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"Stay inspired," Cain told an enthusiastic audience of several hundred people at a local hotel. "They want me to believe that we can't do this. They want you to believe that with enough character assassination on me that I will drop out."
The crowd booed at this suggestion.
The approximately 300 people gathered here for the second stop of the Republican presidential contender's day-long Ohio bus tour represented a relatively small audience by recent Cain standards, but they made up for it in enthusiasm, interrupting his speech with chants of "Nine-nine-nine," and "We want Cain." One sign touted a Cain/Bachmann ticket, suggesting that the Georgia businessman tap rival presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota congresswoman, as his running mate.<snip>
"Here's what I need you to do to help me get there: Stay informed," he said.
"Stupid people are ruining America."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57334079-503544/cain-says-stupid-people-are-ruining-america-as-he-asks-for-support/