are circling the wagons and trying to defend him. it's no longer a he says she says she says, she says, that's four, five, and even mr. cain suggests that that number could yet rise. as a cons sequence, he has tried to battle back against it, saying that there is no substantiating evidence to any of this and many of the accusers are anonymous. another woman today came out publicly and was named and now she is actually calling on some of her fellow accusers to hold a joint news conference with their attorneys so that they can collectively sort of recite their criticisms of mr. cain and try him in the court of public opinion. that is the kind of thing that really disturbs establishment republicans. you have now begun to hear his rivals including mitt romney and others say these are serious charges and distance themselves from not only the allegations but mr. cain himself because this is a very sensitive issue and as the allegations mount, unsubstantiated though they are, it does potentially do political damage to the candidate. mr. cain recognizes that and has promised to soldier on