On Saturday (December 3), Republican candidate Herman Cain suspended his presidential campaign at a rally in Atlanta with his wife, Gloria, by his side. Cain cited the “continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family”, which undoubtedly refer to the sexual harassment claims as well as the alleged 13-year affair with Ginger White which became public last week.
Cain said, “I am at peace with my God, I am at peace with my wife and she is at peace with me,” before he announced Plan B: TheCainSolutions.com, a new effort “to be a voice for the people” and pledged he would “not be silenced and would not go away”.
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On Monday, in an interview with Atlanta’s Fox 5 television station, Ginger White claimed to have had a 13-year affair with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. The 46-year-old said she came forward because she felt bad for the four women who’ve alleged sexual harassment charges against the presidential candidate:
It bothered me that they were being demonized, sort of, and being treated as if they were automatically lying, and the burden of proof was on them.
White says she’s “not proud” and that she “didn’t want to come out with this”, but felt the story would break sooner or later. She says she and Cain met in the late 1990s in Louisville, Kentucky, where Cain allegedly told her, “You’re beautiful to me and I would love for us to continue this friendship” after having drinks together following a presentation he had given as head of the National Restaurant Association. According to White, “he made it [the affair] very intriguing. It was fun. It was something that took me away from my humdrum life at the time, and it was exciting.”
In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Monday, Cain denied having an affair with White but admitted to knowing her: “Until I see and hear exactly what the accusations are going to be made, let’s move on.” Continue
