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It was not based on just some employment agreement. that is correct. then what you re saying is totally the opposite of what was represented by mr. cain at his press conference? that is correct. we re back with goldie taylor who s a contributor for part of nbc news and also msnbc and time.com corrector and author of who s afraid of post blackness, toure. there s nothing like watching al sharpton work as a prosecutor. he did a better job of clarifying what was going on here than what happened in that press conference today. what about where we go from here, goldie? can you imagine that herman cain s going to be able to continue to keep moving forward in the republican campaign without addressing this more? you know, i think first things first. i said weeks ago there was not a chance, you could bet it on my life, that herman cain was not going to be the republican nominee. ....
Huntsman has this called just about right. herman cain can deal with this any way he wants. he s not going to be a nominee, not going to be a vice presidential selection. he has no future beyond this candidacy as long as it lasts. yeah, i was waiting for the kurt cobain reference. there s a bigger issue there for all of these candidates. herman cain is not going to get out. he made that very clear. he s going to be on stage with these people. where has the president lost significant support over the last years? suburban women voters, newly single suburban women voters. if you re the marketing guy, you d say it s the kind of accuser who s gone up against herman cain so far. when you hear mitt romney say those things, he s not trying to pile on to get the votes that cain has got but saying to the women voters who are going to be key for the general election, we are okay, we re acceptable as a party. how do you square that pitch to women voters with being on stage ....
The specific questions about how many times you have made sexual advances to women and why you think they think they are improper. gloria allred, thanks for your time tonight. goldie and toure, stand by. we re going to be back with more of this. later, herman cain s rivals in the presidential primary are commenting on the sexual harassment controversy. richard wolffe joins me to discuss their reactions. it was election day around the country today and all eyes are on ohio and mississippi. where big voter issues, controversial measures on the ballot are being decided. each could have a big impact in our politics. in ohio, voters there turned back governor kasich s plan to limit collective bargaining rights for unionized public employees by a significant ma h marg margin. debbie wasserman-schultz will join me. ....
Know, their charges, their allegations and then judge them really on their face. i don t think the facts have come out on this. i think at some point they really will. people like rush limbaugh have to lay off of the children of these accusers. they re not fair game. never have been, never will be. limbaugh s gone all the way to talking about their children. it is beyond what i could even predicted he would have done. goldie taylor and toure, thank you very much, both of you, for joining me tonight. thank you. thanks for having us. coming up, mitt romney gave his opinion about the herman cain allegations earlier today. richard wolffe will jane me to update us on how many times romney has changed his mind since then. and michele bachmann has gotten the family research council back in tonight s rewrite. ....
Know this stuff disturbing. troubling. any time there s an accuser that comes forward with charges of this nature, you recognize this is a very serious matter. and it should be taken seriously. this woman s charges are particularly disturbing and they re serious. obviously they are very troubling, but these are things, you know, they re allegations. herman has his opportunity to tell his side of the story and the american public can make a decision. and then there were newt gingrich s words of wisdom learned through hard and bitter experience. he has to have an answer and it better be accurate, because if it s not accurate, they won t survive 24 hours. and finally, there s the huntsman angle which smartly recognizes that hopeless candidates like herman cain need not observe any of the rules that govern candidates who are actually trying to win. it s a distraction and herman cain can deal with it however herman cain chooses to deal with it. joining me now, msnbc analyst ri ....