Herman Cain has canceled his lecture planned by Tufts Republicans and previously scheduled for Thursday, according to Tufts Republicans President Sinclair Stafford.
Stafford, a senior, explained that Tufts Republicans signed a contract with Cain through Young America's Foundation (YAF) but that Cain backed out of the agreement a few days later. Although Tufts Republicans members wrote to Cain explaining the Tufts community's excitement to hear him speak, they were not able to reschedule the lecture, Stafford said.
"We tried our very best, but I guess he still just couldn't do it," she said.
Stafford emphasized that "big name" visitors to the Hill have canceled before and that both Tufts Republicans and YAF followed all the necessary steps to ensure that Cain could come.
"It wasn't [YAF's] fault," she said. "Herman Cain backed out."
Tufts Republicans is now in the process of finding a new speaker through YAF, but Stafford said it is unlikely they will be able to find anyone this late in the semester. The group hopes to invite Cain back in the fall.
"We apologize to the Tufts community," Stafford said. "We're disappointed."
