Posted on 12/31/2011 7:32:59 AM PST by SeekAndFind
When Michele Bachmann announced her candidacy for the presidency of the United States, she skyrocketed to the top of the Republican pack as the conservative specially anointed to be the anti-Romney candidate. Since then, other candidates emerged, rose, fell, and dropped out. However, despite all these tumultuous political changes, Michele Bachmann has steadfastly remained as the true consistent conservative -- one who can intellectually take the fight to Obama and represent the right in both rhetoric and record.
It is important to note that Bachmann has a life story with which Americans can identify. Unlike the pampered patrician Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann did not grow up in a household with excessive wealth. In her book Core of Conviction, Bachmann highlights her working-class upbringing and details how she learned frugality through experiencing financial hardship.
Having a candidate with a background that Americans can identify with is incredibly important, particularly at a time of serious economic malaise. A candidate like Romney who nonchalantly bets $10,000 over a line in a book is, frankly, the worst candidate to run in this political environment. Romney as the Republican nominee would be effortlessly presented as the personification of the "one percent" -- this is a narrative that cannot be successfully pulled off with Michele Bachmann.
Due to the fact that polls show that Obama is unpopular in both his agenda and leadership style, the GOP needs to nominate someone who is his diametric opposite. Frankly, no Republican candidate is more different to Obama than Michele Bachmann.
Is Michele Bachmann anathema to liberals and independents?
The idea that independent voters are most drawn by liberalism is glaringly ridiculous. If independent voters were liberals, they would simply register and vote Democratic. Independent voters are looking to be drawn by persuasion, argumentation, and charisma.
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I've moved on, you on the other hand can't let her go and have this crazy idea she's the subject of this thread.
Yes, all conservatives are consistently for corn subsidies. We need to subsidize corn farmers even more, so they can continue their efforts towards greenness and protecting us from global warming!
While I'll probably vote for her if Santorum is out, I don't like that she is in bed with big corn and wasting money on ethanol initiatives. That negates any thoughts of her being a "true conservative".
Can't you even remember her coining the name of "Newt Romney?" She was rightfully trying to slow both of them down and so your criticism rings a little hollow it seems to me.
What a bunch of BS, Sharkey. But whatever. I wish you a Happy New Year!
We are going to need it.
I agree
I predict that Michele Bachmann will come in dead last in Iowa.
There was a time that I supported Bachmann, but can stand to even hear her voice anymore.
Even after she loses miserably in Iowa, she probably won’t drop out until her bill collectors run her off.
But things aren’t all bad for Bachmann, she can still go off and work as a tax attorney and raise a couple dozen kids..
Cheer up... she can still get work as a tax attorney.
I also think she would do well as an announcer for professional wrestling events.
Perhaps you should look at it as she has been a strong conservative vote in Congress from a state of liberals.
We ar quite lucky to have her on our side.
Perhaps you will see someone else who won’t even qualify as a tax attorney doing wrestling events in the future. Have a Good New Year.
Have a Good New Year.
Check out this really powerful endorsement of Michele Bachmann.
http://stevedeace.com/news/iowa-politics/new-york-to-iowa-why-i-traveled-to-help-michele-bachmann/
I think a lot of this slasher attack on Bachmann is coming from the politcal class who are cheering for their respective candidates who are their bread and butter. There is just too much nastiness directed at her, just as it was directed against Palin.
They don’t like Bachmann because she is for real and not playing politcal games as some of her detractors are.
Huh?
Rollins is an attack "dog" (Romney abuses real dogs)
for backstabber Mitt Romney.
Ms. Bachmann is an attack "poodle" for Romney.
See the point? No?
"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"
"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"
"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"
"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"
"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"
Poor sport spoiler Romney doing what he does best:
Novak: "Fred Thompson drop-out rumors traced to Romney campaign"
Yes, Santorum.
Santorum talks a good game but he walks a different path than he talks.
Or, do you think it's "conservative" to take $100,000 from a school district in PA to homeschool kids living in VA?
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