(OutsidetheBeltway)…Herman Cain: No endorsements today or anytime soon. It looks like the rumors circulating this morning aren’t true, since Herman Cain himself said today that he’s not making any endorsement any time soon.
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This could explain why Newt had such flattering words for Cain upon the latter’s stepping down.  These men seem to like and respect one another, and If I recall correctly, Newt was the first one to openly defend Cain, while the others waited to gauge the political winds. 

(FoxNewsAtlanta)…Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is set to announce he is endorsing former Speaker of the House and fellow Georgian Newt Gingrich for the Republican presidential nomination, a source tells MyFoxAtlanta.com.  The source says Cain is preparing to make the announcement Monday, but the details of the formal announcement are still being worked out.  
Gingrich’s campaign also says Gingrich will hold a press conference at 2:00 p.m. Monday afternoon in New York, following a meeting with Donald Trump.
Cain announced Saturday that he was suspending his campaign for the White House after coming under continuing scrutiny amid allegations of sexual harassment and an affair.  “These false and unproved allegations continue to be spun in the media and in the court of public opinion so as to create a cloud of doubt over me and this campaign and my family,” he told supporters in Atlanta.  Other Republican candidates have been scrambling to woo his supporters to their cause following the news.
Gingrich told reporters he had held a private conversation with Cain on Saturday and he later released a statement calling him a “powerful voice in the conservative movement” who “elevated the dialogue of the Republican presidential primary.”  Gingrich will receive another significant boost if Cain does throw his endorsement his way, after two significant polls over the weekend found support for the former House Speaker surging.
An NBC News-Marist College poll released Sunday found Gingrich had moved into second place in the key primary state of New Hampshire, with 23 percent support among likely Republican primary voters — a significant jump from his four percent showing in a similar poll conducted in October.  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney continues to hold a substantial lead, with 39 percent, but his support has dropped from 45 percent in October.
Earlier, Gingrich surged to the front of the field in the race to win the all-important Iowa caucuses, according to the Des Moines Register’s third Iowa Poll released Saturday night.  Gingrich was a clear-cut winner, scoring 25 percent, ahead of Texas Rep. Ron Paul on 18 percent. Romney scored 16 percent to finish third.