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Subscribe to RSSCEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- Speaking to reporters this afternoon, presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann brushed aside her last-place finish in the Florida Straw Poll. And in a speech before that, she urged voters to consider her ahead of the race's two front-runners, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
“We can’t settle. We have to have a candidate who has it all,” Bachmann repeatedly said during her speech before a few dozen supporters who gathered at the Best Western Longbranch ballroom. The rhetoric, which appears to reference opponents Perry and Romney, was first used last week when the Minnesota Congresswoman was speaking at GOP events in the Sunshine State.
Asked by NBC to comment on the results of the straw poll -- in which she received just 1.5% of the vote out of eight candidates -- Bachmann said she made a decision to focus instead on last month's Ames Straw Poll, which she won. “We put our effort and our money and our time here in Iowa in the straw poll because this straw poll in Iowa was crucial."
Bachmann also said that she permitted her supporters to vote for other candidates. “We had let it be known early on, and we released our supporters in Florida because there are straw polls all across the country right now,” Bachmann added. “We told all of our supporters in Florida that they were free to vote for anyone else that we wanted because we weren't participating.”
But Bachmann has only spent nine days in Florida since she got into the 2012 race, and Florida GOP officials say she does not have a big ground operation in the state.
“The fact that I don't hear from the campaign means that they don't have any organized staffing from a campaign staff perspective,” Sarasota County GOP Chair Joe Gruters said. "The path to victory is even harder than it was a week ago, as a result of the Tea Party voters in Florida getting behind Herman Cain. But she's still in contention."
The statement released by the Bachmann campaign following her straw poll finish last weekend makes no reference to “releasing” delegates. Instead, the statement focuses on her win in Ames on Aug. 13.
The statement: "Florida is an important state in the presidential race, but we chose not to participate in the P5 Poll which is open to select delegates. We got into the presidential race late and dedicated our resources to the Iowa straw poll which is open to all Iowans with a valid ID; Michele won the Iowa poll with less time and money than the other candidates in the race."
Bachmann told reporters today she's happy where her campaign is now despite losing in Florida.
“We're positioned perfectly,” she said.
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Here we go again. Who to choose out of the corrupt garbage pile?
What a dolt. Its amazing she remembers to breath and keep herself alive.
I'm not a Bachmann supporter at the moment but even dead last in a straw poll is head and shoulders above what is leading this country now.
Shouldn't you be Mining Coal or something Charles from WV?????
Eddie, stereotyping makes you look ignorant. Are you?
I know what you're aying,Charles of WV ! What has Obama done,anyway !? I mean besides saving the US Auro industry and ending daily US fighting in Iraq,...what else has he done ? Well, he extended unemployment compensation, which allowed my brother to keep his house...Obama did that for hundreds of thousands of home-owners who lost their jodbs in the recession which began in Sept.,2008 when "W" Bush was at the helm of a sinking ship pf Sate...but...what else has Obama done ? Well, he prevented the collapse of A.I. G., largest insuror in the USA...if they had been allowed to "go down", millions of policyholders across the nation would have discovered themselves to suddenly havd no homeowners Insurance on their homes,no Life Insurance on the live of breadwinners and millions would no longer have auto insurance....even a most policies were all paid up !....I know,I know,Charles...what else has Obama done for us ? Well, there was that mission which he pushed for and authorized which killed Bin Laden,...remember him,Charles ?
Bill, since Obama took office:
Price/gasoline $1.83 to $3.44 up 84%
Crude oil (European) $43.48 to $99.02 up 127.7%
Crude oil (Texas) $38.74 to $91.38 up 135.9%
Corn $3.56 to $6.33 up 78.1%
Soybeans $9.66 to $13.75 up 42.3%
Sugar $13.37 to $35.39 up 164.7%
Unemployment 7.6% to 9.4% up 23.7%
Unemployment rate (blacks) 12.6% to 15.8% up 25.4%
No. of Unemployed 11,616,000 to 14,485,000 up 24.7%
Real median household income $50,112 to 49,777 down 0.7%
Number of food stamp recipients 31,983,716 to 43,200,878 up 35.1%
Number of long term unemployed 2,600,000 to 6,400,000 up 146.2%
Failed banks 140 to 164 up 17.1%
National debt in trillions $10..627 to 14..052 up 32.2%
We have accumulated debt under Obama in the last two years 27 times faster than anytime during our nations entire history.
Let me put that into perspective for you. Metaphorically speaking, if you are driving in the right lane going 65 MPH and a car rockets past you at 7,555 MPH in the left lane.
Sources (1) US Energy Information Administration; (2) wall Street Journal; (3) Bureau of Labor Statistics; (4) census Bureau; (5) USDA; (6) US Dept. of Labor; (7)FHFA; (8) Standards Poor/Case-Shiller; (9) Realty Trac; (10) Heritage Foundation; 911) The Conference Board; (12) FDIC; (13) Federal Reserve; (14) US Treasury
Obama is brilliant he's done all this in 29 months.
OK Charles, you had your FUN writing all those things. Let me remind you of some of Bush's worse MOMENTS...let alone THE LIST of stupid mistakes...Compare this list to your list...NO COMPARISON. This is just an appetizer.....
George Bush's 20 worst moments
The Telegraph
By Nick Greene in Washington
4:02PM GMT 13
Jan 2009
1) No WMDs
2) "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job"
3) No Post-War Plan for Iraq
4) Permitting Torture
5) "Mission Accomplished"
6) Entering Iraq without a UN mandate.
7) Insisting there was a link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda
8) Failing to capture Osama bin Laden
9) Underestimating the cost of the war
10) Failure to include Louisiana's coastal parishes in state of emergency plan
11) Tax cuts for the wealthy
12) Losing focus on Afghanistan
13) Appointment and backing of Alberto Gonzales
14) Limiting stem cell reseach
15) Awarding lucrative Iraq reconstruction contracts to Halliburton
16) Warrantless Wiretapping
dont forget that gas was highest on record when bush was in.....dumbass. but it doesn't matter because the president has no control over the price of gas. he can contribute to it but really has little to no control. and gas determins the price of everything you mentioned. as for the debt and unemployment, the tower that was the american economy was crumbling before he got in. the country doesn't refresh itself after each election...
Irespond, It's 2011 in case you just pulled your head out of your ass and Bush is no longer president. So we went from bad to worse and that's your argument. Great, no wonder the country is in the shape it is.
And Mike it's higher now than when Bush left office. Another dumbass, lame arguement that doesn't hold water.
Sure! The problems of this president just happened ovenight, like magic...people like you are still waiting for Santa Claus...thinking that is the tea party..fools!
typical answer of a tea bagger that knows the other person is right...name calling because he feels like a ^&^%$
charles from wv
Unemployment 7.6% to 9.4% up 23.7%
How come we got 23.7 % unemployment increase if it went from
7.6% to 9.4%?????
Looks like the the ding bat has flamed out... I got a tingle up my leg reading this ...
Yes Michelle, to be a candidate you have to have at least a half of a nut for brains. Please, a rock has more common sense than you. Yes Michelle, here's your sign. Please shut the he!! up and go stand over there!!
She certainly did add color to the race, sort of like the picadors, now it will just be the "suits".
There's a new pill out. It's for electile dysfunction, for those that can't get aroused by any of the GOP candidates.
Excellent...thanks for the laugh. My husband and I are still snickering. Good one!
Let's see, who really lives in Florida? Oh that's right, no wonder Cain won.
Cain has some good ideas but him nor Bachmann have a snowballs chance in getting the GOP nomination.
you keep on truckin', Michelle. you could be this platform's Palin.
Yes, like Palin, she could doom the election of any candidate that took her on as a VP. ;-)
Bachmann told reporters today she's happy where her campaign is now despite losing in Florida.
“We're positioned perfectly,” she said.
Ahhh yes, the old "We got them right where we want them ploy." Ok Inspector Clouseau.
She is nuts and the people MN should never have voted her in the first place. I for one do not live in her district thank god. She is BAT SH*T crazy. She needs to move on and go back under the rock she crawled out of....She is a hateful person that thinks only her option matters....GO AWAY!
HYPNOTOAD!!!
She needs to get off the stage. Her time is done. Except for Perry and Romney they all need to make a descrete exit. The two remaining candidates should seriously think about Cain as the VP candidate though. He has got what it takes to be president, but just not enough support. Romney is just showing that he has become just another polished politician.
The major problem for Republicans in Florida right now is Rick Scott. I do not think it matters how much money is poured into Florida at this point. I do not believe Florida will vote a Republican for President while Rick Scott is in office. I think the same thing applies in many states who have a tea paRty governor. It may be because the Democrats have control of the Justice Department.
Well of course she dismisses that she is dead last in a straw poll and she has stated that * God has already endorsed her for president* Why should she pay attention to what the people want?
Somewhere, a cave is screaming out that it wants its BAT SH%#@T back!!
As you can tell by all the vacuous childish comments herein, female Republicans like Bachmann seem to put moonbats over the edge....albeit on their best day, moonbats arent too stable.....
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Find us a female Republican who is smart, pro choice, and has some sympathy for people who aren't rich, and many of us might consider voting for her!
Chris Christie will announce that he's decided to run in a few days,then everyone will forget about Bachmann. She's just an easy target for some right now.
He keeps insisting he's not, but he would definitely change the dynamic.
Rumor from good sources say he has been approached by big time Republican donors and is starting to give some thought to the run. Not only that, they say he likes Rubio in Fla. as a running mate. Many think that ticket may be able to beat Obama.
shooting yourself in the foot does not make you a target despite how you mouthbreathers do it in wv
gressman, you talk a big game behind your key pad. Your ignorance is shinning through too.
LOL -- If she had won, it would be a "mandate from the people". Now, she's saying "it doesn't mean anything". I love spin doctoring.
By the way, the only "Republican" that has a chance at winning Florida, if he ran for President, would probably be Charlie Crist. However, I think he is quite comfortable enjoying life outside of the spotlight for once. That's just my opinion.
Last and perfectly positioned? How's that workin' out for 'ya? And the RNC chairman is desperately looking for another candidate to get in the race - anybody but these clowns. I'm not sure there's many people left who want to join this circus. Please keep posting about the sad state of GOP candidates as most Repubs will still vote for the GOP nominee, no matter how terrible they are, just to oust the Prez - the true GOP platform. We need anyone leaning center or left to come to grips with this sad state of GOP candidates and not fall back toward the right. Keep posting, become a volunteer, organize others to get fully engaged in the process and stifle the onslaught of big money coming soon to sway you with negative, misleading GOP spin tactics via ads designed to misdirect, misinform, and confuse on the issues.
Plain and Simple, the Hypocrite twit is not fit to serve. Her migraines leave her with pain. Her husband makes money of Government Medicare, to hypnotize Gays into straights, Her family's farm takes in Government subsidies. Her mouth shoots off faster than her brain can comprehend therefore the message gets lost in the gaffes there by confirming her stupidity and hypocrisy!
Nice of her to give people permission to vote for who they want. I thought that was what democracy is. What an idiot, but it is typical Bachmann.
WTF? Did she tell them who to vote for??
Whew!!!!!......Doesn't this delusional idiot Bachman get it already? What's it going to take before she accepts the fact that actually NOBODY really cares to listen to her inane rants any longer. She has got to crawl back into the hole she came out of not long ago.
Apparently, Mrs. Bachmann brought a "straw" but Florida was running low on Kool-Aid. Folks in Florida seem to prefer pizza..........