Cain stretches SC lead despite scandal

Published November 2, 2011 4:00am ET



Republican presidential contender Herman Cain has been battling allegations of sexual harrassment this week, but the scandal hasn’t hurt him in South Carolina where he’s taken a 10-point lead, according to Rasmussen Reports.

Cain is the choice of 33 percent of those surveyed by Rasmussen, while former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is second with 23 percent. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is third at 15 percent. Those three are the only candidates with double-digit levels of support in the South Carolina GOP survey.

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