. >> reporter: ricki seidman is a political operative who persuaded anita hill to go public during the confirmation hearings of supreme court nominee clarence thomas. she sees parallels with how the women who accused cain are being treated. >> they've been called all kinds of people already by people who have no idea who they are. >> reporter: that's just par for the course? >> in a political campaign? you bet you. >> reporter: and the cain campaign is already trying to turn the tables with a new commercial that paints the allegations as fabrications from rivals and the liberal media with pointed comparisons to clarence thomas. >> this is a circus. it's a national disgrace. it is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves. >> reporter: in another part of their defense, by going on the offense, cain's new team of crisis managers say they are considering all the options including possible lawsuits against politico, who first reported the story, and other reporters who are following up on it now, george. >> okay brian, thanks. >> let's get more on