He is going after Palin because going after Palin is the only reason that Bachmann is in the race. She cannot be that stupid that she truly believes she can win. She is in to take enough votes away from Palin tt allow Romney to slip through and beat her. It’s called a stalking horse.
I don’t agree, Curth. I think that she has listened to the CW, and is betting that Sarah will not run. But, after this mad salvo from Rollins, she’s not going to beat anyone in the primaries. It’s OVER when your own guy makes a statement that sounds as if it came from James Carville or Rahm Emmanuel. Bob
Ding, ding, ding--we have a winner!
Although I think Bachmann does believe she can win. Politicians have HUGE egos, and I'm sure someone has massaged hers enough to think she can win the nomination.
Or alternativly (as I've said before)...
Should Romney win the nomination, he'll need someone hard-core tea-pary/conservative as his VP if he has any hopes of holding the GOP base. Bachmann would fit that role to a T.
So she gets in as a stalking horse to split the coservative vote and enable a RINO to win the nomination. Then she ends up on the ticket as the veep. Win or lose the presidency, she's raised her profile and would have a shot at getting the nomination herself some time in the future.
This is old-school political calculations/games. The kind most people (at least here I'm sure) are pretty tired of. Either on purpose, or unconiously as the puppet of the GOP machinery, Bachmann is playing her part in that old-school political game.
I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and say she doesn't realize she's been manipulated into being an establishment puppett, but that's not really a huge compliment either.