There's some Michelle Bachmann for President buzz going around.
As if Rep. Michele Bachmann's foray into the early-voting state of Iowa didn't raise enough 2012 speculation already, now comes news the Minnesota Republican will meet behind closed doors with two of the most important GOP officials in the state.
Bachmann, who is heading to Des Moines Friday to deliver a keynote address at an event sponsored by the Iowans for Tax Relief, is also scheduled to meet with newly-minted Republican Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa GOP head Matt Strawn, Bachmann spokesman Doug Sachtleben tells CNN.
Sachtleben would not say if Bachmann's potential presidential ambitions would be discussed in the meetings, though it's safe to say both Branstad and Strawn will be pivotal behind-the-scenes players in the lead up to the first-in-the-nation caucus.
Earlier this month, Sachtleben told CNN that Bachmann "hasn't ruled anything out" when it comes to a presidential bid.
A serious Bachmann presidential bid could help change the equation on the other side of the aisle, too. If having accomplished the goal of electing the first black president, could the siren song of electing the first woman president be too much for Democrats to pass up? That could bolster a Hillary 2012 effort.
H/T Memeorandum
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I heard that in 2008 when Hillary was considering a bid for President that both Democrats and Republicans had 'Run Hillary Run' bumper stickers on their cars.
ReplyDeleteThe Democrats had them on the back bumper and the Republicans on the front...
Ah! Old joke. They used to tell that one about Jesse Jackson, too.
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