`` I am not going to be silenced and I will not go away , '' Cain said , announcing what he called his Plan B : A website , TheCainSolutions.com , through which he will continue to advocate for his platform . His catchy `` 9-9-9 '' economic plan is not going anywhere , he said . `` Your support has been unwavering and undying , '' Cain told his supporters . He will endorse another of the Republican presidential hopefuls soon , he said . Other candidates were quick to react . `` Herman Cain provided an important voice to this process , '' Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said in a statement . `` His ideas and energy generated tremendous enthusiasm for the conservative movement at a time it was so desperately needed to restore confidence in our country . '' Fellow Georgian Newt Gingrich said the `` 9-9-9 '' plan `` got our country talking about the critical issue of how to reform our tax code and he elevated the dialogue of the Republican presidential primary in the process . '' Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he knew the Cains made a `` difficult decision . He
Atlanta -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain told supporters Saturday that he is suspending his presidential campaign , which has become hobbled in recent weeks by allegations of sexual harassment and an Atlanta woman 's claim that they carried on a 13-year affair . While he will still be able to raise and spend campaign funds because he did not officially drop out , Cain 's White House bid is effectively over . Cain said he came to the decision after assessing the impact that the allegations were having on his wife , his family and his supporters . Cain and his wife , Gloria , held hands as they walked up to the podium where Cain made his remarks in Atlanta . The crowd chanted , `` Gloria ! Gloria ! '' before the candidate spoke . Even as he stepped aside under the weight of the allegations that have dogged him , Cain said that he was at `` peace with my God '' and `` peace with my wife . '' He repeatedly called the allegations `` false and untrue , '' and added that `` the -LRB- media -RRB- spin hurts . ''