Can Texas Gov. Rick Perry come back from the brink of PR disaster after Wednesday night’s debate gaffe? It sure helped the embattled but tenacious Herman Cain, as the “Left, Right & Center” brain trust discusses on this week’s show.

This week’s panel — with Robert Scheer on the left, Tony Blankley on the right and guests Ed Kilgore and Matt Continetti chiming in — mulls the current state of Campaign 2012, takes stock of election results from several states and looks into the latest from Italy, among other newsy bits, for your entertainment and enrichment. Have a listen below. –KA

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