The Republican Posse of Candidates had a debate in New Hampshire tonight and Michelle Bachmann stole the show by announcing that she was running for President. If elected, I believe she'd be the first Representative to make the jump from the House to the White House since James Garfield in 1888- though I'm not sure I'd want to mention that too many times. It didn't exactly end well for President Garfield.
But- it sounds like Romney didn't hurt himself, the rest of the field didn't hurt Romney and Bachmann stole the headlines. So big boost for her- slap for Pawlenty for not having the cojones to go after Romney (but there's plenty of time for that) and if the rest of the field wasn't taking Bachmann seriously, they should start doing so right now.
Bachmann has Tea Party and Social Conservative appeal, can fire up the GOP base in a huge way, has survived several extremely well-funded attempts to defeat her, is telegenic as all giddy-up and most importantly of all, can raise serious cash. Once she gets going, she could easily turn into a juggernaut and I'm telling you right now, she could win Iowa. If she follows that up with a credible finish in New Hampshire she could go into South Carolina as the anti-Romney and then it's off to the races. I will say it again: if you don't take her seriously, stop doing that right now. She could get the nomination.
Of course there are two big question marks hanging above the Republican race right now: Rick Perry and Sarah Palin. Both of which could turn this race completely on its head...
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