re: #351 oaktree

So, is this good or bad for Cain?
- Keeps the financing thing on page 6
- Keeps his name in the news (any publicity is good publicity)
- Assuming this turns into a circus it’s going to allow him to continue claiming victim status
- Keeps focus away from actual policy discussion

If Gloria Allred is involved, it will help Cain in the short term because she’s abrasive and obnoxious and will play right into the “feminazi out to make a buck” talking points that exist on the right.

That said, it also hurts both Cain and the GOP in the long term. If this circus leads to sympathy and votes for Cain, and he ends up the nominee because of it, the GOP will find themselves in serious trouble during the general election.