Cain campaign loses fifth high-level staffer in a week; homosexuality alleged; handiwork of GOP rivals?

The American Spectator takes note of a turbulent week in the Herman Cain campaign.

Perceptions of trouble in the Cain campaign were aggravated by negative coverage of the past week’s resignations, including a Sunday story in Politico which contained a sentence about “swirling rumors between Cain’s staff and volunteers in the Hawkeye State accusing each other of affairs, homosexuality and professional misconduct.” Cain’s staff was incensed about Politico’s reporting, which cited no substantiation for the “swirling rumors.” As far as the accusation of “homosexuality,” that was perhaps a reference to the easily discovered fact that Scott Toomey, who served as executive director of Cain’s exploratory committee but is no longer on the campaign staff, was once treasurer of a gay-rights group in Wisconsin.