UPDATE: Herman Cain’s chief of staff insisted Tuesday evening that the
latest accuser to come forward is the mother of a reporter who works at
Politico, the news outlet that first broke the story of the past sexual
harassment allegations against the GOP candidate.

There are two problems with that claim: One, the reporter he was talking
about, Josh Kraushaar, doesn’t work for Politico and, two, he isn’t
related to the accuser, Karen Kraushaar.

Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night, Block had this to
say: "At the press conference it was brought up that Karen Kraushaar had
come out as one of the women, so we've come to find out that her son
works at Politico.”

Hannity responded, “I’ve been hearing that all day—you’ve confirmed that
now?”

To which Block answered, "We've confirmed that he does indeed work at
Politico and that's his mother, yes."

Josh Kraushaar previously worked for Politico, but left for a job at a
competing D.C. publication, the National Journal, in 2010. In a
statement, he denied any relation to the accuser

"Mark Block doesn't have his facts straight," he said. "I am not related
in any way to Karen Kraushaar, and I haven't worked at Politico since
June 2010."

The Cain campaign later conceded that Block was wrong, but failed to
explain what led Block to believe that the false information had been
confirmed.

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hehehe. morons.