Meeting With Wife May Be Key To Future Of Cain Bid [VIDEO]

Herman Cain is plotting an aggressive campaign schedule across several states, but he's also outlining a possible exit strategy from the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

The former business executive is facing a woman's allegation of a 13-year extramarital affair. He says a heavy emotional toll on his family -- particularly his wife, Gloria, whom he has not seen since the charge surfaced -- could force him to call it quits.

The shift comes as a growing chorus of would-be allies suggests that he no longer is a viable contender, and Cain himself says fundraising has suffered.

A top-tier candidate just weeks ago, Cain says he'll decide in the next "few days" whether to abandon his White House bid, but not before he meets with his wife on Friday.

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