Herman Cain Raised $250,000 Online After Harassment Report Broke, Campaign Says. WASHINGTON -- Herman Cain had one of THE best fundraising days of his presidential campaign on Monday, raising $250,000 in online donations despite reports that he had been twice accused of sexual harassment.
The quarter of a million dollar haul made for "one of our best fundraising days ever," Cain's campaign chief of staff Mark Block told a D.C election-themed conference sponsored by the National Journal. Cain himself said on Laura Ingraham's radio show Tuesday that since the story broke Sunday night, "the fundraising has increased significantly. " "I'll give you this little bit of information -- and this is breaking news: yesterday with the firestorm was one of our best fundraising days online ever -- since the campaign started," he said. "One of the best ones ever, Laura. " The amount raised is a healthy sum for a campaign that has been running, for the most part, on a shoestring budget.
For more on Herman Cain, look through the slideshow below: Loading Slideshow. Can Herman Cain deliver? - Features. "Many of the Muslims, they are not totally dedicated to this country," GOP campaigner Herman Cain said in March.
"They are not dedicated to our Constitution. Many of them are trying to force Sharia law on the people of this country. " Prior to this defence, a reporter had asked Cain if he would appoint a Muslim to his administration if he were elected president of the US, to which Cain replied unequivocally, "No". While he later apologised to Muslims in the US for his inflammatory comments, this was not the only time Cain has made controversial statements. While addressing a Tea Party crowd in Tennessee, Cain had this to say about his idea of building a fence along the US border with Mexico: "When I'm in charge... we [are] going to have a fence. When questioned about these comments the following day, Cain claimed he was just joking. "It's insensitive for them to be killing our citizens, killing our border agents," he said. Making dough "Phase 2: "The Fair Tax.
" Herman Cain Smoking Ad Video. Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan is simple: most will simply pay more. Jim Young / Reuters "If the public understands it, they will support it and demand it.
That is going to be the difference. It is not a complicated piece of legislation," Herman Cain says of his "9-9-9" tax plan. By John W. Schoen, NBC News Editor's note: This story has been corrected to include the dropped word "income" in the paragraph about households who pay no income tax. When it comes to Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's proposed 9-9-9 tax plan, there’s one thing all sides agree on: it’s very simple. If you're a corporation, own a small business or count yourself among the richest Americans, you'll simply love it. Everyone hates the current tax code. Now Cain, who has recently surged to the front of the pack of GOP presidential contenders, is drawing attention to a radical idea. Cain claims the plan is already generating popular support among voters, which will make it much easier to implement in the political quagmire that has numerous tax reform proposals.
Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan is simple: you'll simply pay more. Herman Cain for President. Herman Cain - Wiki. Cain grew up in Georgia and graduated from Morehouse College in 1967 with a bachelor of science in mathematics.[8] Cain pursued graduate studies at Purdue University and graduated with a master of science in computer science in 1971,[9] while also working full-time for the U.S.
Department of the Navy.[10] In 1977, he joined Pillsbury Company in Minneapolis where he later became vice president.[11] During the 1980s, his success as a business executive at Burger King prompted Pillsbury Company to appoint him as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza, in which capacity he served from 1986 to 1996.[12] In May 2011, Cain announced his presidential candidacy. Family and personal life[edit] Herman Cain was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Lenora (Davis) Cain, a cleaning woman and domestic worker, and Luther Cain Jr., who was raised on a farm and worked as a barber and janitor, as well as a chauffeur for Coca-Cola Company president Robert W.
Woodruff. Education and career[edit] Burger King[edit]