I'm running for President of the United States to bring the voice of the people back to Washington. That voice requires fundamental changes. Fundamental change in how we spend taxpayer dollars; and a return to constitutional principles of
limited government and personal responsibility. Pres. Obama has failed. With your help we can return the people's voice to the White House, restore fiscal sanity, and make Obama a one-term president.
Source: 2011 Republican primary debate on Twitter.com
Jul 21, 2011
Tea Party has held congress to account
Q: What role do you think the Tea Party will play in the 2012 elections?
A: As chair of the House Tea Party Caucus, I know how positive an influence the Tea Party has been. They've held congress to account. Despite media misrepresentations the Tea
Party represents all Americans; disaffected Democrats, independents, libertarians, and the GOP. The Tea Party will lead the fight to restore limited government, repeal Obamacare, lower spending & cut taxes.
Source: 2011 Republican primary debate on Twitter.com
Jul 21, 2011
I will represent you with a titanium spine
I ask for your vote as I try to return your voice to DC. If elected FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, I will represent you with a titanium spine no matter the cost. I'm humbled by the support of many fellow citizens and encouraged that
America's best days are ahead. In spite of the enormous challenges we face, I have faith that with real leadership we will secure the promise for our future.
Source: 2011 Republican primary debate on Twitter.com
Jul 21, 2011
Chairs the House Tea Party Caucus
Q: [to Santorum]: I'm not a libertarian Republican, I'm not a Tea Party Republican. I'm just a mainstream Republican. Are you concerned at all about the influence of the Tea Party?
SANTORUM: Not at all. I think the Tea Party is a great backstop for
America. It is absolutely essential that we have that backbone to the Republican Party going into this election.
Q: [to Bachmann]: Does the influence of the Tea Party push out mainstream Republicans?
BACHMANN: I'm the chairman of the Tea Party
Caucus in the House of Representatives. And what I've seen is unlike how the media has tried to wrongly and grossly portray the Tea Party, the Tea Party is really made up of disaffected Democrats, independents, people who've never been political a day in
their life. People who are libertarians, or Republicans. It's a wide swath of America coming together. I think that's why the left fears it so much. Because they're people who simply want to take the country back. They want the country to work again.
Birthplace in Waterloo Iowa: "favorite daughter" in caucus
Michele Bachmann will have a strong organization on the ground to win caucus states, especially the important Iowa caucus. This organization will be strengthened in Iowa by a coalition of evangelicals, Tea Partiers, women, and populist voters.
The other advantages for Bachmann include her birthplace of Waterloo, Iowa. This will give her a native daughter advantage. She will also have some geographical advantage of being Congresswoman from Minnesota, which borders Iowa to the north.
Source: Why She Will Win, by Ron Paul Jones, p. 9
Jun 8, 2011
Would be first House member elected to Presidency since 1880
The narrative of "Will Michele Bachmann be the first woman President?" will guarantee that Bachmann will capture and keep the nation's attention, like for Hilary Clinton and Sarah Palin. In the end, Bachmann will be able to thank both Palin and
Clinton for helping pave the road to the White House for her.
Bachmann's "dark horse" candidacy will make it even more intriguing. She would be the first sitting House member to win the Presidency in over 100 years, the first since James Garfield.
Source: Why She Will Win, by Ron Paul Jones, p. 20-21
Jun 8, 2011
OpEd: Tea Party support driven by charismatic enthusiasm
Charisma leads to enthusiasm. Much of the Tea Party victories in the 2010 midterm elections were driven by enthusiasm. Enthusiasm helps turn out the votes.
There is a huge enthusiasm gap between Michele Bachmann and the rest of the candidates.
People might like Romney, Pawlenty, Gingrich, or others, but will the voters feel like they must vote for them? Sarah Palin could match Bachmann in the enthusiasm area, but she will not be in the race.
Bachmann's only real competitor in enthusiasm will be from Ron Paul, but his supporters are somewhat segregated from the rest of the GOP.
Bachmann has the charisma to attract the enthusiastic crowd, and the turnout from that crowd will help her win in the primaries.
OpEd: Talks the evangelical talk, but also walks the walk
Huckabee will not be running for President in 2012, so the evangelical vote will be up for grabs. Michele Bachmann will not have to worry about Huckabee splitting the evangelical vote.
Bachmann will be the candidate with the most evangelical credibility.
Bachmann's evangelical credibility comes from her early years as a pro-life activist and position against gay marriage.
Also, in addition to raising a family, Bachmann and her family have taken care of many foster children.
So Bachmann has not just talked the evangelical talk, she has walked the evangelical walk.
Without any other top-tier candidate with evangelical credibility, Bachmann will capture the biggest slice of the evangelical votes.
When the Tea Party members gathered for tax-day protests across the country, we were treated to a fresh wave of debate about whether these groups are fueled by anger, fear, racism, or class divisions. There was also talk about how much responsibility
media outlets and certain political figures bear for inciting Tea Party crowds with violent rhetoric. (Sarah Palin urged her supporters to "reload," and U.S. representative Michele Bachmann said she wants her constituents "armed and dangerous.")
Source: Third World America, by Arianna Huffington, p. 83
Sep 2, 2010
Recognize Christianity's importance to western civilization.
Bachmann co-sponsored recognizing Christianity's importance to western civilization
Whereas Christmas is a holiday of great significance to Americans and many other cultures;
Whereas there are approximately 225,000,000 Christians in the US, making Christianity the religion of over 3/4 of the population;
Whereas there are approximately 2,000,000,000 Christians throughout the world, making Christianity the largest religion in the world;
Whereas Christians and Christianity have contributed greatly to the development of western civilization;
Whereas the United States, being founded as a constitutional republic in the traditions of western civilization, finds much in its history that points observers back to its Judeo-Christian roots;
Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world;
Acknowledges the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the US and in the formation of the western civilization; and
Rejects bigotry and persecution directed against Christians, both in the US and worldwide.
Source: Resolution on Importance of Christmas (H.Res.847) 07-HRes847 on Dec 6, 2007
Member of the Tea Party movement.
Bachmann is a member the Tea Party movement
The Tea Party movement is a populist conservative social movement in the United States that emerged in 2009 through a series of locally and nationally coordinated protests. The protests were partially in response to several Federal laws: the stimulus package; te healthcare bill; and the TARP bailouts. The name "Tea Party" refers to the Boston Tea Party of 1773, the source of the phrase, "No Taxation Without Representation."
