Bachmann Virginia Campaign Office Shuts Down
- Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:02pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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With Herman Cain on the rise and still behind Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann’s once promising campaign for the Republican nomination for President in 2012 looks to be hitting the skids. POLITICO reports that Bachmann’s staff has had contractions in recent weeks and is now closing the campaign offices in Old Town, Virginia, according to sources. The campaign’s main office is now in Des Moines, IA, writes POLITICO:
“Bachmann spokeswoman Alice Stewart disputed that a headquarters had closed, saying, ‘Our headquarters has always been in Iowa. With so much of the staff on the road, the Old Town office was simply not convenient.’
In recent weeks, Bachmann’s campaign manager Ed Rollins and deputy campaign manager David Polyansky departed the campaign. As POLITICO first reported, her pollster Ed Goeas also recently left.”
Bachmann began a four-day bus trip Sunday in New Hampshire, the first time Bachmann has campaigned in the state since announcing her campaign in late June. Along with New Hampshire, Bachmann’s current team has described to POLITICO that Iowa is her must-win state.
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Comments (65)
godhead
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:49amDid you really think this fraud was going to compete on the national stage? Can you say farm subsidy Medicaid queen? And that’s just her husband!
No, sorry but when you hate you will be destroyed, It‘s god’s will. That’s why Perry is imploding, why Beck is relegated to the Internets, and why talk radio is losing ratings.
You shall reap what you sow. Hate you give, hate you get.
Report Post »MUDFLAPS
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:31amSounds like youve got a bit of reaping to receive.
Report Post »Vital
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:29pmNo one is better at HATE than the Left liberal oppressives!
Report Post »Leader1776
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:34pmSo easy these days to claim ‘hate’. But that is not surprising as it is but four letters and monosyllabic. People of very low IQ can spew it with aplomb. GODHEAD ……. hiding behind the bible and God does not make your posts any more intelligent or meaningful ……… or accurate. I‘d suggest quit while you’re behind.
Report Post »biggest_effin_patriot_yo
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:04pmVital said, “No one is better at HATE than the Left liberal oppressives!”
Really? You should read the comments on this forum. This is a breeding ground for far-Right hate.
Report Post »AntiDemocrat
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:28pmAnother Ron Paul fan………..
Report Post »otmonger
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:16amI grew up with the baby boomers and republicker or demacreep I’m not sir-prized!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Navysquid
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:03amI like MB as well but she just does not have what it takes to be our president and agree with some on here that she will do more for the conservative cause by staying in Congress and helping fight from there.
I still think overall Romney has the best experience for what is needed at this time in our country’s current crisis.
Maybe we’ll see a Romney/Bachmann ticket ?
Report Post »Marine 1
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 7:30amBachmann is not going to be able to pull this one off. Quite frankly, I‘d like to see someone new jump in the race because I’m not a fan of any of them.
Report Post »Insuranceman
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 7:06amThis may be the worst republican field since Harding
Report Post »Where is the Teddy Roosevelt or even a Reagan. Good luck if you think all the yahoos will get behind any of these losers. You need a third party of true believers. The only conservative leaders are the con men on the radio. Put Cain on mt Rushmore. With this bunch we will beat you the next 3 times at least.
Gonzo
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 7:33amLucky were running against the worst President in U.S. history, isn’t it? LOL
Report Post »jado1981
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:45amYou talk about Teddy Roosevelt, and then mention conservatism? Go look that up. Sure he was charismatic, but don’t dare say he was a conservative. He was as progressive as they come.
Report Post »Cain seems to be the most conservative person on the field, well, next to Ron Paul, but I don‘t think he’ll (rp) ever get the nomination, especially with his views on Iran.
LOJ
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:50amWrongo….Americans want truth they don’t want bailouts, control of their lives, and an administration so out of control that the Democrats don’t even want to vote for the Jobs bill in the senate! We are looking at Corruption at the highest levels in this government!!!! These Sickos have made so many mistakes they need to be in the Guinnes Book of Records!
Report Post »Ex-Democrat
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:00amJADO1981 is correct about Teddy. Teddy CREATED the Progressive Party in 1912.
Report Post »1stgenmill
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:21amJudging by your last 10 comments….I don’t think you are qualified to say anything on conservative views. Everyone…..click on insuranceman’s name and see what I mean. You are a liberal……but glad to see you on the Blaze….maybe you’ll learn something.
Report Post »ree758
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 6:16amIt’s much too early to quit!
Report Post »gemologist
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:07amI don’t see how the 999 plan cannot be on top of local and state taxes unless he is going to make all states subjugate their taxes… That sounds bad to me. being on top of state taxes sounds doable and possible short term.
Report Post »Unless the government figures out a way to raise those taxes later on, then it seems too much. But that seems unlikely. after all, most taxes stay the same as when they are put in place … DON’T THEY?
82dAirborne
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:49amWhile I’m sorry to hear about this it was really just a matter of time. I like her a lot. She will never be POTUS. She should concentrate on her work in the House & what she has to offer to the conservative cause. Stop wasting time and other people’s money.
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:13amI agree (I am Canuck) the same way as Sarah Palin made her decision, they are both tremendously powerful people and way more effective outside the office and I sincerely hope they will work together to strengthen your nation.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 4:38amPeople still like the idea of hope and change. They just don’t want it to be a lie. Lots of interesting candidates. Some are speaking to “get that vote” while others are speaking their heartfelt convictions. Bachmann is one of the latter. Some perceive this as a weakness, others do not. In any case no one can question her honesty. She was out there risking her political career, raising consciousness about what is going on in Washington, working to change things from within. Obviously, some think that those who were comfortably sitting on the sidelines– doing little or nothing– somehow seem more “Presidential.” (an old tactic, tried and true) Whatever. In any case, she seems to be the only one who has really studied how to realistically dismantle Obamacare. Seems we have other things to talk about these days, but don’t kid yourselves, Obamacare WILL dictate the economy if it is not effectively taken care of.
I think THEBLAZE has tainted the actual contents of this story with their “shut down” title. Why?
Report Post »pwatkins
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:44amI think if Cain wins we are going to have big problems when he is told his plan won’t work. He seems to be a little too touchy and dictating to me. I want to like him but he is arrogant and thinks it is his way or the highway. I still think Rick Perry is the most conservative but no one is really listening to him. He didn’t choose the perfect words in the last debate but he has explained himself since then. I say either Perry /Gingrich or Perry/Palin. Gingrich and his knowledge of our political system is a must to get this mess on the right track. Cain just wants to rule…that is the way I see it and there will be many that don’t vote for him and I doubt he will get a handful of blacks even though polls say different, Obama may beat him. Not everyone feels like some of those on the Cain train. You have way too many republicans and conservatives that thinks he has no real foreign policy experience,(which he doesn’t), and then you have the Paul supporters that will never let go of that dream, then the blacks and liberals, most choosing not to support him bc he has not tried to win any of them in their eyes…..so it may not even look that good for him down the road and we may put Obama back in the WH if he isn’t impeached. Cain has already made himself an enemy of the left like Obama did the right so the divide is still there. We need someone that can pull us together as a country. I think with Perry and Gingrich things would get much better and everyone would finally set
Report Post »gemologist
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:14amI like Perry/Gingrich 8 years ago. Things are far too bad for those people at this time, they do not have the willpower to do what it takes to bring this country back to the right track before it goes completely belly-up. I live Cain as a VP nod but the only person that I think could get this country back before it is all too late won’t support Israel, and that’s really bad in my opinion. Perry would continue to talk a good talk, but his heart isnt in the right place. We would slow our descent but our entitlements and debt would overtake us before too long, and everyone else looses to Obama.
I think we are *&$(*ed
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:36amYou and I must be observing different worlds. As regards Perry being the most conservative candidate, seems that Santorum, Bachmann and Cain are more conservative than Perry. Your interest in a Perry/Gingrich ticket indicates to me that you are interested in “amnesty” (or whatever the term that is politically correct for rewarding people who have entered America illegally). Not that there is anything WRONG with being in favor of amnesty, just that it isn’t generally considered a “conservative” stance. More puzzling to me is your assessment of Herman Cain. I see nothing in his background or demeanor that indicates he will act as an autocrat. To the contrary, he admits when he is wrong, he tries what he thinks will work (after getting input from those with knowledge and whom he trusts) and (very much unlike Obumbler), he is open to new ideas will change tactics to get the job done. As for Cain having made enemies on the Left, I agree — any conservative black man (and even more so, a conservative black woman) in America will be detested by the Left. So what? Being detested by the likes of Michael Moore is a badge of honor in my book.
Report Post »tbolt71
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 3:46amYou talk as though Obama had any expirience at all when he took office…the spin won’t work,Cain is a very smart man with great buissness sense which this country needs right now.We will never find the “perfect candidate” but Cain has it all over Obama.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 3:55amSURE! Perry is the most conservative, and Obama is not socialist. Haven’t you learned your lesson? Look into his background and friends. Listen to what he is saying now. He’s not hiding anything…. don’t be blind.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 6:19amSorry, I don’t have a heart and Perry can go back to Texas
Report Post »cknapp
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:12amto Pwatkins,
I am 50, serving my 23rd year in the US Army. What some people consider arrogance is merely strong leadership. Leadership is having a vision, a plan, knowing what has to be done and getting others to WANT to follow your plan. Notice I did not say..make them do what you want them to do. Sometimes in combat though, a leader has to make people do what needs to be done, getting someone to overcome their fear of death to do what has to be done is another type of leadership.
I personally like strong leaders, most Military Personnel do as well. One instinctively knows that a weak leader is going result in redundant effort or worse, get people killed. I run in to many Civilians who mistake arrogance (confidence in oneself which cannot be backed up) and Leadership (confidence in one’s ability as a result of past experience and results). Do not confuse the two.
Craig Knapp
Report Post »Age 50
65Plus
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:50pmPerry is a PROGRESSIVE, not a “conservative.” Please look up your terminology. Teddy was also a Progressive, as well as Romney.
Report Post »davuf
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:39amI didn’t think she was ready for the presidency yet. Her performance in the debates was below her own standard. We need her in congress anyway. Its ok; she’ll be back in a couple of years once she gets some more experience under her belt.
Report Post »Willik
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 6:40amI truly think she would be more effective as Speaker of the House.
Just look at the power weilded by Pelosi!!!
Hate the comparison but Mrs. Bachman in that position would go a long way to undo what Pelosi has wroght.
Please stay in the House, Mrs. Bachman, we really need your voice there. Boehner just isn’t getting the job done!
Report Post »TJexcite
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:28amAll was well until the one HPV retardation comment and the whole thing came crashing down. Oh, ‘
Report Post »the dreams that could have been.
JACKTHETOAD
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 6:20amYep. She blew her foot off with that one.
Report Post »donh2
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:18amDidn’t I just say a couple days ago the ONLY reason Michelle Backmann enterd this race was to be a stumbling block for Sarah Palin ? The DC establishment put her up to it. Her 5% sponges off Sarah’s pool of likely voters and always kept Sarah under 12%. Now that Sarah is drop dead out the Bachmann fold begins.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:39pmWonder why they took the story down about hiring more occupy wall street punks funded by the Soros group?
Report Post »TRUTHandFREEDOM
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:34pmI’ve seen some great people who I believed would be great representatives or presidents be less than they need to be in debates, which is a shame because we are not voting for the best debate participant, we’re voting for people who can run our government as intended and MB understands how the job is meant to be done, but she seems to be coached sometimes now and it doesn’t translate as well as her natural passionate, patriotic self. When she uses what seem to be predetermined strategies, they seem to come off as being politician more than passionate conservative. Cain is being himself and it is translating to support. I’m anxious to see how each of them do in future debates. Great people.
Report Post »TRUTHandFREEDOM
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 5:31amI would add though … that I expected MB to be far more visible directly after her straw poll win but she was generating no publicity. I was wondering where she was and there is still a big question mark there. I know that Perry maneuvered a slick debate/straw poll bypass and an attention steal, but Bachmann still needed to be more present and I didn’t see her anywhere for a while. It seemed as if she just stood down. Why?
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:27pmI donated to Bachmann early on and they’ve been calling literally daily asking for donations. I explained I still stand behind her and hope that she’ll have a position in the new administration in 2013, but that I’m supporting Herman Cain and Rick Perry with my donations, though Herman Cain is now getting more of my donations and I will wait to see who will compliment him as a VP. Despite telling Bachmann‘s campaign this and that I wouldn’t be making any further donations to her campaign, they were still calling, so I guess they were having a hard time getting more funding.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:26pmI love Michelle, but like EVERY other conservative woman, she doesn’t stand a chance against the State run media. Seeing that women are more than 50% of the population, you would think we would have had a female President by now! It’s a shame the media will ONLY react when there is a controversy involving a liberal progressive woman, like Elizabeth Warren. EWWW What a JOKE. These progressives have such “selective” outrage, don’t they?
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:11amThey LOVE to attack conservative women, don’t forget!
Can you say, “Palin?”
The press is killing the democracy (small “d”) in our voting process.
Report Post »They shout down anyone that doesn’t match THEIR political agenda,
instead of REPORTING THE NEWS.
RepubliCorp
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 6:29amThe problem is, women don’t like good looking women…
Report Post »marhee9
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:17pmSorry to see Michelle going down the tubes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jvMojZc_bE
Report Post »Slowman101
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:16pmI didn’t think she stood much of a chance at any point.
Report Post »rdietz7
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:16pmI don’t think anyone cares about this lady as far as her being an option for Executive Chief and Commander. Penis Envy, anyone?
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:38pmNot with the LIBERAL HATING MEDIA ATTACKS. Just like with Sarah Palin, they were relentless!
Report Post »JustPeachy
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:16pmIt doesn‘t seem as if she’s really been campaigning all that hard recently–as if her heart is no longer really in it. I wouldn’t blame her if she dropped out now–and perhaps Huntsman and Johnson should do likewise. Sure seems like a waste of money–and in this economy–is already bad enough with all they spend on these campaigns.
And HINT: Cain is the ONLY one running HIS campaign in the BLACK!
The others are all in the RED–and we want THEM to “fix” our ecomony???
Herman Cain for President! 2012
Report Post »speddoc
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:42amLet’s RAISE SOME CAIN!!!!!
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:37amBeat Obama With a Cain in 2012!
Report Post »gdbhusker
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:15pmGod Bless you Michelle, you are a true patriotic American…….you are just NOT the president, or what we are looking for in one! When you first came on the scene I was happy…as you were a refreshing break from the normal politician…then I researched you! I found that you take some of the largest farm subsidies in the country, and you not only voted to extend the patriot act..you said it didnt go far enough?…..Ms.Bachman…it goes ALL the way to tyranny as it is now written! you see the problem with trying to cover your “base” and appeal to independents and conservative dems…is that you sacrifice all that you believe in to get a vote…when you should stick to the truth of the constitution and let the votes fall where they may. I commend you for your service to the House…but I think you should step away from the presidential race…. be well.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:13pmGod asked her to run, so what now?
Report Post »JustPeachy
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:18pmIt’s not up for us to decide whether God asked her to run or not. He very well may have, but that doesn’t mean she was guaranteed a win! Sometimes God asks us to do things to help build OUR characters.
I only wish her well.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:10pmLove ya Michelle
time to endorse another worthy candidate
Take aim at Barry, a target rich dufus
Thanks, 13th
Report Post »Leslie_Benedict
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:21pmEndorse Cain, Michelle! Stay away from Romney!!
Report Post »BrandyWilson
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:08pmWith Herman Cain in…Michelle is out!
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:07pmThe beginnig of the end for many candidates; I was hoping to see Huntsman, Paul, Romney, Johnson, and Newt go before MB…
Herman Cain 2012!
Report Post »gdbhusker
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:21pmI like Herman cain as a human being…as a business man, and as a survivor…….but his 9-9-9 is on top of what we already pay for taxes….he says it is a waste of time to audit the fed, and he is CFR, and Bilderberg…. we have had ENOUGH of this type of candidate….we NEED someone who against the patriot act, the department of homeland defense, the (completely un federal) federal reserve, and their cronies at the IRS….we need someone who is for liberty and accountability….who has achieved a flawless record for the defending the constitution and preserving your freedom in it! peace be with you…..
Report Post »checkit
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:23pmPaul, Huntsman and the New Mexico Governor shouldn’t even be in the GOP Debates, they are libertarians that leech onto the GOP to get air time. They are a major waste of time to hear the others. Bachmann still has time to get an up-swing in the polls.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:42pm.but his 9-9-9 is on top of what we already pay for taxes…
Report Post »———————————————————————–
You would know this to be a lie, if you had actually read his plan. Stop listening to other paulistas
KidCharlemagne
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:50pmbooger71
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 11:42pm
.but his 9-9-9 is on top of what we already pay for taxes…
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You would know this to be a lie, if you had actually read his plan. Stop listening to other paulistas
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Why not get it straight from the horse’s mouth then?:
May 22, 2011
Report Post »Herman Cain: “The Cain plan can’t work now…..it cannot work now…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1j9EEl4GGw
Truthurts
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:02amThe 9-9-9 plan would replace ALL current taxes, not be placed on top of them. It is a hybrid of the fair tax and the flat tax. If it puts the IRS and most of the lobbyists out of business, then it is worth very serious consideration. Imagine no more inheritance tax, which is systematically eliminating the family farms and businesses in America. The inheritance tax is indirectly responsible for making Warren Buffet uber rich. Do the research.
Cain is able. Raise Cain!
Report Post »Truthurts
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:08am@Kidcharlie
The Cain video is dated May 22. The plan he and Chris Wallace discussed is not the 9-9-9 Plan.
So…….what’s your point?
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:41amUmmm . . . CHECKIT . . . Huntsman is not a Libertarian. He is a Progressive (center-left type). Actually, he SHOULD be running for President, but he is in the wrong primary as he is much better suited for a Democrat nominee.
Report Post »DRSAVAGE24
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:57amPaul shouldn’t be in the debates? He has consistently been polling 3rd or 4th in national polls. What an asinine comment. If you don’t consider Ron Paul a Republican because he believes in the Constitution TOO MUCH, then perhaps many of us should stop calling ourselves Republicans and start calling ourselves Libertarians. Republicans want to have a big tent, except when it involves a constitutional conservative. Can’t have that, but we need to allow liberals who call themselves Republicans to run our party. The Republican party was supposed to be a Libertarian party and now it has gone so far off the reservation that it is just Democrat-light. The only way for Libertarians to make a difference is to take back the Republican party, not try to run as 3rd party candidates. Libertarians today are doing what the Socialists started doing back in the late 1920′s/early 1930′s. After getting their butts kicked in 1928, they realized that the only way they could ever achieve power would be to infiltrate the major parties. Looks like they did a pretty good job, don’t ya think? Libertarians are doing the same thing today, only this time it is to reverse all the damage caused by the early 20th century progressives that infiltrated the Democrat and Republican parties and get us back to following our Constitution. Yeah, Ron Paul shouldn‘t be in the debate because he’s libertarian. What a fool you are.
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