the attorney for at least one woman who accused him of harassment and accented a payoff has reached out toç the association in an effort to get the nondisclosure portion of the deal lifted. attorney schwartz who has represented hundreds of employers said he would be stunned if the organization consented. that would be extraordinarily unusual i ve never seen it happen before. plaintiff s attorney katz not connected to the cain matter says she will be surprised if one or more accuser doesn t goç public regardless the restaurant association grants any type of waiver. not only would i not be surprised. were i representing them i would tell they could come forward now, today and file a lawsuit saying the settlement agreement that i entered into was violated. here s how. if a former employee accepted a payoutç vials the deal the employer can sue to recoup that payment. experts disagree whether the
restaurant association would despite the allegations new poll shows cain is still in a strong position the campaign says donations are flooding in. a poll released friday conducted after the allegations against cain went public.ç it shows him neck-and-neck poll with 24%, cain 23%. joining us to talk about that and more, former republican national committee spokesperson. and former democratic national committee press secretary. great to see you both. it sounds like at least so far, these accusations aren t the big polls. it seems it is causing some to run to his defense and maybe a silver lining. i think part of it is people still perceive cain as authentic. they like him. i think they find it wonderful that he is not a career
front-runner. first it was mitt romney, then perry, now cain. where do things stand? steve centanni has a wrap of reporter: the primary candidates killing for position rising and falling in the poll . one year from the voting the race is still very very fluid and unpredictable. this morning another attack on the man who many assume will be the nominee. huntsman went after omni s changes of positioç on important issues. i think based on the fact that he s been on both sides of the major issues of the day whether that is life, guns, gays, taxes, makes it very, very difficult if not impossible for mitt romney to be able to beat barack obama next year. reporter: romney has been the most consistent front-runner or second place candidate.ç others have had their turn in the spotlight, including
romney is getting the most action. about 62%. look, perry knows that he has got to score big against the guy who unless something crazy happens a lot of people think he will be the nominee. it could change. gingrich could be the new choice. a lot of people looking at gingrich. perry has to score big. he came out late in the game with the flat tax plan. a lot of people are taking notice now. that s good. bill: if i m governor perry, i m looking at the field. governor perry s support, some of it went to herman cain. it didn t go to mitt romney. he doesn t think herman cain is going to be the nominee. he thinks mitt romney is going to be the nominee. bill: i have to go to where the support went. i don t think romney people are going to vote for rick perry. even if you slime him, are they going to go over to rick perry. he probably thinks that cain is probably going to unravel himself over time and while i like cain a lot and i think a lot of people do i think perry thinks if not
romney is getting the most action. about 62%. look, perry knows that he has got to score big against the guy who unless something crazy happens a lot of people think he will be the nominee. it could change. gingrich could be the new choice. a lot of people looking at gingrich. perry has to score big. he came out late in the game with the flat tax plan. a lot of people are taking notice now. that s good. bill: if i m governor perry, i m looking at the field. governor perry s support, some of it went to herman cain. it didn t go to mitt romney. he doesn t think herman cain is going to be the nominee. he thinks mitt romney is going to be the nominee. bill: i have to go to where the support went. i don t think romney people are going to vote for rick perry. even if you slime him, are they going to go over to rick perry. he probably thinks that cain is probably going to unravel himself over time and while i like cain a lot and i think a lot of people do i think perry thinks if not