TPM does some digging and finds this bit of awesomeness in Herman Cain's last couple of FEC reports. The Cain campaign spent $100,000 on the company to promote Herman Cain's books and personal appearances, aptly named for Herman Cain.
In the Federal Election Commission (FEC) report his campaign filed in July, Cain’s team reported sending $50,831.35 to T.H.E. New Voice. The expenditures listed included “booklets” and “books” (presumably copies of the handful of short pamphlet-like books available for sale at THE New Voice website along with Cain’s new full-length book, This Is Herman Cain!, published by a division of Simon and Schuster), along with items such as “overnight”, “lodging”, “ground transportation” and “air fare.”
Around the time the campaign filed its latest FEC report which was due Oct. 15, the campaignrevised its old report and listed two expenses that went to THE New Voice: $36,511.20 for “books” and a separate $50,011.35 expense listed as “See Below,” indicating the money went to “books” as well. An amended report is meant to replace an original report, meaning the money the campaign first said they spent on “overnight”, “lodging”, “ground transportation” and “air fare,” is now simply listed as “books.”
In Cain’s Oct. 15 report — the latest from the surging Republican — the campaign listed $14,425.91 more going to THE New Voice for “event supplies.”
Herman Cain isn't the first Republican to raise questions as to whether his campaign or PAC is a front for personal business interests. Gingrich and Palin are two recent examples that come to mind. What boggles my mind is how they don't even attempt to hide it anymore.
And remember folks, according to the latest PPP poll, Herman Cain is the front runner.