Shuster's Notebook: Bye, bye, Bachmann?
By David Shuster / current.com / @DavidShuster
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) — a tea party favorite — has become acidic to independent voters in her district and is on the verge of losing her re-election campaign.
The latest poll from Minnesota has Bachmann clinging to a 2-point lead (48-46) over Democratic challenger Jim Graves.
According to the polling by the Democratic firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosler, Bachmann has gone from a 4-point advantage among independents two months ago to a 15-point disadvantage among independents today.
Furthermore, the poll found that Bachmann's favorability continues to tumble.
The race has become something of a referendum on social issues. Bachmann is one of the highest-profile anti-gay politicians in the country. Her Democratic opponent, Graves, has taken a strong and unequivocal stand supporting same-sex marriage.
However, there are other issues in play as well. Republican strategists indicate they are now seeing a "Romney drag" in congressional races across the country, as the GOP brand becomes increasingly associated with protecting America's wealthiest 1 percent.
Democrats in general, and the Obama campaign in particular, have worked hard to focus voters on the idea that we are all in this economy together. And Republican strategists acknowledge that the combination of the sometimes inconsistent message of the Romney campaign and Romney's own blunders has left the GOP at a political disadvantage.
In any case, the reason the Bachmann race is so intriguing, beyond her wild and controversial statements the past few years, is because her seat is supposed to be a safe one for the GOP. And to the extent a tea party favorite like Bachmann is in danger, the odds increase for a Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives. Many of my colleagues have written recently about a possible Democratic "wave" in November that keeps President Obama in office and possibly sweeps Democrats back into power in the House.
A lot can happen between now and November. Furthermore, Democrats would be wise not to count on Romney to keep up the self-inflicted wounds harming him and the GOP. Still, the trend lines at the moment are less of an election wave and more like a tsunami.
Stay tuned.
-
- groups:
- Community, News and Politics, Art and Style, news blog
-
- tags:
- Jobs, Poop, 2012 Elections, Parka
-
-
LibHead
-
Once this country begins to wake up, they REALLY do it! For Bachmann to be in trouble seems absolutely inevitable in my mind, but in her own district? Thank you Constituency for paying attention!!!!
- 8 months ago
-
LibHead
-
-
martim7
-
No wonder she has been so quiet. I thought she was the darling of the party. She is one of the people I would like silenced. She did not represent her constituents well and is a disgrace to public service. Talk about a welfare queen of the highest order.
- 8 months ago
-
martim7
-
-
chew_chew
-
Bye, Ms Bachmann. Please enjoy the rest of your life with your husband and family, in private.
- 8 months ago
-
chew_chew
-
-
John_Silvernale
-
I can't stand this woman. I want to alert people thatBachmann is deleting posts on her facebook page when convenient. She's posting negatives regarding the President and the Keystone Pipeline, so I've tried to comment with her voting record that shows she votes against the pipeline and offshore drillng (not that I'm in favor of either of these). But she keeps deleting my comments because I'm posting the bill numbers and my source (votesmart.org). Some "christian" she is!
- 8 months ago
-
John_Silvernale
-
-
cw9000
-
John_Silvernale:
I guess she can't handle the truth.
- 8 months ago
-
cw9000
-
-
cw9000
-
bailey78:
love this song, thanks for posting bailey78.
- 8 months ago
-
cw9000
-
-
JanforGore
-
You have to start somewhere. It is time for her to go.
- 8 months ago
-
JanforGore
-
-
gump
-
This nation needs real humans in office. Not the freak show robotrons of the blood thirsty vampire class like Bachman, Bush, Shrub, and Romney. They ride bubbles of "creative" finance and carpet bag wars. All of which are destructive not "creative". Thier bloody chaos may have already doomed humanity and life on this planet. Such dinosaurs should be excluded from positions of athority by honest elections and informed voters. May God help us. And we better work to help each other to preserve civilization because the robotrons have been hacking on it with every intention of killing it.
- 8 months ago
-
gump
-
-
MSII
-
gump:
Brilliantly stated! Agree 100%!!!
- 8 months ago
-
MSII
-
-
wolfess
-
Go progressives! Fire ALL the insani-teabuggers! We might get our country back yet :-)!!!!!!!
Pwr 2 the PROGRESSIVE peons! GUILLOTINE MEDIOCRITY!
- 8 months ago
-
wolfess
-
-
rerushg
-
Independents, Moderates, even soft Conservatives are realizing that Obama has been fiscally responsible under awful circumstances not of his creation. So why should they buy into the Hard-Right's insistence that they stand with the Conservative platform on social issues?
Eastwood said it quite clearly; "Leave people alone!"
The founding fathers said that too. And they wrote it down: The Constitution. - 8 months ago
-
rerushg
-
-
mrpuma2u
-
Ol' crazy eyes is in trouble. Word on Hill is she goes through staffers like tissues, as no one can be in close proximity to the crazy for too long. Hopefully enough Minnesota voters have come to realize what an embarrassment Bachmann is. Buh'bye now!
- 8 months ago
-
mrpuma2u
-
-
Joeydee44
-
I'm sure Fox News has a gig lined up for her.
- 8 months ago
-
Joeydee44
-
-
bailey78
-
Joeydee44:
You know it.
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
MSII
-
Joeydee44:
no doubt!
- 8 months ago
-
MSII
-
-
ronwagn
-
I am going to write Michelle a check right now. God bless her! She is a wonderful and sweet person. She is a real credit to Minnesota, to womanhood, and to the Republican Party.
- 8 months ago
-
ronwagn
-
-
Mishima [removed]
-
ronwagn:
I voted for her in Florida's primary. I have to mail my vote in. It was unfortunate that she was off the ballot by voting deadline.
- 8 months ago
-
Mishima [removed]
-
-
Leen61
-
ronwagn:
She's not from WI....she's a congresswoman in Minnesota. Didn't you read the article?
- 8 months ago
-
Leen61
-
-
ronwagn
-
Leen61:
Thanks for the correction. I am from Illinois.
- 8 months ago
-
ronwagn
-
-
ronwagn
-
Mishima:
I supported her first, but had to give up after I saw the polls. Too much sexism out there. Especially from Democrats!
- 8 months ago
-
ronwagn
-
-
bailey78
-
ronwagn:
if you like to throw money away Bully Breeds Rescue could use some of it here is a link to their facebook page. http://bullybreedrescueinc.org/
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
bailey78
-
Mishima:
Say didn't you say you were in Japan?? You were living off them while spending that socialist welfare check. Getting that socialist medical care. So I guess being a socialist is Ok for you and your kind but it's bad for everybody else.
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
bailey78
-
ronwagn:
sexism is a republican sport Not Democratic
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
bailey78:
yeah, I've never seen any right-wingers say anything misogynist about Nancy Pelosi, Michelle Obama, Sandra Fluke or Hillary Clinton ... or me ... EVER.
Well, there was that "dearie" crack someone made...
- 8 months ago
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
-
bailey78
-
HarukoHaruhara:
Not that they will admit to is all. They are back ally roaches that need to be stepped on ASAP
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
MSII
-
bailey78:
Well said! Agree 100%!
- 8 months ago
-
MSII
-
-
wolfess
-
bailey78:
I've got my can of Raid at the ready :-)!!!!!!!!!
- 8 months ago
-
wolfess
-
-
bailey78
-
wolfess:
Thats good I myself like doing it the old fashion way. I just stomp them
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
bailey78
-
HarukoHaruhara:
"dearie" ?
I though you were a Guy . - 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
HarukoHaruhara
-

-
bailey78:
That's because I has tuff!
- 8 months ago
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
-
lazloman
-
ronwagn:
You have to be kidding me! Michele Bachmann is bat sh*t crazy!
- 8 months ago
-
lazloman
-
-
cw9000
-
bailey78:
You can boil a pot of grits and used a cast iron skillet. It's called gritball!!! (LOL)
- 8 months ago
-
cw9000
-
-
Mishima [removed]
-
ronwagn:
Yes. I kind of wasted my vote in Florida. I knew she had virtually no chance for the nomination, but felt an obligation to let her and the voters know that she (her views) has support. So, it was really not a wasted vote, I suppose.
Keep up the good work!
- 8 months ago
-
Mishima [removed]
-
-
Mishima [removed]
-
bailey78:
I am very reluctant to write anything about my personal life, but I dislike seeing lies posted about me. That is in violation of the CURRENT guidelines and only perpetuates gossip among those who have a predisposition in that direction instead of toward discussing concepts.
That said, I remind you that I have written many times about personal responsibility. Part of that is to get a good health insurance plan from a relatively young age and stick with it, putting it before a flat-screen TV, new car, etc.
That is what my wife and I did, and we now have a great insurance plan, even for dental and vision, etc. It can be used anywhere in the world. The only "problem" could be that we have to pay cash first - like here in Japan - then get reimbursed later.
I hope that clarifies things.
- 8 months ago
-
Mishima [removed]
-
-
bailey78
-
Mishima:
I belive you said you were retired and were getting government benifits from that. But you can change things around if thats what fits your needs. I'm used to republicans flip flopping
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
Mishima [removed]
-
bailey78:
I have never lied, but my financies and personal life are not your concern, of course.
- 8 months ago
-
Mishima [removed]
-
-
bailey78
-
Mishima:
That in its self is a lie.
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
bailey78
-
Mishima:
But hey thats just what republicans do isn't it ? Lie because the facts don't back them up something none at all.
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
Mishima [removed]
-
bailey78:
It is true, and your claiming it is not true does not change anything. It still is true.
These threads are not for the purpose of discussing one's personal life, so I suggest sticking to the topic of the thread.
- 8 months ago
-
Mishima [removed]
-
-
bailey78
-
Mishima:
sticking to the topic of the thread?
Like you ever do that. LOL
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
Mishima:
Actually, I've noticed you CONSTANTLY talk about yourself and your personal life, all the while claiming "I never talk about my personal life because you libs are so vicious..."
It's like you really cannot help yourself. You simply MUST talk about yourself and put details about yourself out there publicly for all to see ... because it's just all so fascinating ... I guess ... all the while continuing to poke and poke and poke the hornets' nest...
... and yet you appear to genuinely think you are intellectually superior to the rest of the people on this forum...
Wow, some simply mind-blowing delusional thought process going on here.
"Refusing to be defensive and actually fighting back..." ... Someone told me that recently
- 8 months ago
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
-
bailey78
-
HarukoHaruhara:
Flip Flopping is what they do. They can't help them selves they are born that way.
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
bailey78
-
HarukoHaruhara:
must be going to the mods already LOL
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
MSII
-
bailey78:
well and TRULY said!
- 8 months ago
-
MSII
-
-
MSII
-
HarukoHaruhara:
that's one so-called physician that really needs to heal itself, or better yet get REAL -true- PROFESSIONAL help!
- 8 months ago
-
MSII
-
-
FieryLocks
-
ronwagn:
No need to write her a check, she get's plenty of money from the government. The farm subsidies, the Medicare and Medicaid paid to her husbands phony clinics, the money she got off her '23 foster kids'. Yeah, that Michele Bachmann sure knows how to mooch off the government she pretends to hate so much.
The only thing Michele Bachmann is a credit to is hypocrisy. - 8 months ago
-
FieryLocks
-
-
FieryLocks
-
ronwagn:
Sexism from Democrats...yeah right. Republicans are the ones obsessed with sex, gays, women parts, under aged kids, ect., ect....
http://dkosopedia.com/wiki/Examples_of_Republican_hypocrisy_on_moral_values - 8 months ago
-
FieryLocks
-
-
Mishima [removed]
-
FieryLocks:
No, it is the Liberals who are sex-obsessed. Look at how they have "deconstructed" normal male-female relationships: According to the Left-winger radicals, these relationships need to be analyzed and understood in terms of the power structure.
Look at what happened in Cranston, RI this week: The father-daughter dances have been declared "unconstitutional" because they discriminate based on gender. With the help of what Ed Meese aptly named the "criminals' lobby," the ACLU, of course....
- 8 months ago
-
Mishima [removed]
-
-
bailey78
-
ronwagn:
She is a freaking NUT that does not need to nor should she be in public office.
- 4 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
lazloman
-
Would be nice if she lost. Would be even better if the Dems got control of the House.
- 8 months ago
-
lazloman
-
-
MSII
-
lazloman:
Truth! Down with all the tea-vangelical lunatics!
- 8 months ago
-
MSII
-
-
warman1138
-
She can't go away fast enough.
- 8 months ago
-
warman1138
-
-
MSII
-

-
warman1138:
She's one demon of stupidity that needs to be banished back to the tea-vangelical hell she got shat up out of!
- 8 months ago
-
MSII
-
-
Jane_Bozman
-
Bachmann has gone from a 4-point advantage among independents two months ago to a 15-point disadvantage among independents today.
- 8 months ago
-
Jane_Bozman
-
-
bailey78
-
Jane_Bozman:
In the words of the great Martha Stewart It's a good thing ;)
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
Jane_Bozman
-
Bachmann has gone from a 4-point advantage among independents two months ago to a 15-point disadvantage among independents today.
- 8 months ago
-
Jane_Bozman
-
-
bailey78
-
Jane_Bozman:
In the words of the great Martha Stewart It's a good thing ;)
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
bike10
-
Her tea bag is about to dry up.
- 8 months ago
-
bike10
-
-
Metta8
-
Come on America! Please kick the bigots out of our government! Bachmann has to go!
- 8 months ago
-
Metta8
-
-
Incredulous
-
How did the same state that elected Jesse Ventura as governor vote bat shit crazy Bachman into Congress?
- 8 months ago
-
Incredulous
-
-
Gray_Alan
-
If anyone wants a good paying job, great benefits, and lot's of time off of work, just run for Congress as a Republican. You can be completely clueless, mentally defective, delusional, foul mouthed, or a pathological liar and you are almost guaranteed to win. Look at the morons who are in there right now! If they can do it, anyone can.
- 8 months ago
-
Gray_Alan
-
-
Jack_Wain
-
Note that the the polls quoted by Dem mouthpiece Shuster are all Dem sponsored and paid for polls.
- 8 months ago
-
Jack_Wain
-
-
Jack_Wain
-
Bye Bye David Shuster. His cut-and-paste release from the Graves campaign is hilarious,although he didn't intend it that way. Rep. Bachmann is leading in all the major polls by 7 percentage points :)
- 8 months ago
-
Jack_Wain
-
-
warman1138
-
WHOOOOOO! HOOOOOOO! Don't let the door hit you on the way out Bachie.
- 8 months ago
-
warman1138
-
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
How is a loon like this even from a sane state like Minnesota?
- 8 months ago
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
-
Mishima [removed]
-
HarukoHaruhara:
Vicki McKenna is a voice of sanity there.
She has a radio station in Madison.
Realizing the kind of people that infestate Madison, she opens her show with this remark:
"Broadcasting from occupied territory."
This is soooo true:
"Refusing to be defensive and actually fighting back, that what really drives 'em [Liberals] nuts."
- 8 months ago
-
Mishima [removed]
-
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
Mishima:
I have family that "infests" Madison. You insulting my family now? Thank you.
- 8 months ago
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
-
bailey78
-
HarukoHaruhara:
Don't you know if he can't lie and win the debate he just insults you
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
bailey78:
He's admitted repeatedly he's here to "fight."
I'm not sure what part of "I'm really just not into you, Dr." he doesn't get.
- 8 months ago
-
HarukoHaruhara
-
-
MSII
-
bailey78:
...just like the rethuglican party, lie-to-win, buy-to-win, cheat-to-win it's all they have in their insani-tea bag of tricks. The party of HATE and FEAR at it's finest!
- 8 months ago
-
MSII
-
-
Mishima [removed]
-
HarukoHaruhara:
Do you listen to Vicki McKenna?
- 8 months ago
-
Mishima [removed]
-
-
bailey78
-
HarukoHaruhara:
Ehh I think it is here just to spew hate and to be ugly to others. I have seen how it speaks to others on diffrent sites and it is just a hater that needs to talk down to others so it feels better about its self.
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
Mishima [removed]
-
bailey78:
I suggest that you come to sites on Red State, the Weekly Standard, the Blaze, and the National Review. I post regularly there.
Sometimes on Freedomworks, but we of the Tea Party often communicate directly with one another to help preserve and restore America.
- 8 months ago
-
Mishima [removed]
-
-
bailey78
-
Mishima:
Well then you could claim that I'm a stalker. Then you would fill a complaint here that I was stalking you and try to have me removed. You see I'm on to the ways of the rightwing nuts and don't play their games.
- 8 months ago
-
bailey78
-
-
MSII
-

-
Mishima:
more of the same from the tea-vangelical, insani-tea-party-FASCISM propaganda sites
- 8 months ago
-
MSII
-
-
FieryLocks
-
Mishima:
People are not an 'infestation'. Real nice 'Christian Family Values' you have there.
Where did you learn to judge people like that...Michele Bachmann and her ilk?
Or was it Ronald Reagan with his 'Welfare Queens' mantra? Perhaps Romeny and
his '47%' of America are 'victims' who demand government cradle them?
And you conservatives wonder why you get the treatment you deserve. - 8 months ago
-
FieryLocks
-
-
FieryLocks
-
Mishima:
Awwh, how quaint.
- 8 months ago
-
FieryLocks
-
-
Mishima [removed]
-
FieryLocks:
Yes - infestation. It lives off the host, sucks the blood, drains it, then leaves it for dead. It destroys the very source of its sustenance.
I have just described the followers of Left-wingerism.
- 8 months ago
-
Mishima [removed]
-
-
Leen61
-
Bye, Bye Bachmann? I certainly hope so!
- 8 months ago
-
Leen61
-
-
kayopunk
-
this ditz needs to dry up and float away......
- 8 months ago
-
kayopunk
-
-
faye59
-
Best news I've read all day.
- 8 months ago
-
faye59