More Aides Leave Bachmann Presidential Campaign
- Posted on October 3, 2011 at 7:51pm by
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ST. PAUL Minn. (AP) — More top aides to Republican Michele Bachmann are quitting her presidential campaign, raising questions about the viability of her White House bid.
The major departures are pollster Ed Goeas and senior adviser Andy Parrish. They were confirmed Monday by an adviser who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel moves. Bachmann‘s spokeswoman didn’t immediately return messages.
Parrish is returning to the Minnesota congresswoman’s office where he was chief of staff. He moved to Iowa this summer to build support before the state’s leadoff caucuses.
Bachmann’s deputy press secretary also transferred back to the congressional office. So has her scheduler.
Last month, Bachmann’s campaign manager and his deputy stepped down within weeks of her Iowa GOP straw poll victory.
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Associated Press writer Philip Elliott contributed from Washington.
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Case_Logic
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:13pmShe’s is still on my top three list.
She’s fighting for the country not just a job and title and that scares the establishment. Rightfully so.
Keep up the good fight Michele.
Report Post »TK214
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 5:10pmI voted for her at the Iowa straw poll and still believes she is a good person for the job however, I do not believe she will be our president. I hope she will have a position in the WH when Obama is voted out. I am now leaning toward Herman Cain.
Report Post »gabbygirl
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:46amI thought she was the most well spoken,but I think the HPV thing got her off point.
Report Post »missionarydad
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 1:08pmWhy is the Blaze reporting on this and not about the important staff that has just left the Cain campaign. I sent the following link to The Blaze’s story tip submission area and they never covered it. What happened to truth has no agenda. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/64896.html
Report Post »eleemosynary
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 4:44pm@missionarydad
Talk about an article with an agenda. I love the “no comment” quote added at the end to try and juice up the story.
Thanks for adding the link to the story. It is something that I did not know but as a Cain/Fair Tax follower I am glad I found out.
Report Post »TMan2020
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:22amShe’s a fine lady. She has put up a good fight and been a great help in bringing the important issues to the forefront of American thinking. And that is a great service to her country.
Report Post »DallyWama
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:54amToo bad. She was my favorite until that last debate. She got sidetracked with HPV. All the candidates need to stay on message: THE ECONOMY STUPID. She over played her hand on that one.
Report Post »Watchingtheweasels
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:24amUnfortunately, her missteps on “God sent the hurricane” and “The HPV caused this child’s retardation” have scuttled her campaign. Initially, she was my favorite as well. Really, it’s down to Herman Cain and Ron Paul at this point.
Report Post »BobtheMoron
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:06amRon Paul is an addled old man wanting to go back in time. Isolationists gave us WWI and WWII. I am down with him on the drug thing. Just let all of the druggies kill themselves and reduce the crime rate.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:17amThose who insist on military might are neo-cons.
Report Post »Those who think neutrality in foreign affairs is ill-advised are neo-cons.
Many news media outlets have a neo-con agenda.
Are you a neo-con?
Ron Paul says neo-cons are NOT CONSERVATIVES!
Definition and names of neo-cons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuefjIYKkjE
More on the history of neo-conservatism vs libertarianism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45JSYIuTk0Y
Jaycen
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:53amBachman’s been losing steam. She seems to understand the Constitution and she’s a Conservative, but she’s too quick to regurgitate the nonsense others tell her. She’s also less-than-inspiring in terms of her personality. I always worried about that with her.
She talks slowly, and she’s slow to respond to questions. I know she’s not stupid, she’s just carefully considering her responses, but it makes her sound “slow”. She doesn’t sound like she can think on her feet.
That’s okay, Herman Cain rocks.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:21amI would expect NOTHING else when it comes to a CONSERVATIVE woman. Job well done, liberals. You have reduced her to the same level as you did Palin. You must be SO happy? I thought the LIBERALS were PRO WOMEN? ONLY LIBERAL women, and even then, the food chain still places black men above them! Maybe it’s time to take a SERIOUS look at putting a WOMAN in charge, since the MEN have NOT done such a great job! I hope Michelle Bachmann stays a very loud voice for conservatives, just like Palin. GO DRIVE THEM CRAZY and call them out at every turn! Thank you for your loyalty to our cause.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:47amWell you analogy to Palin is a good one. Perhaps Bachmann should actually go do something as a congresswoman first instead of continuously opening her mouth and saying stupid things just to get attention. Her biggest failure is thinking she could adopt the Palin business model and make money being a cheap art/movie critic and get the angry mob to pay her money for doing nothing. Guess there is only room for one of those.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:49amAnyone have a fork?
Report Post »Dune
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:34amkeepon message about ObamaCare and the Economy and worry abt that other stuff later…
Report Post »Mustangrider
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:12amMichelle, Quit dumping on Perry and Romney and get back to your message, you have great points and ideas for fixing America, you just need to keep hitting on them and keep convincing the American people they will work.
Report Post »ARMED AND READY
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 5:55amMichelle get back to Washington, your needed there now, and show the people what your made of…
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 5:51amI like her personally… but she does not have a Real Platform!
Report Post »PossumRoadkill
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:22amI agree. She is all about the talking points, catch phrases, and buzzwords. Sure, she can get the base fired up and has a place in national politics, but she is lean on substance. She would better serve the Conservative cause as an attack dog against the Progressive movement and a money magnet for the other candidates.
Report Post »DesertDave54
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 4:24amFirst, the RONPAUL-DROIDS… he’s too damned old, and you MUST be a stoned-slacker to want someone in the Oval Office who wants crack and heroin to be legalized. REALLY? No CIA, no FBI… I know, I know… back in HIS day, there was no CIA,FBI… but back then people still cranked up their cars and we only had telegraph. He‘s leaving government because he’s a failure. EVEN HE sees it. You Paul cretins will never join with the rest of us conservatives… but IF you grow up, look at what is happening. Real enemies of America are here and talking revolution. You sound like you’re on THEIR side. Drop the crack pipe, put on your adult clothes and let’s save our country. Legalizing drugs, getting rid of our terror-fighting bureaus and closing military bases won’t save our country. It’ll just make you stoned more often, allow a flood of terrorists to come here and we’ll be in even MORE danger than we are. But at least you’ll never know it. Your savior-PAUL, who SAYS he’s a DOCTOR, wants you all to have all the drugs you want. YEAH. God help us all.
Report Post »Jefferson
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 4:41amWhat an ignorant response. Apparently the military doesn‘t think he’s too old, since they gave Ron Paul more money than ALL of the Republican candidates COMBINED, and even more than ohmamma. That is a FACT. Are you calling the military “crackheads?”
Report Post »“Need to join the rest of us conservatives?”
If you had any intellect or understanding of history, you’d realize the Paul is a PALEOCONSERVATIVE, which is what the Republican Party USED TO BE. Now, they are no different than the Dems. BOTH PARTIES from the committee chairmen and up are CORRUPT and for the same globalist banking cartel agenda, which is MORE WAR, MORE SPENDING, MORE DEBT, LESS SOVEREIGNTY, and LESS LIBERTY.
They may TALK a good game when it is election time, but will crater to the SAME special interests that put them there in the FIRST PLACE.
Ron Paul HAS NEVER USED DRUGS, NEVER ADVOCATED drug use, and detests it. He wants to ALLOW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE through REPRESENTATION of their STATES, decide what how they want to handle the FAILED “war on drugs”, NOT SOME DICTATOR IN the District of Criminals.
He also understands that INTELLIGENCE is PART of national defense, and would keep that part in tact. All he’s saying is that some of these so called intelligence agencies have been overthrowing, installing, propping up dictators since 1953, causing BLOWBACK which is another CIA term.
YOU’RE the one who needs to wake up friend. All of these clowns are bought and paid for, and you seem to dense to realize
resme
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 5:24amConservatives stick to the economy, Please keep your social issues to yourself. I can follow the bible’s morals in my own home. I think I’ll stay home 2012, All i see on the ballot is Obama-Obama. Good thing in Virginia you don’t have to register republican, I’d be ashamed to join that party in this day and age.
Report Post »MR_ANDERSON
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 6:20amLong replies with no paragraph brakes are great in helping to support your ideas.
Just keep telling yourself, “it makes more people read them, because they are easier to see.”
Report Post »whywonder
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 6:52amIf you dont want,need any federal help when a flood destroys your house,elect paul.
Report Post »He’ll follow the example of coolidge after the johnston flood
YepImaConservative
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 6:56amLol, Mr JEFFERSON (how’s Wheezy?) I remember reading in 2007 when Bill Ayers (speaking on a panel in Chicago about “Resisting Endless War”) had some rather kind words for our fraudulent Texas Brush Popper Ron Paul. Do you remember that? Seems he has a “not so secret” admirerer….
A domestic anti-war terrorist, his ilk, Neo-Nazis, organizations like Stormfront.org, Truthers, Birthers, Code Pink, and most Anarchists in general all find Ron Paul appealing too. Please tell the audience how much $$ they have given to the Ron Paul campaign being that you keep track of such things.
Report Post »LibertariansUnite
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:04amYour ignorant of the real problem in America: The Federal Reserve.
Keep thinking our problems lie with the people not praying enough, so that when our currency finally self destructs, you can pray to God and ask “God why did you let this happen to America!”
Hopefully before then you will realize that God cares nothing for arbitrary borders drawn in the sand by humans….
Report Post »Servant Of YHVH
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:50am@jefferson
Report Post »You have to remember that some liberals are calling themselves conservatives and saying things like this to attempt to divide the Tea Party and the conservatives. They are working with the MSM and obama to try and control who we vote and put in office so that if they succeed, then people that will continue to follow the liberals and the elitists after they are in office so that obama and the elitists can continue to drag this nation down and make it a third world country run by a dictatorship.
Jefferson
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:01am@YEPIMAMOUTHBREATHER
I know it burns doesn’t it? You just can’t STAND the FACT that Ron Paul got more donations from the military than ALL of them. You’re pathetic fail of an attempt to link him to various unsavory characters just shows your desperation.
He has no skeletons in the closet like the others, so you just make it up as you go along. He has an IMPECCABLE record of fidelity to the supreme law of the land, and is the ONLY candidate who understands, and has respected his oath. (other than Cain who never swore an Oath, and worked for the criminal Federal Reserve bank which he still advocates) He’s the ONLY candidate who has not flip flopped, or has been bought by special interests. *throws more holy water*
You just keep on with your cutsie remarks, and your wannabe mainstream media character assassination attempts. If the GOP and or this country doesn’t realize that it takes an economist who PREDICTED this mess to get us out of it, a doctor who understands triage and where to stop the bleeding first, as well as a TRUE Constitutionalist and a man of integrity that can be trusted with power, then this country is going up in flames. We might not even make it to the elections.
Keep smirking, because you wont be once you realize you’ve been fooled again.
Report Post »LibertariansUnite
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 3:54amRon Paul 2012!
Report Post »MR_ANDERSON
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 6:21amNice, short, and to the point.
Report Post »pangent617g
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 3:29amOther than being off ropic, you rationale is a non starter, if the mother was a US citizen at the time of birth that would likely e sufficient. You really are a little out of your depth here. In any case the question goes to what is happening in Michelle Bachman’s campaign for the Republican Nomination for President. Perhaps you misposted.
Report Post »jedidiah
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 1:28amHere’s hoping she endorses Herman and goes back to the house and rides herd on the RINOs there. Maybe after the election the conservatives will replace the leadership and she can make a real difference.
Do whatever is best for you Michele; thanks for your leadership in the fight.
Report Post »stop spending
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 1:04amBummer
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 1:01amI thought she would have dropped out by now, I guess she’s waiting for god to tell her that no one likes her.
Report Post »Gamaliel
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 1:10amThat would be “God”. BTW I like her.
Report Post »the hawk
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 3:48amI like her very much she’d make good White house budget manager.
Report Post »HMwHC
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 6:58amI like her too. So what’s it like to be a ***** Survivorseed? Just had to throw the “god” comment in didn’t ya.
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