Posts by Meghan Malloy
Bachmann, Paul wins in Iowa poll boost tea party, but don’t signal takeover of GOP
“That [Michele] Bachmann and [Ron] Paul finished at the top in the straw poll, it certainly seems to give a boost to the status of the tea party and its issues, but that doesn’t really result in the notion that some combination of social conservatives and tea party activists have taken over the Republican party (in Iowa),” says Tim Hagle, a political scientist and Republican pundit at the University of Iowa.
Bachmann’s Straw Poll victory may be short-lived, Iowa pundits say
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s Straw Poll victory may be short-lived on a national level, political analysts say, largely due to the close second place finish Texas Rep. Ron Paul secured, and also to the entrance of 2012 candidate who was noticeably absent Saturday — the much-rumored Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who made his White House bid from South Carlina during the straw poll.
Ames Straw Poll results: Bachmann, Paul, Pawlenty take top three
AMES, Iowa — Not surprisingly, charismatic Congresswoman Michele Bachmann took top prize the 2011 Ames Straw Poll with 4,823 votes.
Bachmann and Pawlenty trade barbs in feisty Iowa debate
AMES, Iowa — Tensions reached their apex Thursday night during the Fox News/Washington Examiner GOP presidential debate, sending Republican enthusiasm through the roof with less than 48 hours until the Ames Straw Poll gates open Saturday.
Religious right pushes agenda leading up to Iowa straw poll
DES MOINES — As the Ames Straw Poll hovers on the proverbial horizon and the eyes of the nation turn to Iowa, members of the religious right want to make sure their voices are the loudest come Saturday. The “Values Voter Bus Tour,” a coalition comprised of state and national religious conservative organizations, including National Organization for Marriage and The Family Leader, will hit 22 Iowa cities before the Ames Straw Poll, advancing their agenda that entails support of traditional marriage and anti-abortion initiatives.
In Iowa, Bachmann reaffirms ‘no’ vote on debt ceiling increase
In the wake of President Barack Obama‘s Monday night national address about the debt ceiling, GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann called the president out on his voting record, saying “you (voted against raising the debt ceiling) too, while you were in the Senate.”
Video: In Iowa ad, Bachmann promises no-vote on debt ceiling
In “Courage,” Rep. Michele Bachmann vows to “not vote to increase the debt ceiling. It goes completely contrary to commonsense and how I grew up in Iowa.” Failure to raise the debt limit, the Iowa Democratic Party stated in response to the TV ad, “would be catastrophic for our economy and would likely send us into a tailspin worse than the last.”
On Facebook, Palin again hints at 2012 run
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin threw more fuel on the speculative fire by publishing a Facebook note focused on tackling national debt Saturday, saying that “real leaders” need to emerge to defeat President Barack Obama next fall.
Pawlenty in Iowa: Obama ‘hasn’t done anything’
In Iowa Thursday, Tim Pawlenty told supporters, “You don’t have to be a jerk to be strong” before excoriating the president. Obama “was in the Senate long enough to have a cup of coffee before going to the White House, and he hasn’t done anything, he hasn’t accomplished anything,” Pawlenty said.
Bachmann to tour Iowa during holiday weekend
GOP candidate and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann will kick off her bus tour tomorrow in Iowa City, then travel westward through the state for the holiday weekend, her campaign announced Thursday.
