The conservative National Journal is running a story that cites a "senior Republican official" with direct knowledge, indicating that Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann will suspend her campaign at a mid day announcement. Bachmann, coming off a disappointing 6th place performance in last night's Iowa caucus, leaves the campaign after slow but steady decline in the Iowa pools. She won the Iowa straw poll back in August, but in the months since then had seen her popularity and resonance with the Iowa voter decline. With support cratering and financial issues limiting how she could realistically fight on, a decision has apparently been made to step away now. The Associated Press has confirmed Bachmann has canceled all of her appearances in South Carolina, the next State she had hoped to contend in. Bachmann's ultra conservative message and continued attacking of President Obama, while red meat for the far Right, failed to connect with that segment of Iowa caucus participants, who instead of supporting Bachmann or similarly defined Texas Governor Rick Perry, elected to throw their support behind former Pennsylvania Congressman Rick Santorum. Perry announced last night that he too was canceling... Click here to continue reading...
But she said she was doing so well! . I know she is going to blame Ron Paul for buying off all her votes!
Her supporters will go to Santorum. Perry's supporters will go to Gingrich or Romney. Huntsman is next to go. Count on it.
I was a big fan of Lady Bachmann and still am.Don't discount her so cavalierly.She set a record in 2010 as Raising the most campaign of anyone in Congress.One doesn't accomplish that by being a Loon,as leftists insist.Leftists are the Loons.
''Carbon dioxide is natural, it is not harmful, it is a part of Earth's lifecycle. And yet we're being told that we have to reduce this natural substance, reduce the American standard of living, to create an arbitrary reduction in something that is naturally occurring in Earth.'' Rep. Michele Bachmann, speech on the House floor, April 22, 2009
Bachmann is, and always has been...an idiot. She is incapable of opening her mouth and not sticking her foot right in it. I'm glad to see someone in her camp is rational... So Bye Bye Michelle...don't forget to cash your farm subsidies and foster parent checks...twit...
I believe if/when Bachmann calls it off, it will likely bump Santorum. I don't see it benefiting Romney.
It will help Romney because it Narrows the field. We who support him are NOT afraid of one on one like all the talking heads say. It would allow sharper contrast between him and whose ever left. And what it really means is what I've said ALL along. STRAW POLLS mean NOTHING. She won the straw poll in IOWA. Paul wins everything else in straw.
Another brilliant and typical comment from a "conservative!" It's great to have such a contrast from the typical liberal opinions around here.
Maybe not a loon, but one does accomplish that by pandering to a certain niche. Fact is that niche is not big enough to take her to the White House.
