A challenging Herman Cain forgiven and suspended his presidential campaign on Saturday, promising that he would "not go" as he left the Republican presidential race face charges of sexual misconduct climbing.
"As of today, with much prayer and introspection, I am suspending my presidential campaign," Cain said at a rally in Atlanta, surrounded by supporters chanting his name. "Due to further distractions the evil continues to cause me and my family, not because we are not fighters. Not because I'm not a fighter."
With the suspension of his candidacy, saying instead that he was ending his candidacy, Mr. Cain, according to campaign finance law, retains the ability to accept money for his campaign so far and potential finance the new company he called Plan B: to travel the country to promote his tax plans and policy the outside.
The fall of Mr. Cain campaign came as a new Des Moines Register poll showed that his supporters seem to be gravitating towards Newt Gingrich, the former house speaker. According to the survey, Mr. Gingrich is supported by 25 per cent chance the Republican caucusgoers, followed by Representative Ron Paul of Texas with 18 percent and Mitt Romney with 16 percent. The survey was conducted before Mr. Cain has suspended his campaign, and it showed, with the support of only 8 percent of respondents, a large reduction in previous surveys.
Other Republican candidates are in single digits. In the previous poll in Iowa, conducted in late October, from 7 percent agreed with Mr. Gingrich, while Mr. Cain was the choice of 23 percent.
Lord Romney said Saturday that the race remains open. "I do not think people really move permanently to decide who they will support in the nominating process," he said, adding: "I hope they give us a good overview of caution."
Mr. Cain said he would make an endorsement soon. With his wife, Gloria, on his rally in Atlanta, Mr. Cain said the charges of sexual harassment and a case of 13 were false. "I am at peace with my God," he said. "I am at peace with my wife, and she is at peace with myself."
Mr. Cain left much how it went. Circuslike atmosphere - complete with multiple delays, barbecue, blues and a group of supporters in colonial dress - was in line with irreverence and confusion of the campaign since its inception.
For several days, the campaign has sparked a "he will or not?" Storm of speculation as the media thrives on attention, news, denouncing it as the cause of Mr. Cain popularity. in free fall, Mr. Cain critics have long postulated that she was more interested in creating famous for yourself - as a way to sell books and raise the costs of language - to make a serious bid for the presidency.
Indeed, in his speech Saturday, Mr. Cain praised the increase in the near darkness, saying: "Right now, my ID name is probably 99.9", a reference to "9-9-9" plan, which combines a flat tax with a tax national sales.
However, Mr. Cain took what could be his last moment in the spotlight to denounce the national political culture in Washington, calling the policy "a dirty game."
Mr. Cain at the Atlanta fans were surprised and disappointed. They blamed the news media, shouting insults to the body in several releases.
Lisa Chambers, 48, a volunteer from Snellville, Ga., said: "This is not what I wanted. Not at all. I do not know what to do now. I'm so disappointed."
But other supporters were more pragmatic. Dean Kleckner, former president of the Iowa Farm Bureau, who gave Cain a rider to start, said: "I hate to say this, because it was a remarkable man in many ways, but frankly, I think he did the right thing. I'm disappointed in a way, relieved in a way. "
Other Republican candidates quickly welcomed Mr. Cain and his agenda, in an effort to attract supporters.
"It is very import to remember," Mr. Gingrich said Saturday during a campaign event, "was he who had the courage to start the 9-9-9 plan. Like it or he does not like, it raised the general level of discussion."
Mr. Cain political decline was so rapid as its ascent. It started just a month after a likely increase in the polls, driven by the strength of his discussion of performance, innovation and his tax plan and his surprise victory in the Florida straw poll in September.
"As of today, with much prayer and introspection, I am suspending my presidential campaign," Cain said at a rally in Atlanta, surrounded by supporters chanting his name. "Due to further distractions the evil continues to cause me and my family, not because we are not fighters. Not because I'm not a fighter."
With the suspension of his candidacy, saying instead that he was ending his candidacy, Mr. Cain, according to campaign finance law, retains the ability to accept money for his campaign so far and potential finance the new company he called Plan B: to travel the country to promote his tax plans and policy the outside.
The fall of Mr. Cain campaign came as a new Des Moines Register poll showed that his supporters seem to be gravitating towards Newt Gingrich, the former house speaker. According to the survey, Mr. Gingrich is supported by 25 per cent chance the Republican caucusgoers, followed by Representative Ron Paul of Texas with 18 percent and Mitt Romney with 16 percent. The survey was conducted before Mr. Cain has suspended his campaign, and it showed, with the support of only 8 percent of respondents, a large reduction in previous surveys.
Other Republican candidates are in single digits. In the previous poll in Iowa, conducted in late October, from 7 percent agreed with Mr. Gingrich, while Mr. Cain was the choice of 23 percent.
Lord Romney said Saturday that the race remains open. "I do not think people really move permanently to decide who they will support in the nominating process," he said, adding: "I hope they give us a good overview of caution."
Mr. Cain said he would make an endorsement soon. With his wife, Gloria, on his rally in Atlanta, Mr. Cain said the charges of sexual harassment and a case of 13 were false. "I am at peace with my God," he said. "I am at peace with my wife, and she is at peace with myself."
Mr. Cain left much how it went. Circuslike atmosphere - complete with multiple delays, barbecue, blues and a group of supporters in colonial dress - was in line with irreverence and confusion of the campaign since its inception.
For several days, the campaign has sparked a "he will or not?" Storm of speculation as the media thrives on attention, news, denouncing it as the cause of Mr. Cain popularity. in free fall, Mr. Cain critics have long postulated that she was more interested in creating famous for yourself - as a way to sell books and raise the costs of language - to make a serious bid for the presidency.
Indeed, in his speech Saturday, Mr. Cain praised the increase in the near darkness, saying: "Right now, my ID name is probably 99.9", a reference to "9-9-9" plan, which combines a flat tax with a tax national sales.
However, Mr. Cain took what could be his last moment in the spotlight to denounce the national political culture in Washington, calling the policy "a dirty game."
Mr. Cain at the Atlanta fans were surprised and disappointed. They blamed the news media, shouting insults to the body in several releases.
Lisa Chambers, 48, a volunteer from Snellville, Ga., said: "This is not what I wanted. Not at all. I do not know what to do now. I'm so disappointed."
But other supporters were more pragmatic. Dean Kleckner, former president of the Iowa Farm Bureau, who gave Cain a rider to start, said: "I hate to say this, because it was a remarkable man in many ways, but frankly, I think he did the right thing. I'm disappointed in a way, relieved in a way. "
Other Republican candidates quickly welcomed Mr. Cain and his agenda, in an effort to attract supporters.
"It is very import to remember," Mr. Gingrich said Saturday during a campaign event, "was he who had the courage to start the 9-9-9 plan. Like it or he does not like, it raised the general level of discussion."
Mr. Cain political decline was so rapid as its ascent. It started just a month after a likely increase in the polls, driven by the strength of his discussion of performance, innovation and his tax plan and his surprise victory in the Florida straw poll in September.
