(CNN) – Once the dynamic duo, Herman Cain has dropped his support for Newt Gingrich, saying on Monday it was time for the GOP presidential candidate to abandon his quest for more delegates.
"To Newt Gingrich I would say, 'Speaker Gingrich, with all due respect, let's get on with this, OK?'" the former White House hopeful said in a radio interview with WMAL in Washington.
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He added: "I even endorsed Newt Gingrich at one point because I thought he had a shot. Well, not now. He doesn't have a shot."
He now says he will support the presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
Cain announced his official support for Gingrich January 28, nearly two months after suspending his campaign. At the time, Gingrich had surged ahead in the GOP horse race after winning the South Carolina primary, but was facing a bitter fight against Romney ahead of Florida's contest.
At an event announcing his endorsement in the Sunshine State, Cain said he was backing Gingrich because the former speaker's policies most closely lined up with his own.
"Speaker Gingrich is not afraid of bold ideas, and I also know that Speaker Gingrich is running for president and going through this sausage grinder. I know what this sausage grinder is all about. I know that he is going through this sausage grinder because he cares about the future of the United States of America," Cain said in January.
Days later, Gingrich came in second place to Romney in Florida, marking a turning point in the former speaker's campaign that took him back down in the polls.
On Monday, Cain said Gingrich has yet to regain ground in the race and expressed he was ready to stand with another one of his former rivals and the all-but-certain Republican nominee.
"With all the criticism that other opponents during the Republican primary have thrown at him, (Romney) is still better than Barack Obama," Cain said. "So I will still support Mitt Romney."
Gingrich, meanwhile, has repeatedly maintained he'll stay in the race until Romney clinches the 1,144 delegates needed to secure the nomination.
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Agreed.
The fun and games are over. Time to focus on the real mission here, removing the Obaminal failure of the last four years.
Then again the best candidate for the job, Hillary, won't get up the brass ones to resign and do what's right for the country, run and defeat OFailure in a party race.
Hey Bro,I gots ya back...Typical republican promise,if it is at all.Jumped ship then told Newt ,bye bye...I'm goin where the moneey is,and it ain't here I can tell ya,after buyin that pic with your UGLY MUG on it,you should be paying me to take it ,geez,he's ugly even for an old time republican.Time for Newt baby to hang it up,the games over months ago,time to shop for a new trophy wife,one that's not such high maintainence.
Nice guy, that Cain guy.. He wants to be your buddy when you're sitting on top of the polls, rolling in the dough. Perfectly timed, too. Just when Adelson pulls up stakes, so does Cain. Just when Adelson resettles with Romney, so does Cain. Just when Romney tells him to get lost, so does Cain.
pathetic UNPEOPLE.......well, they are the REPUBICS after all.......
Hey Mitt, I am wit ya as long as I get all up in smokin soma dat majic dust underwear & can a brother get a few car elevators??/
Ha. Not suprised he kept calling it a "sausage grinder"...lord knows his sausage got ground. Hit on any employees lately, Hermy?
Gingrich and Cain – tweedle dee and tweedle dumb? This November's contest will feature Obama vs. Mr. Vulture Capital.
On another front, anyone who knows ANYTHING about global oil markets and pricing, will understand that politicians can do little to control it!
Yo Herman, why you be jumpin in to a racist play for Prez?? Dont you know if you were LDS, you would automaticly be disqualified to be an ELDER in their CULT based soley on the color of your skin. Dem Tabby Nacckles be hatin!!!
Yo Herman, You do know that this Racist Bishop is doing everything in his power to make it hard for the Black man to vote, Dont You??? Voter Surpression against all da brothers & Sistas is F-ed up!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yo Herman Have you ever read in the book of mormon how much the tabby Nackles be HATIN the black people & calling them Cursed by God!!!!!!!! You, 9 9 9 should be ashamed of yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!
stay wit me, my man Bob Lemon believes 110 % in freedom of speech. Thanks Bob, You Da Man!!!!
Yea, Cain you did the right thing Mitt 2012 all the wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Hispanics for Mitt.
Yo Bishop, I dont want a position in your Cabinet, I wanna be a ELDER in the LDS, sorry 9 9 9, Why not Bishop?? CAUS YOU BLACK. OH DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I respect Bob iemmencely Racism is alive & well all up in dat LDS CULT!!!!
Wow. CNN seriously has the dumbest moderators. "sandra" "willard" "carrissa" etc. How many names are yuo going to let this guy post his borderline racist attempt at parodying black liberals spouting bigotted crap about mormons? He's not even remotely funny or relevant....just comment section pollution.
Yo My Man Lemon, Lets go to salt Lake & have a beer & flip the Tabby Nackles the Finger!!!!
Republicans will not get the white house this year in 2016 or 2020, they need to rebuild their image first.
Truth001 wrote:
Republicans will not get the white house this year in 2016 or 2020, they need to rebuild their image first.
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Excuse me, but. Ah. ... They already have.
And we still have the unreported (at least in the liberal mainstream media) of Debby Wasserman Schultz shrilly hounding Romeny to release his tax return, but refusing to release her own. Very flagrant democrat liberal hypocrisy, aided and abetted by the liberally biased mainstream media.
"Speaker Gingrich ... because he cares about the future of the United States of America," Cain said in January
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HA! It took the man almost exactly 999 hours [x2] to change his mind.
WiredweirdinSF
And we still have the unreported (at least in the liberal mainstream media) of Debby Wasserman Schultz shrilly hounding Romeny to release his tax return, but refusing to release her own. Very flagrant democrat liberal hypocrisy, aided and abetted by the liberally biased mainstream media
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in case you missed it....
BREAKING NEWS: In an unprecedented joint press conference statement at the Newseum, RNC Chair Reince Priebus and DNC Chair Wasserman-Schultz agreed to release their joint tax returns.
Well, you can see who's ship is sinking. Maybe Cain is trying to get a cabinet post if Romney is elected. He could be Secretary of FDA and give out coupons for fast food places instead of food stamps.
I think his skits are funny. Lighten up,Sniffit, he is only telling the trufe.
Its funny to see the fleas jump from one dog to another. Boehner endorsing Romney only because it's a sure thing. Still don't mean he has a shot, which he doesn't.
A lossr endorsing another loser whom flipped from one loser to this loser