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Subscribe to RSSNEW YORK -- Michele Bachmann is pushing back against reports that her presidential campaign staff in New Hampshire has quit.
The New Hampshire television station WMUR was first to report today that Bachmann's paid staff in the Granite State had left the campaign. According to WMUR, the staff was disappointed Bachmann was not more committed to winning the New Hampshire primary.
But this afternoon, in a telephone interview with Radio Iowa, Bachmann called the report "a shocking story."
"We have called staff in New Hampshire to find out where that came from, and the staff have said that isn't true," Bachmann said. "I don't know if this is a just a bad story that's being fed by a different candidate or campaign."
Bachmann added that the story is "certainly not true."
NBC has not confirmed the report.
Bachmann most recently visited New Hampshire for campaign events on Oct. 9 and Oct. 10; her last visit before then was on June 28.
*** UPDATE *** Bachmann campaign manager Keith Nahigian has issued this statement: "We have a great team in New Hampshire and we have not been notified that anyone is leaving the campaign. We look forward to spending more time in the Granite State between now and the primary, but our campaign has emphasized that our main focus is the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa and we are continuing to build efforts there. While she will campaign in other states, Michele will spend the majority of her time in Iowa, doing what she does better than all the other candidates - retail politics - leading up to the all important caucuses."
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Well, one of them has to win the GOP nomination...right?
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.....The very sad truth is...........yes!
you dont even have to come up with a joke about michelle Bachman anymore to get a laugh. You just say Michell Bachman and everbody cracks up.
Michelle Bachman probably has been "transformed" by the attention she has received. She just can't give up being on the stage even though she is seen as an air headed imbecile. When she is asked a question her eyes dilate and she gives some foolish response that is often unrelated to the question itself. Most people are embarrassed for her. She may be hoping for a VP bid, but I don't believe any serious person thinks she has a chance. Maybe she is making money on the side some way. (I don't mean anything sexual here.) I don't know. She just stands with the other candidates like a foolish clown trying to be serious. It's just pititful. "Happy Birthday, Elvis." She reminds me of some mentally ill person clammering for attention while the crowd jeers her, makes fun of her, and humiliates her, and all the while thinking she has their approval. It's sad.
what a pityful group---
I really want to comment on this. But, what is the point.
Michele has too many kids, not enough brains, and places herself above the teachings of Jesus.
It's a flip-flop: they didn't quit before they did.
Just out: she's conceding Katmandu.
This means we're not gonna get the chance to see Marcus as first lady huh............
You KNOW he already has the wardrobe.
Bachmann is in denial about a lot of things. She denies that the Earth is older than 6,000 years old. She denies that being gay is innate and not a choice. She's an expert in denial.
She's finished!
The stairs to the center stage podium work just as well going down.
Back to the Loch for you Nessy. (Groundskeeper Willy)
Michelle said the story was not true and reprehensible reporting....entire staff quits in NH
Well - she was right....All five members of her staff didn't quit - only 4 left....I guess when she is right - she is right.....
Now that one remaining staff member better get out and start knocking on some doors - stat!
At least the staff members are smart enough to recognize a losing battle. Unfortunately, Bachmann is too stupid to fully appreciate that she didn't have a snoball's chance in hell of winning the Republican nomination. Her head is so far up her ass that she can see, from the inside, the bullsh1t leaving her mouth.
I'm no fan of MB but this is just poor journalism. Why was this story even aired? Where's the 2 party confirmation?
Just got confirmed. I suppose there was a 'leak'...BTW if you want to see poor journalism, go to Fox News...it's not even been mentioned :)
Take that back...they only have the 'denial' from yesterday.
"Poor journalism"?
Since the story was true - where is your "retraction" of your post?
It appears that the congress woman from Minnesota is clueless and in denial again. Thank god no one takes her seriously on anything.
It isn't true. This is no exodus. It's "run for your lives" if you ever want to get another campaign job. I'll bet none of these people will ever put this experience on their resumes. And who could blame them.
Isn't she supposed to be doing the job she was elected to by the fine people of Minnesota? I didn't know that they wanted to pay her salary so she can campaign for another job. Hypocrite...
Her own campaign manager is the last to get the "abandon ship" memo. Too funny.
What was hilarious in the GOP spin was McCain saying we should dispatch one of our Naval hospital vessels to Libya to care for the health of the people of Libya. Yet the GOP cares not for the health of the citizens in the USA.
I wish this idiot would go away, I am sick of her plastered in the news.
A TV station in Manchester reported that the staff had quit. The Manchester Union Leader newspaper reported that Jeff Chidester, campaign manager, had confirmed that he had quit. That was in this morning`s paper here in Seattle. The Union Leader, BTW, is not a labor paper. It`s the main daily in that area, and normally pretty conservative.
Michele is nothing more than another Sarah Palin, a legend in her own mind.
Poor little "Bright" eyes ..... the GOP has no chance.
Who cares what she says, go to the source, her staff and report on what they say. You know, hearing it from the horses mouth.
Although I will no doubt back the Republican candidate in 2012, I believe Bachman is a disaster. She said so many obviously wrong, stupid things. Then she would repeat ad naseum her little comments like "I have a titanium spine" until I wanted to puke.
I do believe that the GOP candidate will either be Romney or Gingrich, both of whom will tear Obama apart in a debate and either of whom will beat Obama. And, it will be either Herman Cain or Marco Rubio as the veep.
You keep telling yourself that MOMINNJ.....you might convince yourself.
btw - Cain will not be the VP nominee - he brings absolutely nothing to the table to aid Romney or Gingrich....no foreign policy experience nor any states electoral votes....
also - Romney "tear" Obama apart in a debate....lmao - he hasn't been able to "tear" anyone apart on the stage of inept candidates he shares now...
Seriously, Mitt took a good butt kick'n from Perry and Santorum in the last debate. They only thing he could do was get really angry and put his hands on Perry. Thought we were going to have a real GOP debate right then and there. Neither one of those boys could pour piss out of a boot with instructions on the heel.