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we have breaking numbers tonight. herman cain dropping 11 points in the past month, after four women claimed he sexually harassed them. he s now polling at 14% among republicans, down from 25%. that is pain. and his pain was not mitt romney s gain. romney also dropped 2 percentage points, although he s still in the lead. the man who s getting the game, newt gingrich. he is the only candidate up and it is big time. it s better than when i was at 4. this is the most volatile race of my lifetime. you can say that again. gingrich went on to say, who knows what the polls are going to be two months from now. and there s something to that. before there was cain, there was rick, who dropped from 32% to 12. a drop of 20 percentage points. and before there was rick, there was michele. she dropped from 14 to 6. tonight, herman cain is betting that someone he s known for 46 years can turn it around for him. that s his wife. to hear such graphic allegations and know that that ....
women claimed he sexually harassed them. he s now polling at 14% among republicans, down from 25%. that is pain. and his pain was not mitt romney s gain. romney also dropped 2 percentage points, although he s still in the lead. the man who s getting the game, newt gingrich. he is the only candidate up and it is big time. it s better than when i was at 4. this is the most volatile race of my lifetime. you can say that again. gingrich went on to say, who knows what the polls are going to be two months from now. and there s something to that. before there was cain, there was rick, who dropped from 32% to 12. a drop of 20 percentage points. and before there was rick, there was michele. she dropped from 14 to 6. tonight, herman cain is betting that someone he s known for 46 years can turn it around for him. that s his wife. to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman, and i know that s n ....
for christmas. the bottom line in the presidential campaign. lots of talk, but not a lot of ideas. where will the big idea come from. let s go out front. hello, everyone. welcome to monday. i m erin burnett. and out front tonight, big ideas. ron paul wants to cut $1 trillion from the federal budget. herman cain wants to toss out the current tax plan and go to 9-9-9. some people have laughed at the candidates for these big ideas, but the reality is a bold idea, not necessarily cain s or paul s, is what we need to break through the paralysis in washington that s hurting americans and america s reputation. paul, cain, and the other republican candidates are gathering in nevada for tomorrow s debate. and nevada is a place that needs a really big idea. the state s unemployment, 13.4%, highest in the united states of america. 4 percentage points above the national average. housing is a bust. nevada ranks number one in foreclosures. las vegas prices down almost 60% from th ....
and out front tonight, big ideas. ron paul wants to cut $1 trillion from the federal budget. herman cain wants to toss out the current tax plan and go to 9-9-9. some people have laughed at the candidates for these big ideas, but the reality is a bold idea, not necessarily cain s or paul s, is what we need to break through the paralysis in washington that s hurting americans and america s reputation. paul, cain, and the other republican candidates are gathering in nevada for tomorrow s debate. and nevada is a place that needs a really big idea. the state s unemployment, 13.4%, highest in the united states of america. 4 percentage points above the national average. housing is a bust. nevada ranks number one in foreclosures. las vegas prices down almost 60% from the peak. we need big ideas we re going to be getting a democrat s view in just a moment with mike warner, but first let s find out if the nation is ready for a big idea. and what the response is to the cain and pa ....
gadhafi s last stronghold, reaching the heart of tripoli, celebrating on his turf and cnn was on the back of the truck to witness it all. amazing. i m carol costello. president obama telling moammar gadhafi to face the facts and give it up. the white house already hoping the rebels are ready to lead out on this american morning. all right. good morning, carol. good morning, everyone. it is monday, august 22nd. this is american morning. i m christine romans. i m carol costello. thank you for joining us. ali has the morning off. a lot going on. let s get to it. that s right. up first, breaking news, new explosions overnight coming from moammar gadhafi s tripoli compound. three of his sons are in custody but gadhafi s whereabouts are still unknown as history continues to unfold in libya this morning. quite a sight. rebel forces say they control most of the capital and gadhafi s forces in one tripoli neighborhood are negotiating their surrender. listen. talk ....