Cain says security concerns prompted request for Secret Service protection

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill


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Cain's campaign spokesman told the Washington Post Friday that the campaign had requested the agents because of concerns about physical skirmishes between journalists at Cain events.

"When he gets out at a rally or a campaign stop, it has been increasingly common for media to be physically putting themselves and others in danger by trying to follow him with a lot of heavy equipment and cameras in close quarters like we saw yesterday," Gordon told the Post. He said that the candidate was drawing between a dozen and 50 media members to most campaign stops.

But in Florida, Cain attributed the request to the success of his campaign, saying at a separate event in Orlando that "we wanted to move to that next level because of my ranking in the polls and the additional scrutiny that I have been getting."

"It's just that it was time because of the popularity of my campaign," Cain said. "It was just time to go to that next step and I'm just glad that, you know, we were given that opportunity so we are delighted to have it."

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Some campaigns have been eager to be assigned the protection in the past, figuring that the presence of the Secret Service gave their campaigns a sense of legitimacy - and shifted the cost of security from the campaign to the federal government. But the last GOP nominee - Arizona Sen. John McCain - refused protection early in the 2008 contest, saying that the Secret Service detail was intrusive and a waste of taxpayer dollars.

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[GoCubsGo]

1. What's the matter, Herman?

Are the husbands, fathers and brothers of all those women you harassed threatening to come after you?

[arcane1]

2. So, he's using the Secret Service to keep reporters away? n/t