they would vote for. when the choice is narrowed to just cain or romney, cain still beats romney, 45 to 39%. the sexual harassment controversy that has surrounded cain may begin to quiet down after this announcement by the attorney for one of cain's accusers today. >> for several days, my client karen kraushaar has been trying to contact the other two women who were subjected to sexual harassment by herman cain while he was the ceo of the national restaurant association. despite diligent efforts, shes ha not heard from these two women. mrs. kraushaar has decided not to hold a press conference unless and until the other women come forward and want to participate. she will have no further comment until that time. >> joining me now is john harwood, cnbc washington correspondent and a moderator of last night's debate, and jonathan capehart, an msnbc