Michele Bachmann plans Iowa kickoff for White House campaign. Says Sarah Palin's bus tour won't affect her decision.
Posted on 05/28/2011 8:18:58 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Despite their different backgrounds and resumes, some voters are uneasy about the possibility that Michele Bachmann will face the same harsh trajectory as Sarah Palin.
In Iowa's conservative circles, Michele Bachmann's name seemed to be on everyone's lips last week.
With a GOP presidential field that has left voters wanting more, the provocative "tea party" favorite arrived Friday seemingly well positioned to snap up supporters of 2008 Iowa caucus winner Mike Huckabee after he declined to run for 2012. Her visit here to attend several GOP fundraisers and private meetings with activists generated a flurry of speculation that the Minnesota congresswoman would enter the race earlier than expected.
But Bachmann's visit also showed how her ambitions have been complicated by another charismatic firebrand from the right: Sarah Palin.
Over cocktails at the Polk County GOP fundraiser Thursday, much of the party gossip had shifted to deciphering Palin's latest moves — including reports that she has purchased an Arizona home that could serve as a 2012 base, and her bus tour beginning Sunday in the Washington, D.C., area. The attention came at the expense of Bachmann, who had been scheduled to appear but was kept in Washington by House votes.
Even before the latest Palin boomlet, interviews with voters across Iowa suggested that despite their starkly different backgrounds and resumes, Bachmann may labor in Palin's shadow whether the former Alaska governor ends up running or not.
Although many GOP voters here list Bachmann among their top choices — praising her "titanium spine," as one put it, her ability to electrify conservatives and her willingness to take on members of her own party — many also admitted they were uneasy about the possibility that she would face the same harsh trajectory as Palin,
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I think we’re going to see a lot more cooperation between Palin, Cain, and Bachmann than anyone expects.(which will really drive the media batty)
I so hope you are right!
I think they’d put on a friendly front, even if they dislike each other. This is just the media children trying to instigate a cat fight. I mean, what else do they have to do, report real news?
A lot of gaffes are excuseable and recoverable. But to present onesself as the candidate of the tea party movement (which, um, has Revolutionary war roots) and then misplace Lexington and Concord as being in ....
Well.
She has low name recognition, is actually less organized than the other candidate from Minn., hasn’t really been vetted the way she is gonna be the vicious end of the media, I just don’t think she’s read or can even win the nomination if she runs.
A lot of gaffes are excuseable and recoverable. But to present onesself as the candidate of the tea party movement (which, um, has Revolutionary war roots) and then misplace Lexington and Concord as being in ....
Well.
She has low name recognition, is actually less organized than the other candidate from Minn., hasn’t really been vetted the way she is gonna be by the vicious end of the media, I just don’t think she’s ready or can even win the nomination if she runs.
Organizational discipline is important. Mrs. Bachmann doesn't have it. Although Mrs Bachmann has been a solid voice for conservatives, her staff is full of a bunch of adolescent bedwetters who can't wait to run their favorite media hack with the next "secret".
Then there is the question, What has she actually accomplished???
I took a look at her legislative history. Very thin legislative resume. 17, 22 and 7 bills introduced. None have become law (that I could see). On a minimum number of committees. Hasn't been elevated to any sort of leadership position within the party. Apparently she is not much easier to work with than she is to work for (4th COS in 5+ years) and appears to be viewed by her colleagues as a back bench bomb thrower.
I was initially interest in Mrs Bachmann. Not so much any more.
Organizational discipline is important. Mrs. Bachmann doesn’t have it. Although Mrs Bachmann has been a solid voice for conservatives, her staff is full of a bunch of adolescent bedwetters who can’t wait to run their favorite media hack with the next “secret”.
Then there is the question, What has she actually accomplished???
I took a look at her legislative history. Very thin legislative resume. 17, 22 and 7 bills introduced. None have become law (that I could see). On a minimum number of committees. Hasn’t been elevated to any sort of leadership position within the party. Apparently she is not much easier to work with than she is to work for (4th COS in 5+ years) and appears to be viewed by her colleagues as a back bench bomb thrower.
I hope she stays in Congress and keeps bombing away.
born April 6, 1956 in Waterloo, IA (Meets the Jus Soli Requirement)
Parents were
David John Amble, born in MN
Jean Johnson, born in IA
Both parents were US Citizens at the time of her birth (Meets the Jus sanguinis Requirement)
Michele Bachmann is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN unlike Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama.
RE: But to present onesself as the candidate of the tea party movement (which, um, has Revolutionary war roots) and then misplace Lexington and Concord as being in
Is Sarah Palin then also disqualified because she said :
‘We Gotta Stand With Our North Korean Allies’
See here :
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sarah-palin-north-korea-gaffe-glenn-beck-show/story?id=12242889
I love MB. MB will give it a try God bless her.
I dont know exactly what Palin is up to but she will not be running in 2012 yet she has many including the MSM and those here are convinced that she is. I sure hope she supports Bachmann or someone similarly conservative who actually runs.
Harry Truman made a whistle stop train tour that lead to his defeat of Dewey. He stopped in Vinita, Oklahoma and spoke to, a town of maybe 6,000 people, not just the bigger towns. The bus tour might do the same for Sarah.
-—Home in AZ
-—Upgrading her personal staff (econ, foreign, wonk stuff)
-—Documentary in early primary states
-—National bus tour (NE is just the start)
-—Wisconsin speech: “Mr. President, GAME ON!!!)
-—3,000,000 plus Face Book fans
-—Organize for Palin groups forming
-—New Sarahpac website
She is running. The above listed items aren’t something that a mere “cheerleader” does, It’s was a person ramping up for POTUS-2012 does. She can be both cheerleader AND candidate. If she loses, the “cheerleading schtick” will always be there.
After all this hype and planning (see above list) if she doesn’t run, her standing with the faithful will be diluted. It will be viewed as one big tease or PR stunt. The “celebrity meme” rant will resonate amoungst the tea party/Palin ranks....she would be toast.
Thanks. You just said you don't know what Palin is up to.
Beyond that, the rest is BS.
Thank you. This will be proved one way or the other eventually but you have given me your very honest response.
I did say she's not going to run too.
But since you made it a point to disagree, why not explain why you are sure she is running to those reading this so they dont get the wrong idea?
I have nothing negative to say about either Bachmann or Palin. They are both great warriors in the tea party movement. Sarah Palin will be nominated and win the presidency. Bachmann will fail as a presidential candidate but will be re-elected to the House, which is where she will be most effective.
You didn’t get the memo?
Establishment: Thats not a sign that she’s running
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