WASHINGTON Â Conservatives rallied around Herman Cain as he battles sexual harassment allegations, likening the attacks on the Republican presidential contender to what they describe as the "high-tech lynching" of another prominent black Republican: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Conservatives rallied around Herman Cain as he battles sexual harassment allegations, likening the attacks to the "high-tech lynching" of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
The forceful early reaction to the Cain firestorm  fueled by racially charged rhetoric  suggests the Georgia businessman's attempt to cast himself as a victim of the media and liberals is, so far, paying dividends among his conservative Republican base, who will hold considerable sway in selecting the party's nominee.
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I'd say this was unbelievable, but the sad fact is that it was predictable.