Bachmann 2012?

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

CNN has exclusively learned that Rep. Michele Bachmann will form a presidential exploratory committee. The Minnesota Republican plans to file papers for the committee in early June, with an announcement likely around that same time.

But a source close to the congresswoman said that Bachmann could form the exploratory committee even earlier than June so that she could participate in early Republican presidential debates. …

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/24/cnn-exclusive-michele-bachmann-to-form-exploratory-committee-in-june-possibly-earlier/

As much as I like Herman Cain he is being spiked and doesn't have a chance for a media break-out without something big.

I dunno, maybe the debates will help him.

If not Cain, I would vote for Palin but I think she's damaged despite her qualities.

Bachmann is also damaged but most of that is confined to the MSLSD crowd so that's what...3 people?

She's well spoken, quick-witted and smart. She will be savaged but she's a lot tougher than Obambi and she's bold enough to take him to task.

Sorry. No Romney or other establishment pukes. We have to knock them out early.

[Evil_Conservative]

Yes, please! 

[gurn]

She seems to be creating a stir in SC  now, from what I've read.

I can't figure out how she beats Palin or Huck though.  

I think you have Tea Party-style candidates, Palin, Bachmann, Cain.

You have establishment GOP candidates, Romney, Pawlenty, Daniels, Santorum, Gingrich.

You have Evangelical candidates, Huckabee, Palin.

And you have Trump who is the 'none of the above' candidate.

I hope Pawlenty siphons a lot of votes off Romney, because I worry
Romney is going to roll early on. He's got money and a top notch
organization. And he looks like a President.

Having both Palin & Bachmann in the race could hurt Palin & help Romney.
Palin would be competing with Huck, Bachmann, Cain in her two groups.
But she'd be competitng with Romney for the nomination too.  

Pawlenty could hurt Romney. But I think you need at least one more serious
candidate in his group, to stop him from running away with it all. I can't take
Gingrich, Daniels, Santorum seriously. Maybe I'm wrong.

I think Palin's running. I don't know about Huck.

Please Lord, give your suffering people a televised debate with
Palin, Bachmann and Trump on the same set.

That is my prayer today.

[Janice]

She'd be great for the debates.

[gurn]

Kurtz says Palin is 'unlikely to run'.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-24/michele-bachmanns-2012-exploratory-committee-a-tease/?cid=hp:mainpromo3#

With Sarah Palin increasingly unlikely to run, at least in the estimation of Republican power brokers, Bachmann would be the only woman in a somewhat drab field. If Mike Huckabee, the 2008 winner in Iowa, decides he’d rather make more money at Fox News than slog through another campaign, she would have a strong shot at Iowa’s evangelical Christian voters.

If Palin is unlikely to run, I don't know why she's flying to India & Israel and giving high-profile speeches.
Why does she bash China in India? And her speech at the Reagan Library looked Presidential to me.

Bachmann could really give an establishment GOP candidate a run for his money if Palin & Huck
don't run. But watch out for Trump.

But please God, at least give us a debate with Bachmann, Trump & Ron Paul on the same stage.

[RealConservativePatriot]

Bachmann, like anyone else, is not without flaws, but there are several things that encourage me about her. She understands Americans want limited government, secured borders, and private-sector jobs and health insurance, as she has opposed the big-government programs of the present administration. She is energetic yet plain-spoken, pretty, and seems to be a pleasant person. However, sometimes I feel she is not disciplined when making statements.

[gurn]

These candidates have to get financing though. And they need to have an organization.

Romney right now, has both. He's lining up big donors already on Wall Street.

Trump has financing - but he has no organization.

Does Bachmann have either financing or the potential to put together an organization yet?

Pawlenty? Or anyone else?

The Evangelicals are good grass roots supporters - if they're united behind one candidate.
With Bachmann, Palin & Huck in the race. I don't know.

[GOBUCKS]

This is sweet music to the muslim's jug-handle-shaped ears.

[BlueStateSaint]

Something I heard about Bachmann from Fox & Friends (IIRC, Gretchen Carlson said it)--she is either the natural mother or the foster mother of 23 children.  Anyone with that much patience could probably take the Obamessiah down.

[DefiantSix]

Something I heard about Bachmann from Fox & Friends (IIRC, Gretchen Carlson said it)--she is either the natural mother or the foster mother of 23 children.  Anyone with that much patience could probably take the Obamessiah down.

It certainly shows ample experience in dealing with the typical Dhimmi'Rat debating points.

[Evil_Conservative]

Something I heard about Bachmann from Fox & Friends (IIRC, Gretchen Carlson said it)--she is either the natural mother or the foster mother of 23 children.  Anyone with that much patience could probably take the Obamessiah down.

Bachmann has adopted many children, but I'm not sure how many are her blood children.  I thought it was 16 adopted.  Either way, she has adopted many many many children.  I'd lose that many children.

[Chris_]

Well, I like Palin better that any candidate, or potential candidate, but I don't think she can win in 2012, not because of any "damage" but because of her lack of national and international experience.  I just don't think the American people think that she is yet qualifited for the top political job in the country.  Now is she were to win a Congressional election, or become VP for someone, then I think she would have a fighting chance.

My next pick would be Newt, but I think he has damaged himself lately, on the order of McCain, by some of the stupid things he has said. 

So, I would like to see Adam West in the running.  To me he is smart, articulate, and conservative. 

But, I don't want any of the present contenders.  So I will just have to wait and see what the GOP primaries produce and then I will decide who I will have to vote for.  IMO, almost anything the GOP puts forth would be better than Obama

[gurn]

"...So, I would like to see Adam West in the running.  To me he is smart, articulate, and conservative. 

Is he considering running too? He could give Trump a run for his money.
And he'd be scalp & scalp with Romney for best hair award.

[BlueStateSaint]

So, I would like to see Adam West in the running.  To me he is smart, articulate, and conservative.

You mean Allen West, right?

[Janice]

Of course we all have our preferences. We can haggle about this until the moon turns blue. But in the final analysis ... this has to be about getting rid of 0dumbo.

If Elmer Fudd wins the nomination ... HE WILL get me vote.

We must throw this clown out and get somebody with an R after their name into the White House... and hopefully take back the Senate with more tea party candidates. And if at all possible get rid of the R 'leadership' that evidently has no backbone for the fight that moved us to rally and take back both the House in Congress and the State Houses in overwhelming numbers.

The focus of the candidates MUST be on Obama. He is the target. Whichever candidate comes out articulating why we must defeat Obama SHOULD win the nomination. HE is what we are fighting so HE should be the primary target and focus. He and the democrat party. But whoever .... I dont care if he/she is the dog catcher ... whoever the party finally settles on HAS to get my vote. And hopefully yours too. This is too important. Another 4 years of this Marxist scumbag will do untold damage for generations that we most likely will never recover from. He's already done some of this in his first 3 years. Another 4 would be catastrophic.

We have some great candidates who are looking more and more likely to enter the fray. I have my preferences too. But at the end of the day we must defeat this far left extremist and his colleagues at all costs imho.

[gurn]

Bachmann is really effective in this video. Other candidates had better not take her lightly.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/03/26/bachmann_i_want_a_waiver_from_the_last_two_years_of_obama.html

[Janice]

Amen.

 

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Hmmm...

Wow: Bachmann tops Romney in first quarter fundraising

Actually, Ron Paul raised more than both of them, but because he did it through his nonprofit, those funds can’t be used for his presidential campaign.

I’m skeptical that she’ll be able to keep pace once wealthy donors open the floodgates for Mitt, but this is good press at a moment when she’s trying to convince people she’s a credible threat to win Iowa. And really — isn’t she? Especially with Romney already having more or less written the state off? Even if she doesn’t win, she stands an excellent chance of crippling Gingrich, Pawlenty, Barbour, and/or Palin by soaking up “true conservative” votes in a state each of them needs to have in order to launch him/her into South Carolina. She’s a giant-killer in the making. Which means, ironically, the only person happier than Bachmann about this news is … Mitt Romney.

The more formidable she looks in Iowa, the less capable his opposition will be of sustaining a “long, hard slog” to the nomination.

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/04/01/wow-bachmann-tops-romney-in-first-quarter-fundraising/

[RealConservativePatriot]

Hmmm...

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/04/01/wow-bachmann-tops-romney-in-first-quarter-fundraising/

I do agree that Bachmann will be a powerful force, but I don't think she will be the nominee. Iowa is where she probably has the best chance, but two of her potential opponents will probably win there. Should Mike Huckabee enter the race, he would have an advantage in Iowa having won their last time, and Tim Pawlenty will be if Huckabee does not enter the race because T-Paw is basically Huckabee with a more fiscally conservative record. New Hampshire and Michigan are Romney country, though if Rudy Giulliani takes votes from Mitt in NH, I could see T-Paw pulling a possible upset. South Carolina is Huckabee country, but if he does not run she has a chance there. As far as I can tell, this nomination is between 3 candidates; Huckabee, Romney, and Pawlenty. However, Gingrich, Bachmann, and Daniels have a chance. Now, this is only my analysis, not my personal preference.

[Ballygrl]

I'm starting to really favor Bachmann or Trump.

[gurn]

I'm starting to really favor Bachmann or Trump.

Right now I'm

1. Trump
2. Bachmann
3. Romney (I think he can win - not because I like him).

I don't see how Trump can win many GOP primaries.
I think he would flatten Obama in the General Election though.


My least favorite right now is Huckabee. I don't trust him.

[Ballygrl]

Right now I'm

1. Trump
2. Bachmann
3. Romney (I think he can win - not because I like him).

I don't see how Trump can win many GOP primaries.
I think he would flatten Obama in the General Election though.


My least favorite right now is Huckabee. I don't trust him.

I despise Huckabee and Gingrich, but it's about the Supreme Court, especially if Kennedy is going to retire after the next Presidential election, whoever the nominee is we're voting for them, I just hope it's someone I really like so I don't have to hold my nose.

[RealConservativePatriot]

I despise Huckabee and Gingrich, but it's about the Supreme Court, especially if Kennedy is going to retire after the next Presidential election, whoever the nominee is we're voting for them, I just hope it's someone I really like so I don't have to hold my nose.

My only question for you is, why do you despise Huckabee? I am just curious. I have my issues with the guy; as Governor of Arkansas, he went handed out too many pardons and despite his tax cuts, he also raised some taxes 21 times. To me, the main appeal with Huckabee is that he would enact the fair tax. I am just curious for your reasoning.

Folks, as for Mr. Trump, the guy is too dumb to ever be President despite his $2 billion. I mean, this is a guy who first said we should just get out of Iraq despite what happens there, and now he's saying we should just take over the oil. Trump lacks the true foreign policy judgment and besides his own wallet, who knows how much he really knows about economics outside real estate.

[SeanW]

We no she can raise money and we no she has a strong message.  If Huckabee and Palin do not get into the race, I will predict she takes Iowa and finishes in the top 3 in NH, SC and FL.  Since it is not a winner take all anymore, she has a real shot to make some noise and get the nomination.  Bachmann is my first choice.

[Janice]

More and more she is becoming my first choice too.