Actually, immediately, the following morning after the debate, the MSM started in on the SS issue regarding Perry.
That would be way before Bachmann said anything about it.
These people are competing. It is normal to see a weakness and move in with your own ideas. I will say the jury is out. I will wait and see what she, herself has to say. Now it is Bachmanns turn to clarify. Maybe that is why she took this tack. To get face time in a debate.
I don’t really care because I know that all of them on that stage would most likely reform SS. That is if they win enough seats in the Senate.
What I care about is immigration. Perry loses that one. I like my candidate to care more about American citizens, and what they want, over illegal lawbreakers.
I don’t think Bachmann could win the nomination. We will probably get someone who has already been promised because it is his turn.
It wasn’t just the MSM who was all over Perry’s comments. In “spin alley” a Romney aide was already talking about it. They knew it was coming, based on Perry’s book. They were just waiting for him to SAY it in a debate. The flier was already ‘in the can,’ ready to distribute in FL.’
Then, for whatever reason, MB jumped on that bandwagon. Strategically, she’d have done better to let Romney carry that one. For her, of all people, to distort Perry’s position, and to align herself with those who believe (or at least are NOW saying, for strictly political benefit) SS is just honky-dory, is more than a puzzle.
Upthread someone said she should stick with her positives. This, of all arguments, is unseemly.