mcclain and newt goldstein. the newt endorsement from the new hampshire union leader with editorial page editor andrew cline. and then, all things political with time magazine s michael scherer and a.b. stoddard of the hill. i m candy crowley and this is state of the union. tis the season for endorsements or not. a big not this week in iowa from the family leader the influential social conservative group said it won t even consider backing herman cain, citing, in part, a narrative of questions versus clarity on the key issues of life, marriage, foreign policy, and presidential readiness. joining us now from atlanta is herman cain. mr. cain, thank you so much for joining us here. i want to show our audiences, we noted you were the front-runner in october. this is our latest cnn/orc poll which shows you running at about 17%. that s an eight-point drop since october. you have the manchester union leader coming out endorsing newt gingrich, who s now f