Why Cain’s problems don’t help Obama

By Sam Youngman - 11/09/11 05:00 AM ET

If you’re a Democrat, what’s not to love about the saga of Herman Cain and his allegedly busy hands?

For Democrats working to get President Obama reelected, the answer is a lot: Herman Cain could be hurting the president’s shot at four more years.

Not with his 9-9-9 plan, of course, but with the ongoing circus of allegations of sexual harassment swirling around his campaign.

[b]Every day the media is focused on that circus, the White House laments, is a day that is not about Mitt Romney and his history of flip-flops.

It’s amusing that Cain is still leading the field, despite his troubles, said one Democratic official, “but we would rather you all focus on Romney.â€