Bachmann’s NH staff quits; she doesn’t even know
by David Atkins (“thereisnospoon”)
This tidbit is too funny not to pass along. It would appear that Michele Bachmann’s New Hampshire staffers have gone Galt. Apparently Bachmann isn’t producing enough support in New Hampshire, so her staffers are moving on to to greener pastures and leaving her behind:
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., has spent only a handful of days campaigning in New Hampshire, and Friday her unfamiliarity with the Granite State seemed to be showing.
She denied reports that five campaign employees in the state had resigned, but Jeff Chidester, her New Hampshire campaign manager, confirmed he had quit.
The defections in the state that traditionally conducts the nation’s first primary were reported by the political director of New Hampshire TV station WMUR-TV, which published an online report that workers were leaving out of frustration with Bachmann’s lack of time campaigning in the state.
Bachmann told Radio Iowa the report was news to her, and she blamed the media for pouncing on a rumor.
What makes the Bachmann flameout more than just a sidelight in in the presidential horserace is its significance for the core the of the Republican Party.
In a race where many of the GOP candidates have basically harmed themselves or excluded themselves from contention (Perry’s horrible debate performances and track record in Texas, Romney’s distasteful record to social conservatives, Gingrich’s personal foibles, Paul’s non-conformist stances on foreign policy, etc.), Bachmann has done nothing in particular to sabotage herself outside of the odd statement here and there.
Neither for his part has Rick Santorum. And yet neither are able to gain traction. Meanwhile, an African-American CEO with no governmental experience or particular social conservative chops, and who has made inconsistent responses on the issue of abortion, almost as if he hadn’t ever really thought the issue through, is in the lead.
It’s just more proof that the Bible-thumping nuts are no longer are the driving core of the GOP base. They’ve been replaced by the cult of Objectivism that has taken center stage in the GOP.
It’s a new Randian day in the GOP, and the Bachmann/Santorum crowd are just being used and taken along for the ride.
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