Herman Cain Campaign Policy For Staff: ‘Do Not Speak To Him Unless You Are Spoken To’

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By Lee Fang on Oct 27, 2011

Former pizza executive and fast food lobbyist Herman Cain has touted his “outsider” business experience as his main qualification for the presidency. But a new look at how he manages his campaign reveals a clumsy and disorganized effort that has failed to even set up campaign offices in key states. The New York Times’ Susan Saulny reports that a number of campaign aides have quit in frustration from Cain’s poorly managed campaign. One former employee told Saulny that an internal campaign policy — namely that staffers can’t speak to Cain “unless you are spoken to” — sparked his resignation from the Cain Train:

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