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Do you think that race, being a strong black conservative, has anything to do with the fact that you've been so charged? if so, do you have any evidence to support that? >> i believe the answer is yes. but we do not have any evidence to support it. relative to the left, i believe race is a bigger driving factor. i don't think it's a driving factor on the right. this is just based upon our speculation. >> i kind of like the honesty of that answer, saying, yes, do i think race is a fact but i don't have any evidence. joining us to talk more about this situation is kimberly crenshaw, law professo...

Race. let me play you this. >> there are some people who are democrats, liberals, who do not want to see me win the nomination. relative to the left, i believe that race is a bigger driving factor. i don't think it's a driving factor on the right. >> this is a man who says he thinks that race is a factor on the left. he just a few days ago said this about race. >> some people want to say they're still, you know, rampant racism in america. no it's not. it's not. i would recognize it if it were. it's about content of your ideas, character, and not about color. >> so three weeks ago. it was about...

Evidence to support that? >> i believe the answer is yes. by we don't have any evidence to support this. but because i am unconventional candidate running an unconventional campaign and achieving some unexpected unconventional results in terms of my, the poll. we believe that yes, there are some people who are democrats, liberals who do not want to see me win the nomination. there could be some people on the right who don't want to see me pause i'm not the, quote/unquote, establishment candidate. no evidence. >> but race have any part of that establishment, mav ring, yes. what about race? >> r...

Joked about, so that would indicate there's at least two. i haven't heard more than two, but there are at least two. of course, we haven't heard from either of those accusers. this is a classic case of an onion being peeled in exactly the kind of agonizing way that can ruin a campaign, and they may be raising a lot of money out of it at least temporarily. the bottom line is it's a disaster for herman cain. >> tonight we asked cain if he believes race has played a role in the way this story has emerged. let's listen to the answer. >> relative to the left, i believe that race is a bigger driving...

Evidence to support that? >> i believe the answer is yes. by we don't have any evidence to support this. but because i am unconventional candidate running an unconventional campaign and achieving some unexpected unconventional results in terms of my, the poll. we believe that yes, there are some people who are democrats, liberals who do not want to see me win the nomination. there could be some people on the right who don't want to see me pause i'm not the, quote/unquote, establishment candidate. no evidence. >> but race have any part of that establishment, mav ring, yes. what about race? >> r...