Herman Cain continues to surge ahead of New Hampshire Republican debate

After spending months languishing in the bottom tier of a crowded Republican primary field, businessman Herman Cain's fortunes have been revived by a surge in support that has catapulted him into the top tier of the field.

Herman Cain is entering the American consciousness at a time when ordinary people are more afraid of the future than at any juncture within memory. We Americans are searching for someone to fill the leadership vacuum

With Cain you've got a master of the soundbyte that has the populist appeal to get his party's base excited, yet his inexperience and lack of substance are real concerns. Wait, that reminds me of someone…Herman Cain is the Republican Barack Obama.

MSNBC's O'Donnell lectures Herman Cain on fighting for civil rights, service in military | 'The Last Word' host asks why Cain wasn't more active in the civil rights movement, and why he didn't serve in Vietnam.

For months, Herman Cain languished on the margins of the Republican presidential campaign. But in the past few weeks, something happened that even Cain did not see coming. He became a front-runner for the nomination.