Cain blasts critics for 'character assassination'
A defiant Herman Cain tried to turn the tables on his
growing legion of critics and accusers Wedneday, blasting
them for allegedly engaging in gutter politics and giving no
indication of any immediate intent to abandon his
embattled presidential campaign.
"They have been trying to do a character assassination on
me," Cain told an enthusiastic crowd in West Chester, Ohio.
"They are attacking my character, my reputation and my
name in order to try and bring me down."
"I don't believe that America is going to let that happen," he
declared.
His fund-raising took a hit, Cain acknowledged later
Wednesday, after a woman said Monday she had engaged
in a long-term affair with the former Godfather's Pizza
CEO.
"The day that this latest one (allegation) hit, fund-raising
went way down," Cain said. "But here's the good news. As
the week has gone on and this woman who has made
these accusations is basically starting to contradict herself,
our fundraising is going back up. It's not to the level where
it was but a lot of people are saying -- you know what?
They don't believe it."