Woman Claims She Had Long Term Extramarital Affair With Herman Cain

This is more obligatory than anything at this point.

An Atlanta businesswoman is breaking her silence, claiming she has been involved in a 13-year-long affair with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, FOX 5 senior I-Team reporter Dale Russell sat down with Ginger White, who had an amazing story to tell.

“It was pretty simple,” White said. “It wasn't complicated. I was aware that he was married. And I was also aware I was involved in a very inappropriate situation, relationship.”

At least it's not an allegation of harassment.

Hopefully this won't interfere with Cain's campaign swing through Iowa New Hampshire South Carolina Ohio ahead off its all important June primary.

BTW- If you had "Newt Gingrich will benefit most from reporting of alleged sexual misconduct and an extramarital affair", wow and good for you. I for one did not see that coming.

Added: Coblogger John E. sends on Team Cain's response. It's....not good.

"Mr. Cain has been informed today that your television station plans to broadcast a story this evening in which a female will make an accusation that she engaged in a 13-year long physical relationship with Mr. Cain. This is not an accusation of harassment in the workplace – this is not an accusation of an assault - which are subject matters of legitimate inquiry to a political candidate.

Rather, this appears to be an accusation of private, alleged consensual conduct between adults - a subject matter which is not a proper subject of inquiry by the media or the public. No individual, whether a private citizen, a candidate for public office or a public official, should be questioned about his or her private sexual life. The public's right to know and the media's right to report has boundaries and most certainly those boundaries end outside of one's bedroom door.

Mr. Cain has alerted his wife to this new accusation and discussed it with her. He has no obligation to discuss these types of accusations publicly with the media and he will not do so even if his principled position is viewed unfavorably by members of the media."

I'm pretty sure taking the Bill Clinton "zone of privacy" approach isn't a winning formula in the GOP primary.

posted by DrewM. at 05:18 PM

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