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ABC News: Michele Bachmann Considering Presidential Bid
THe Hill ^
| 1/5/11
| Karl Trygstad
Posted on 01/05/2011 8:40:33 AM PST by pissant
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is considering running for the Republican nomination for president in 2012, ABC News reported Wednesday.
The third-term lawmaker, who formed the Tea Party Caucus last year, is making her third trip to Iowa in eight months. She will seek advice from local party leaders, as well as speak at a Jan. 21 fundraiser for Iowans for Tax Relief political action committee.
Should she run, Bachmann would join a field of candidates that could include four former governors — Mike Huckabee (Ark.), Sarah Palin (Alaska), Tim Pawlenty (Minn.) and Mitt Romney (Mass.) — as well as Sen. John Thune (S.D.), Rep. Mike Pence (Ind.) and former Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.), all of whom are rumored to be weighing bids.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 2012gopipedream; 2012gopprimary; bachmann; bachmann2012; bachmannoexec; elections2012; gop; michelebachmann; potus
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Best news I've seen in weeks.
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:40:37 AM PST
by
pissant
To: pissant
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:41:40 AM PST
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: pissant
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:41:56 AM PST
by
broken_arrow1
(I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
To: pissant
She’d get my vote. How about a full lady-slate, Sarah and Michelle?
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:42:43 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: pissant
Will the MSM have enough resources to trash two women at the same time (Michelle & Sarah)?
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:42:59 AM PST
by
avacado
To: pissant
Well, its news anyway.
Rollin the dice!
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:43:05 AM PST
by
Reagan Man
("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
To: pissant
Glad to hear this, especially with Palin’s apparent ambivalence about homosexuals in the military.
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:43:11 AM PST
by
ScottinVA
(The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
To: pissant
YES!! She’s been my favorite all along. Now - who for a VP?
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:46:48 AM PST
by
Michael_Michaelangelo
(The best theory is not ipso facto a good theory.)
To: pissant
With her you know what you will get too.
But...I will stick thinking a lady would have a hard time getting the nod unless she resembled a Jean Kirkpatrick type this time around.
No glitter, all business.
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:49:05 AM PST
by
dforest
To: pissant
Michelle is right on all the issues, but she lacks executive experience. That, for me, is probably a deal breaker.
The key to a good Presidency isn’t just having your own head on straight but being able to assemble and manage a highly capable team. She’s a lawyer and a legislator. No more on-the-job training. I think she will be much more valuable in Congress.
She’s not what I’m hoping for, but I’d vote for her in a heartbeat over the incumbent.
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:49:22 AM PST
by
Jedidah
To: pissant
Is there anybody who ISN’T running? That might be easier. ;-)
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:49:30 AM PST
by
rhombus
To: broken_arrow1
If Pence doesn’t run (which seems likely), she’s got my vote.
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:49:38 AM PST
by
FatherFig1o155
(Still fighting the fight. njconservative.wordpress.com/)
To: pissant
I wish!!! I would do volunteer work again!
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:50:02 AM PST
by
ladyvet
To: pissant
She would be like the 43rd candidate.... New Hampshire is going to get crowded.
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:51:01 AM PST
by
GeronL
(How DARE you have an opinion!!)
To: Gaffer
Bachmann-Palin Overdrive (if Palin is the VP).
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:51:09 AM PST
by
library user
(Just because you're homeless doesn't mean you're lazy.)
To: rhombus
"Is there anybody who ISN’T running? That might be easier. ;-)" In a non-Press-Release post to Free Republic today, January 5th, 2011 poster SparkyBass announced that he is indeed NOT running for President, nor will he ever do so.
:)
To: pissant
Actually, this is an inauguration of a vice presidential bid and more power to her. She is to be welcomed as much as we welcomed Sarah because she is just as intelligent, just as articulate, just as conservative, with just as compelling a personal story.
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:52:37 AM PST
by
nathanbedford
("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
To: Michael_Michaelangelo
YES!! She’s been my favorite all along. Now - who for a VP? Mike Pence
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:53:16 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: pissant
There’s a Congressman Turner from Ohio, probably not conservative enough for me, but think of it Bachmann-Turner Overdrive.
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posted on
01/05/2011 8:53:22 AM PST
by
NeoCaveman
(Touch my tagline and I'll have you arrested)
To: pissant
Wow! Imagine the possibilities....
Bachmann/Palin
DeMint/Bachmann
Bachmann/Ryan
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