It's certainly not the first time someone has questioned where Herman Cain's campaign is going, but it is the first we're hearing hints from the candidate himself that his continued run for the White House might call for some serious scrutiny. 

A day after Ginger White's allegations of a 13-year affair with him, the former Godfather's Pizza CEO told senior members of his campaign on a conference call this morning that he is reassessing whether or not to remain in the Republican presidential race, the Washington Post reports. However, spokesman J.D. Gordon insists that this shouldn't be interpreted to mean Cain is considering dropping out.

Regardless of what allegations come out against him in the future, one thing no one will ever be able to accuse this candidate of is failure to maintain a positive (if possibly delusional) attitude.

The Washington Post reports:

"He is not thinking of dropping out of the race," Gordon added. "He is simply reassessing the state of the campaign. We intend to be full speed ahead."

On the conference call, which National Review listened to and transcribed, Cain denies the allegation of an affair with an Atlanta woman named Ginger White, which came to light on Monday, but acknowledged that the "firestorm" had caused a re-thinking.

Cain added that he had reassessed his campaign over the summer, after the Ames Straw Poll and again after the Florida P5 Straw Poll, which he won. "We have to do an assessment as to whether or not this is going to create too much of a cloud, in some people's minds, as to whether or not they would be able to support us going forth," Cain said, according to the National Review transcript. 

Read more at the Washington Post.

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