as he would like. reporter: even though the rate something around 40% he s doing better than congress at 9%. thatç single digits, that hurts. steve, thank you. herman cain is going toe to toe-to-toe with a new opponent the media. a reporter tried to bring up the sexual harass many claims against cain and things got heated. don t even go there. can i ask my question? no. may i ask a good question? >ñç where is my chief of staff? i m right here. please send him the journal listic code of ethics. cain s camp took another jab at media it says: . employers;h eal with sexual harassment claims everyday.
to break out of this field to take the president head on? i think part of it is despite caijgj problems, we still have the troops pulling out of iraq at the end of the year. despite the military advisers telling the president is probably not a good move. still at 9%. we still have a deficit problems. jobs bills that aren t going anywhere. the president s jobs bill did not go anywhere that was his own party. despite iç think are distractions from the real issues. despite the fact that politico has over 94 stories about cain, where are the stories about unemployment how we are going two get this country on track? at the end of the day that s what voters care about. who has the best plan and how is this going to affect my ability to put food on the table. that s all they care about how does this president turnç things around in his favor? the good news for president obama is that he doesn t have to run against generic republican. actually, generic republican
including michele bachmann, rick perry, and now herman cain. ron paul who has never been the frontrunner said today he will get a boost when people find out more about herman cain. i think we have seen sudden surges of candidates and then they fall off again. i think when people get to know what herman stands for, i think that helps me because they are not going to say well, he is not really for any cuts and he is for adding this national sales tax. reporter: meantime, president obama watches the gop race and waits to see who the republican nominee will be and he is watching the major campaign issues shaping up and that, of course, jobs and the economy. one democrat today challenged the congressional supercommittee to work out a deficit deal. it will be absolutely devastating to our country that not only would it look as if the congress is more disfunctional than it already is but the whole world is
next year s presidential election is exactly one year away. still no standalone frontrunner on the gop side. first mitt romney and then rick perry and then herman cain. where do things stand today? steve centanni has a wrapup. hi, steve. reporter: one year away and the contenders on the gop side is still fluid and this race has proven to be unpredictable. former utah governor john huntsman attacking mitt romney on his changes over important issues. i think based on the fact he has been on both sides of the major issues of the day, whether that is life, whether that is guns, whether that is gays, whether it is taxes, makes it very, very difficult if not impossible for mitt romney to be able to beat barack obama next year. now, romney has stayed on top or in second place in most polls since the beginning. but others have surged to the front at different times
i think that is what we should be talking about. reporter: people are still talking about it. a ne new poll shows he has dropping points this week. shannon: a 9 i will not be interested in. good point. shannon: do you think the media has been unfair or fair to herman cain and we have received tons of tweets. weighing inuys are weather hardcore on this one. we have gotten a ton of responses and always want to hear more. tweet us. we will read even more of your responses later on in the show. and they keep flooding in. shannon: a highly sought after gop endorsement won t be