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Dec 30, 2011 4:41 AM CST

How Bachmann's Campaign Fell Apart

Last place in Iowa looms for Ames winner

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann says she can still win Iowa, but with staffers defecting and some polls putting her in last place, most analysts are ready to read the last rites to the Minnesota congresswoman's campaign. So where did it go wrong for the Ames straw poll winner ? Unfortunate timing,...

Michele Bachmann's Iowa Chair Kent Sorenson Defects to Ron Paul

Bachmann's Iowa Chair Defects to Ron Paul

Dec 29, 2011 6:22 AM CST

Bachmann's Iowa Chair Defects to Ron Paul

Bachmann accuses Kent Sorenson of selling out

(Newser) - With the Iowa caucuses just days away, it's not looking good for Michele Bachmann: Her Iowa campaign chair has defected to Ron Paul. Kent Sorenson, an Iowa state senator, says it was a tough decision, but he felt obligated to defend Paul against the Republican establishment, the Washington Post...

With Week Til Iowa, Here's What We Know: Not Much

Dec 27, 2011 8:00 AM CST

With Week Til Iowa, Here's What We Know: Not Much

Things remain fluid, muddled

(Newser) - It's D-Day in Iowa in exactly one week, and with just seven days to go, things aren't exactly firming up among Republican voters. Most media reports use words like "fluid," "unsettled," and "muddled" to describe the situation there. Highlights of today's Iowa...

Marcus Bachmann Calls Kinsey Report on Homosexuality a 'Myth'

Bachmann
Hubby Calls
Kinsey Report
on Gays a 'Myth'

Dec 19, 2011 4:15 PM CST

Bachmann Hubby Calls Kinsey Report on Gays a 'Myth'

Gay-friendly supporter questions candidate in Iowa

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann's husband put another notch in his anti-gay belt yesterday. Marcus Bachmann, whose Christian clinic urges patients to abandon homosexuality , had a memorable exchange with a gay-friendly Bachmann supporter (so they exist?) while stumping with Michele at an Iowa pizza restaurant, CNN reports . The supporter, Kathy Schnell, even...

Ron Paul Tells Jay Leno That Michele Bachmann 'Hates Muslims'

Ron Paul:
Bachmann
'Hates Muslims'

Dec 17, 2011 11:08 AM CST

Ron Paul: Bachmann 'Hates Muslims'

He appears on Jay Leno's show and lets loose

(Newser) - Ron Paul got a little feisty on Jay Leno's show last night, with one line in particular drawing a lot of attention today. Asked to critique Michele Bachmann, he said that she "hates Muslims" and "wants to go get them." He apparently made the comment in...

Don't Mess
With Michele

GOP DEBATE

Dec 16, 2011 1:33 AM CST

Don't Mess With Michele

Feisty Bachmann roars back on the scene

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann roared back into the Iowa campaign last night loaded for bear and set her sights on Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. She lashed Gingrich the most harshly of all the candidates for collecting $1.6 million in "consulting fees" from Freddie Mac and " influence peddling "...

Perry: I Was
'Taken Aback'
by $10K Bet

talk show roundup

Dec 11, 2011 11:12 AM CST

Perry: I Was 'Taken Aback' by $10K Bet

And more from the Sunday talk shows

(Newser) - Rick Perry today weighed in on last night's big debate moment— the $10,000 bet . "I was taken a little aback" by Mitt Romney's wager, Perry said on Fox News Sunday, Politico reports. "Driving out to the station this morning I'm pretty sure I didn’...

Last Night's Debate:
The Winners and Losers

reactions

Dec 11, 2011 6:32 AM CST

Last Night's Debate: The Winners and Losers

Gingrich does well, Romney flubs, but was Obama the big winner?

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich was the big winner of last night's GOP debate, along with Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry, says Chris Cillizza in the Washington Post . "The former House Speaker seems to be adjusting nicely to his newfound frontrunner status." The big losers were Mitt Romney, thanks to...

Newt Gets Scrappy in Iowa

gop debate

Dec 10, 2011 8:10 PM CST

Newt Gets Scrappy in Iowa

Candidates attack Gingrich on policies, personal morals

(Newser) - Front-runner Newt Gingrich took a few licks but stood his ground tonight at the GOP presidential debate in Iowa, Politico reports. After Romney described himself as a businessman—not a politician like Gingrich—Newt fired back: "Let's be candid. The only reason you didn't become a career...

With Bachmann Out,
Trump Debate a Party of 2

Dec 9, 2011 3:58 AM CST

With Bachmann Out, Trump Debate a Party of 2

Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum are the only candidates on board

(Newser) - Ready for an evening with Donald, Rick, and Newt? Michele Bachmann has become the latest candidate to confirm that she won't be attending the GOP debate Donald Trump is hosting on Dec. 27, leaving Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum as the only candidates who will be there, the Los ...

Bachmann:
Girls Don't Ask
Boys to Prom

Dec 9, 2011 2:44 AM CST

Bachmann: Girls Don't Ask Boys to Prom

They sit at home and wait

(Newser) - Just the big issue you've been waiting to hear the candidates weigh in on: prom. What does Michele Bachmann think about the dance? Bachmann believes only boys can ask girls to the prom, which could raise questions in some voters' minds about various diplomatic dances every president is expected...

Boy's Shy
Challenge
to Bachmann
Goes Viral

Dec 6, 2011 1:58 PM CST

Boy's Shy Challenge to Bachmann Goes Viral

Unfair ploy or just deserts for candidate?

(Newser) - The political viral video of the day stars Michele Bachmann and an 8-year-old boy whose mom is gay. He shyly goes up to her at a book signing and says in words hard to make out, "My mommy is gay, but she doesn't need any fixing." It...

Huntsman:
Trump Debate
'a Joke'

and other opinions

Dec 6, 2011 11:41 AM CST

Huntsman: Trump Debate 'a Joke'

And he's not the only one who thinks so

(Newser) - The saga continues: Donald Trump thinks Jon Huntsman is a "joke candidate." Huntsman thinks Trump's debate "is a joke." More from the candidate's comments, made today, plus other reactions to the controversial Dec. 27 debate:

Huntsman: "This is not about ratings for Donald

...

Bachmann:
Dump Gay
Marriage
in Iowa

Dec 5, 2011 4:52 AM CST

Bachmann: Dump Gay Marriage in Iowa

Gays have right to marry member of opposite sex, she insists

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann returned to one of her favorite issues in her bid to woo Iowa voters yesterday, calling for an end to gay marriage in the state. "Marriage, historically, for all human history, has been between a man and a woman. It hasn't been the same-sex marriage,"...

Bachmann: Newt a
'Memory-Challenged Prof'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Dec 4, 2011 12:10 PM CST

Bachmann: Newt a 'Memory-Challenged Prof'

Candidates begin fight for Cain supporters

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann thinks people "are going to be really sorry" to see the end of Herman Cain, but wasted no time today in courting his Tea Party backers , saying they would "come home," and ripping into current GOP frontrunner Newt Gingrich. "Professors don't like to...

Bachmann:
Gays Do Have
Marriage
Equality

Dec 2, 2011 8:47 AM CST

Bachmann: Gays Do Have Marriage Equality

Meaning, they can marry ... a person of the opposite sex

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann has a news flash for all of us: Gays already have marriage equality. As she explained to a high school student at a town hall meeting this week, "They can get married ... they can marry a man, if they're a woman, or they can marry a...

Bachmann
Campaign Swipes
Homeschoolers'
Email List

Dec 1, 2011 11:32 AM CST

Bachmann Campaign Swipes Homeschoolers' Email List

It was 'inadvertent,' campaign assures homeschooling group

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann's already-struggling campaign is in hot water now that it's been busted for co-opting a homeschooling email list without permission. The president of the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators informed members of the breach in a recent email obtained by the Iowa Republican , noting that two...

Dear Michele:
There's No US
Embassy in Iran

Dec 1, 2011 4:19 AM CST

Dear Michele: There's No US Embassy in Iran

Bachmann yesterday explained: I'd shut our embassy in Iran

(Newser) - The latest GOP contender to have an "oops moment": Michele Bachmann. She vowed yesterday that she would shut down the US embassy in Iran if she had the power, notes ABC News . Except there is no US embassy in Iran. We haven't had one since 1980, when 52...

The GOP Debate Winner Is ...

OPINION ROUNDUP

Nov 23, 2011 7:55 AM CST

The GOP Debate Winner Is ...

But immigration comments could end up hurting Newt Gingrich

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich got more airtime than usual in last night's national security-focused Republican debate, and most pundits agree that his performance was good enough to win over plenty of undecided voters.

"Gingrich showed that he has been thinking about these issues for decades," writes Corbett B. Daly

...

Have Terrorists Attacked Pakistan Nuke Sites 6 Times?

GOP DEBATE

Nov 23, 2011 4:17 AM CST

Have Terrorists Attacked Pakistan Nuke Sites 6 Times?

Pakistan 'too nuclear to fail,' Bachmann warns

(Newser) - At last night's Republican debate, Michele Bachmann—calling Pakistan "too nuclear to fail"—made the alarming claim that six attempts had been made on the nation's 15 nuclear sites. "This is more than an existential threat. We have to take this very seriously," she...