Herman Cain Believers:

The New York Times' Charles Blow looks at the Pew Research Center data and discovers that Republican women are the people most likely to believe that Herman Cain is telling the truth with regards to the sexual harassment charges that have been made against.

What the report actually indicates, of course, is that the Cain supporters have chosen to believe what the want to believe is true rather than what the facts indicate. At this point, the facts available to all of us are too murky to have a clear idea about whether or not Cain crossed the line and how many times. One is inclined to believe that if there is this much smoke, surely there must be some fire. But then sexual impropriety assertions directed towards celebrities is quite common.

On the other hand, males in power are often prone to the sort of hubris that leads to this behavior.