Poll: GOP voters dismiss Cain allegations
Updated 8:20 a.m. ET
Herman Cain and Mitt Romney remain locked in a dead heat for the GOP presidential nomination in a new poll, which shows 55% of Republicans don't believe the allegations of sexual harassment against Cain are a "serious matter."
Seven in 10 Republicans in the ABC News/Washington Post survey say the allegations of misconduct stemming from Cain's tenure as head of the National Restaurant Association do not matter when it comes to picking a presidential candidate.
But the poll, taken from Oct. 31-Nov. 3, shows some challenges for Cain. Among the 39% who say the allegations are serious, half of them say it makes them less likely to support the businessman for president. Politico first reported the allegations from two women who used to work for Cain on Oct. 30.
"If views of the seriousness of the issue were to increase, Cain's support could be at risk," ABC polling director Gary Langer writes in a memo accompanying the survey.
The Cain controversy is likely to stay in the news for a while. The trade group says it will decide today whether to release one of Cain's accusers from a confidentiality agreement so she can issue a statement.
Romney and Cain are essentially tied for the GOP nomination with the former Massachusetts governor at 24% in the ABC News/Washington Post poll. Cain gets 23%.
In other developments, Cain's wife reportedly will not do an interview tonight with Fox News. Gloria Cain has "apparently had a change of heart," in the words of The New York Times.
During an appearance on Sean Hannity's radio show, Herman Cain said Thursday that his wife "200% supportive of me" both as a candidate and as her husband.
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Updated 8:20 a.m. ET
Herman Cain and Mitt Romney remain locked in a dead heat for the GOP presidential nomination in a new poll, which shows 55% of Republicans don't believe the allegations of sexual harassment against Cain are a "serious matter."
Seven in 10 Republicans in the ABC News/Washington Post survey say the allegations of misconduct stemming from Cain's tenure as head of the National Restaurant Association do not matter when it comes to picking a presidential candidate.
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But the poll, taken from Oct. 31-Nov. 3, shows some challenges for Cain. Among the 39% who say the allegations are serious, half of them say it makes them less likely to support the businessman for president. Politico first reported the allegations from two women who used to work for Cain on Oct. 30.
"If views of the seriousness of the issue were to increase, Cain's support could be at risk," ABC polling director Gary Langer writes in a memo accompanying the survey.
The Cain controversy is likely to stay in the news for a while. The trade group says it will decide today whether to release one of Cain's accusers from a confidentiality agreement so she can issue a statement.
Romney and Cain are essentially tied for the GOP nomination with the former Massachusetts governor at 24% in the ABC News/Washington Post poll. Cain gets 23%.
In other developments, Cain's wife reportedly will not do an interview tonight with Fox News. Gloria Cain has "apparently had a change of heart," in the words of The New York Times.
During an appearance on Sean Hannity's radio show, Herman Cain said Thursday that his wife "200% supportive of me" both as a candidate and as her husband.
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