Former presidential candidate Herman Cain attends the premiere of the film "No Safe Spaces" at TCL Chinese Theatre on Nov. 11, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images) ATLANTA - Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has died after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
He was 74.A statement posted on his website Thursday confirmed the news. “Herman Cain – our boss, our friend, like a father to so many of us – has passed away," the statement reads in part. "We all prayed so hard every day.
We knew the time would come when the Lord would call him home, but we really liked having him here with us, and we held out hope he’d have a full recovery."Cain, who hosted a regular show on Newsmax TV, was.