Friday, July 6, 2012
In our inaugural “Red Twin Cities” survey, influential Republicans paint an early picture for November's general election.
More than two-thirds of influential Republicans from around the Twin Cities Patch areas believe Mitt Romney can pull off an upset win in Minnesota in 2012. First, the survey shows, the presumed nominee has to reach out to Ron Paul Republicans. Ninety-six conservatives from Twin Cities Patch areas—from St. Michael to Woodbury, Fridley to Northfield—were surveyed last week in Patch’s inaugural Twin Cities Red poll, which focused on November’s biggest race. Forty responses were collected. When asked if they felt Mitt Romney could pick up a win over President Barack Obama in the fall, two-thirds expressed optimism. “Every race is winnable,” said one Republican respondent (all survey answers were anonymous). “It’s possible if enough people are …
Friday, November 4, 2011
A daily roundup of news and commentary about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.
During a speech at Iowa State University yesterday, sixth-district congresswoman and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann blamed government regulation, not free markets, for America's financial woes. Bachmann said the federal government forced banks to lower lending standards and make "politically correct loans" to people who weren't credit-worthy. She also took aim at the Occupy Wall Street movement, saying they need to "wake up and stop blaming job creators." Quote: “A vocal minority called Occupy Wall Street believes that the problem we face is capitalism or free markets. It’s not. The problem is government doing what both the constitution and decent morality prohibit, that is cronyism capitalism, or forcefully taking your money for …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
A daily roundup of news and commentary about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.
During an appearance on an Iowa radio show yesterday, Bachmann called for a repeal of Medicare, Medicaid and other "Great Society" welfare programs, the Des Moines Register reports. Later in the day, she made similar comments to a group of business leaders. Bachmann also used her time on the air to criticize the European Union — particularly Greece, which she called a "tantrum-throwing nation" lacking in fiscal discipline. During the same show, Bachmann expressed concern that Sharia (Islamic religious law) is quietly infiltrating U.S. courtrooms. You might be aware that Bachmann's memoir, Core of Conviction is due out Nov. 21. Yesterday, her campaign sent out a fundraising email offering to send advance copies of the book to supporters who…
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
A daily roundup of news and commentary about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.
Yesterday, during a forum in Pella, Iowa, sixth-district congresswoman and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said she opposed ethanol subsidies. Bachmann argued energy subsidies in general wouldn't be necessary if the federal government were to reduce regulatory burdens. When asked if that included federal subsidies for ethanol, she replied, "That includes all energy." The Des Moines Register has more details on the forum itself, which was focused on issues facing American manufacturers. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail has a rundown of the ongoing conflict between Bachmann and Ed Rollins, her former campaign manager. Earlier this week, Rollins told ABC News that Bachmann is "out of money and out of ideas" in Iowa. He also told …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A daily roundup of news and commentary about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.
Can sixth-district congresswoman and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann still win the Iowa caucuses? The latest polls seem to say "no," but some new reports seem to say "maybe." UPI says that Bachmann is still very popular in Iowa, despite her sagging poll numbers there. A Bachmann spokesman said the current polls don't reflect the "enthusiasm and grassroots organization" of her supporters in the state. An analysis by the Concord Monitor seems to support that notion. The campaign considers a victory in Iowa to be a key step toward winning the GOP nomination. USA Today says that in this highly volatile campaign season, anything can still happen in the state. Yesterday, in a move apparently meant to show the strength of their…
Monday, October 31, 2011
A daily roundup of news and commentary about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.
During an appearance on ABC's This Week, sixth-district congresswoman and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said she's doing exactly what she needs to do to make a comeback in Iowa. Asked for her take on the latest poll results, which show her in fourth place in Iowa with 8 percent support among Republicans there, Bachmann downplayed their significance. "We're not worried about the day-to-day snapshots," she said. Iowa, site of the nation's first Republican caucus (scheduled for Jan. 3, 2012), is key to Bachmann's election strategy. Asked whether her campaign could continue to move forward without a victory there, Bachmann would not answer directly, saying only that her campaign is "focused" on the state. During the interview, …
Friday, October 28, 2011
A daily roundup of news and commentary about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.
Sixth-district congresswoman Michele Bachmann is no stranger to harsh criticism, but the latest attack on her presidential campaign comes from a surprising source: tea partiers. In what appears to be a first for any of the GOP candidates, a national tea party group blasted Bachmann's candidacy yesterday and called on her to abandon her run for the White House. Ned Ryun, president of American Majority, said in a blog post that Bachmann's campaign "has become less about reform and more about her personal effort to stay relevant and sell books." He said her troubled campaign is damaging the tea party movement's credibility. CNN quotes other tea party leaders who say they disagree with Ryun's critique. Still, it's an unusual turn of events for…
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
A daily roundup of news and commentary about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.
Sixth-district congresswoman Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign is taking some pointed criticism from a surprising source: its own former staff members. The five New Hampshire staffers who quit Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign in protest Friday sent out a press release clarifying their reasons. It's not Bachmann's fault, they say, but rather that her national campaign staff, whom they describe as "rude, unprofessional, dishonest, and at times cruel." It's not the first time dissent and dysfunction has been reported in Bachmann's campaign. Earlier this month, the conservative National Review reported that staff infighting was among the chief causes for her campaign's loss of momentum after winning the Ames Straw Poll in August…
Monday, October 24, 2011
A daily roundup of news and commentary about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.
Sixth-district congresswoman and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann appeared on CBS' Face the Nation yesterday. (Video of the entire episode can be found here; or, if you prefer, here's the transcript.) She said President Obama's decision to pull the remaining military forces out of Iraq would waste "over 4,400 lives, over $800 billion in toil and blood and treasure" the United States has poured into the country since 2003. She also said Iraqis are ungrateful for U.S. efforts there, and repeated her call for Iraq to reimburse us for the costs of the invasion and occupation. Bachmann also appeared on Fox News Sunday, where host Chris Wallace grilled her on her opposition to the U.S. military intervention in Libya. On Friday…
Friday, October 21, 2011
A daily roundup of news and commentary about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.
What happens when one of America's most conservative political figures give a highly publicized speech in one of its most liberal cities? In the case of Michele Bachmann's visit to San Francisco yesterday, the answer, surprisingly, is not much. Bachmann, the sixth-district congresswoman and Republican presidential hopeful, gave a speech focused on economics to the Commonwealth Club of California. A large contingent of police were on hand to hold back any potential protesters — but according to local reports, none arrived. Instead, Bachmann delivered her address on America's entrepreneurial spirit largely without incident. Among other things, she spoke of the need to remove regulatory barriers to innovation and reform the U.S. education …
Jim W
10:06 am on Saturday, October 13, 2012
Were you even born? Aside from watergate he avoided war with China but I would suspect you went to public school by union teachers that don't need to work to get paid, there was a whole lot more to the Nixon Whitehouse, your lack of knowledge shines...... more ›