I believe she seriously shot herself in the foot when she seemed to dedicate her campaign for a week or so to the vaccination program in Texas. It didn’t really hurt Perry, but she sure as hell ‘deep sixed’ her own campaign.
Not only that, but she and Rollins sandbagged Palin and everyone else down the line except Romney.
I was a strong Bachmann supporter until she started her taking shots at the other candidates and her final snit at Gingrich in the last debate.
It's sad since I like her Conservative positions on the issues.
Not only that, but she and Rollins sandbagged Palin and everyone else down the line except Romney.
I was a strong Bachmann supporter until she started her taking shots at the other candidates and her final snit at Gingrich in the last debate.
It's sad since I like her Conservative positions on the issues.
Her attack on Perry regarding his Texas Guardasil vaccine executive order was based on three fundamental limited government principles: (1) Parents, not the state, should retain control over medical decisions regarding their public school children, unless the state is acting to prevent an immanent outbreak of a serious contagious disease (e.g., mandating polio vaccine for young children) which cannot be practically done without a state mandate. (2) Government officials, before mandating a health care measure for the children, should advise parents on the possible side-effects of that measure. (3) Ethical standards must be observed by public officials, including state governors, when making a decision on a health care intervention regarding public school children. (In the case of Perry, there was an ethical question as to whether their was a conflict of interest that played into his decision to issue the Guardasil order.)
Bachmann was perfectly within the bounds of good taste to distinguish herself from Perry on limited government, parental rights, and government official ethics - which apply at any level: federal, state, county, or local.
As for Romney, there was no sinister reason for Bachmann to lay off him. It was obvious that Romney by himself draws a clear distinction from Bachmann by his RINO history - especially on socialized medicine - so Bachmann strategized that distinguishing herself from Romney would be a poor use of very limited debate time.