance by Mitt Romney. A candidate who is piling up so many B+ and A- debate outings that in three months we will not be able to look back at any major slip ups or flubs that would cost him the nomination.

What everyone will be talking about will be the brutal 45 seconds of befuddlement by Rick Perry as he stammered and flubbed his way through his answer on what federal agency he would get rid of if he took office.

As an observer of Perry in recent weeks this should not come as too much of a shock. His debate performances have gotten progressively worse since a strong first showing and as recently as last week he hit the red zone on the bizarre meter during a rambling, incoherent speech in new Hampshire.

The speech in New Hampshire should have been a red flag that something even bigger was on the horizon. Instead of a red flag, after tonight’s performance Perry should wave the white flag of surrender and head back to Texas.