Who's Next?

Okay, Herman Cain is toast. Even though the wingnuts were out in force yesterday, defending him before they actually had any facts about the allegations against him (my personal favorite, Ann Coulter's "Our blacks are so much better than their blacks ... The only racism you hear in America is against conservative blacks"), it turns out that folks in the Perry camp have known about the allegations since Day One.

Talking Points Memo reports:

According to [Perry pollster Chris] Wilson, the main incident occurred at a DC-area restaurant and that “everybody was aware of it,” but that for legal reasons he can’t discuss the details. But he added that if Cain’s accuser comes forward — and one of the two women who reportedly received a settlement has expressed interest in doing just that — her story won’t be pretty. “If she talks about it, I think it’ll be the end of his campaign,” he said.

 “It was only a matter of time because so many people were aware of what took place, so many people were aware of her situation, the fact she left—-everybody knew with the campaign that this would eventually come up,” Wilson said.

So Herman Cain's 15 minutes are up. As are Michele Bachmann's and Rick Perry's.

Do you think I'm counting Perry out too quickly? Oh, sorry, I didn't know you've been out of the country:



So let's see .... Who will the wingnuts turn to next to protect them from Mitt the Mormon?

Michele Bachmann

Rick Perry

Herman Cain

Rick Santorum

Newt Gingrich

Ron Paul

Jon Huntsman - Let's face it, this is the wingnuts' year to choose the candidate. Without gobs of money, like Romney, Huntsman never had a chance.

My money's on Santorum.

Nov. 3 Update:

Talking Points Memo thinks recent polls, taken before Cainegeddon, are pointing to Gingrich. And so they are. But I have trouble believing The Wingnuts will go from a surprise sleazeball directly to a known sleazeball. But then, they're not The Wingnuts for nothin'.