Cain Drops Out of Race

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Updated Apr. 24, 2017 12:52PM EDT / Published Dec. 03, 2011 2:00PM EST

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The Cain train has finally crashed. In a defiant press conference on Saturday afternoon, Cain announced that he would drop out of the presidential race. With his wife by his side, Cain blamed the "false and untrue allegations" that he claimed are being spun by the media, Cain said he would be "suspending his presidential campaign." Cain called running for president "Plan A," Cain said he would now be exploring "Plan B," where he would be speaking to the people directly. Cain said he would soon endorse a candidate for president and it "will not be the current occupant of the White House."

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Cain Drops Out of Race

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