Cain Unable, Part 7

If El Rushbo said the sun was a liberal media trick, at least 50% of Republicans would choose to live in total darkness because our Founding Fathers wanted us to evolve "magically be granted by angels" echolocation because Real Americans don't need your dirty hippie sunlight, and that's why Benjamin Franklin invented sonar, dammit.

Fifty-five percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they do not regard the allegation of sexual misconduct as a serious matter. But while 22 percent of Cain’s own supporters call it serious, that jumps to 44 percent among those who aren’t backing Cain. Among Romney’s supporters it’s similar, at 49 percent.

As noted, it makes a difference. Among all leaned Republicans, 69 percent say the controversy surrounding Cain does not make a difference in their vote; 23 percent say it makes them less likely to support him. That “less likely” number, however, shrinks to 3 percent among those who see it as not serious — but swells to 52 percent of those who do see it as a serious matter.

As ABL keeps saying, the second we find out any of Cain's accusers are white, he's going to find out exactly what constitutes a "serious matter" among Republican voters.  Granted, that's just an exercise in asking which is more acceptable for Republicans, misogyny against women in general or racism against Cain himself.  So far, misogyny is winning handily.  That may change when we discover the identities of his accusers.