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Subscribe to RSSGREENVILLE, S.C. -- Addressing a gathering of Republican women here, Michele Bachmann said her victory at a straw poll in Iowa, a state with a record of electing fewer female politicians than other states, was evidence that she could win the presidential nomination.
“This is a state that would be least likely to elect a woman and yet they gave me the No. 1 spot overall in the Iowa straw poll,” Bachmann said, referring to the Ames straw poll, held more than two months ago. She cited, as her evidence of Iowa’s inclination against female politicians, the state’s deep conservatism and large elderly population.
In fact, Iowa is one of only two states, Mississippi being the other, which has never elected a woman governor or to Congress. The highest position attained by a woman is lieutenant governor, currently held by Kim Reynolds.
Bachmann experienced a surge in polls after her Ames victory, but her star has fallen since, as voters flocked to Texas Gov. Rick Perry, then businessman Herman Cain. In an NBC/Marist poll of likely South Carolina Republican voters earlier this month, Bachmann received only 5%, tied with Ron Paul for fifth place.
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I wonder what her husband is going to dress up as on Halloween.
Maybe he'll dress up as a Chubby Tinker Bell!
Toss up beween a Fairy Godmother or a corn dog...
Maybe Marcus will get super creative and go as a corn dog 'fairy'! ;o)
*tossing glitter dust*
Feisty the corn dog only brings up the commercial about your food fighting you and the rather active corn dog. Not something I need to picture so thank you for that wonderful thought.
He'll need more than 'glitter dust' and wings to lift-off!
Poor Marcus!........dust.....dust.....dust!
I kind of thought he might staple a piece of string to his head and go as a giant tea bag.
Better yet he should dress up as a fat lady and sing, so Michele will realize it's over.
To funny !
Wonder Woman.
Weight Watchers Wonder Woman?
He could go as the Incredible Bulk
Michele Bachmann only needs her broom. Newsweek Magazine already showed us that she has the face.....
If Michele wants to get her campaign back on track, she should do a photo op for Hustler.
Do not say track to bug-eyes . She will pull a train. Corn-dog style.
She won straw poll where candidates had to give thirty dollars to each voter . They paid the state of Iowa $30 to vote. Bug-eyed batty gave $30 for 6000 people and only 4300 voted. She got ripped.
She ran as a Woman in primary strw-poll and now she will run as a Man in primary election?
Like Perry -- Bachmann is disappearing faster than a fart in a tornado.
California, the land of the fruit and the nuts....Iowa with palm trees ....with Jerry Monbeam Brown as our governor, is hopeless. Let's all hope that the rest of the nation can do its job and elect the right person, so California wont even matter. I personally like Bachmann. The rest of the "candidates" for the GOP nominatiion are a little less than acceptable. And Obama is an imposter, a spy for the Islamic world, and will only serve Saudi Arabia if re-elected. Boy, what a fix our nation is in.