Is Michele Bachmann finished in the GOP race?

CBS News ^ | 09/08/2011 | Brian Montopoli

[jennychase]

Yes, Ed Rollins did his job.

[GOPsterinMA]

IMO, she’s being ignored out of the POTUS race. VP is another story.

[unkus]

I have to agree. God bless her.

[silverleaf]

when will they ever learn?

old age and treachery trumps youth and enthusiasm every time

[Usagi_yo]

I think she is. I think she’ll crumble under the scrutiny of a Presidential Election. She may make a decent cabinet member, but might be a bit of a stretch for VP but it could happen considering Obama’s record of failure.

[Bigtigermike]

Ed Rollins.....well done thy good and faithful servant!

[Nervous Tick]

Bachmann sank back to third or fourth, alongside Ron Paul

Ouch.

[Vendome]

No, she has not faded.

Yesterday was a scrimmage with the oppossing players “setup”.

She isn’t any more faded than the others.

Just hang in there Michelly.

[bvw]

Not at all. Bachmann’s a better than a Romney and the pack of political candidates lesser than Romney. The race has boiled down to Bachmann and Perry. And dear Sarah when she jumps in.

But for debates we need to keep Cain and Gingrich in there too. They are our defense line against evil moderators.

[BuffaloJack]

Was Bachmann ever in the race?

[chickadee]

I thought Michelle looked very presidential last night. Perry was a huge disappointment. I was looking forward to seeing him in action, but he proved to be shallow and unprepared. His hesitancy in answering questions seemed to show a lack of core convictions.

[cripplecreek]

I wouldn’t count on it.

Conservatives who believe the garbage being spewed by the media are busy watching Oprah and waiting for the media to tell them who to vote for.

[kevkrom]

Bachmann was never anything more than a placeholder for a credible conservative candidate. Whether Perry is as conservative as he’s made out to be might still be an open-ended question, but it’s quite obvious people are more likely to buy into him as conservative enough far more than they’ll accept the zero relevant experience of Bachmann.

[arderkrag]

Short answer? Yes.

On a side note, regardless of who the front runner ends up being, if he beats Obammy, he would do well to assign cabinet positions to the others seeking nomination or helping him get there.

[Bidimus1]

yes.

[JPG]

Sarah Palin’s strategy of holding back her jump into the race while all of the rookie elbows were flailing around has kept her nose from being bloodied. She continues to be right on track and has now had a chance to listen to and observe the field. After she announces this month, she will be in a great position to take on the top dogs without the distraction of dealing with the soon to be gone also-rans.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

This is not all Bachmann’s fault. She had a great performance in SC where she had the opportunity to speak at length. Last night she was largely ignored.

[Psalm 73]

Hmmm, SeeBS thinks she stunk, huh?
Her responses were cogent and (mainly) to the point. The moderators sort of squeezed her out a bit - heck, they gave more face time to Ron Paul!
She may not be the Republican nominee, but I don't think anyone on that stage will be either........

[Hemingway's Ghost]

She was . . . not good.

Her brain seemed to be as botoxed as her face.