Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain holds up a muffin that has his catch-phrase 9-9-9 tax plan printed on it, before speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, Oct., 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain holds up a muffin that has his catch-phrase 9-9-9 tax plan printed on it, before speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, Oct., 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain answers question on his tax plan at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) in Washington, Monday, Oct., 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain pumps his fist as he answers question on his tax plan, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain wipes his forehead before answering questions at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, Oct., 31, 2011. Denying he sexually harassed anyone, Cain said Monday he was falsely accused in the 1990s while he was head of the National Restaurant Association, and he branded revelation of the allegations a "witch hunt.". (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
ATLANTA (AP) ? Conservatives are rallying around Herman Cain as he battles sexual harassment allegations, comparing the attacks on the Republican presidential contender to what they describe as the "high-tech lynching" of another prominent black Republican: Clarence Thomas.
The forceful early reaction suggests the Georgia businessman's attempt to cast himself as a victim of the media and liberals is paying dividends among his conservative Republican base. But the accusations against the untested newcomer to the national political scene may give more moderate GOP voters pause. The allegations also could cause would-be donors to shy away even as Cain works to capitalize on his rising poll numbers.
With the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus less than three months away, the harassment allegations have the potential to reshuffle the GOP race.
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