Posted on 12/15/2011 4:25:27 PM PST by billys kid
Michele Bachmann, asked just now by CNNs John King about a statement from her South Carolina spokesman saying Newt Gingrich is buying votes, said her campaign has heard that money is changing hands.
Her S.C. spokesman Wesley Donohue made the accusation against Gingrich last month in an interview with the Columbia Free-Times:
Bachmann is trying to grow an organic base of supporters, and Newt Gingrich is trying to buy off tea party groups. Newt Gingrich knows the only way he can get the tea party vote is to buy it.
When King asked Bachmann tonight to support or deny it, she deferred to Donohue but said shes been hearing about these occurrences around the country:
Well, Wesley would have to speak to that himself with what evidence he has, but this is something that weve been hearing all across the country, that money is changing hands, and thats not how I do business. In fact Ive told people, Ive told evangelicals, Ive told tea partiers, I dont pay people to come out and be my supporters, thats not what I do. When we have tea party groups and all of the rest, I dont do that because Im just a real person.
Bachmann's gotten in hot water before for making claims without backup, and it's not clear whether there is more to this one. Ive emailed Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond for a response.
UPDATE: R.C. Hammond called back to respond: "I am not sure about other campaigns, but the first thing we don't do when working with tea parties is challenge their integrity."
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I mean if you have proof fine but don't go throwing bombs all over the place.
Paul/Bachmann 2012
For all you Libertarian Crazy Nuts on FR.
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Actually, I read the headline on Drudge and yes Politico had the story. But it was also on Breitbart with the actual interview (video) of Ms. Bachmann on CNN with John King. Look it up for yourself.
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