Recent Posts
Home >Unlabelled > GOP race is Perry-Romney showdown; 'She's the 3rd candidate' on Astini News
GOP race is Perry-Romney showdown; 'She's the 3rd candidate' on Astini News
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 by astini
Elisa Miller for News
Michelle Bachmann's campaign manager stepped down from that role and told CNN that the GOP presidential race was a showdown between Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry.Michelle Bachmann's former campaign manager called the Republican race for the White House a showdown between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry.
Ed Rollins, who stepped down over the weekend, told CNN that Texas Gov. Rick Perry's entrance into the race last month had stolen some of the Minnesota congresswoman's thunder.
Perry jumped into the race on Aug. 13, the same day Bachmann won an Iowa straw poll.
"Legitimately, it's a Romney-Perry race," Rollins told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Monday. "I think she's the third candidate at this point in time, which is way different and better than we thought when we started this thing.
"She's very much in this thing," he added.
Rollins was a contributor to CNN before joining the Bachmann campaign.
His comments came one day before a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed Perry vaulting past Romney to become the favorite among GOP voters.
Bachmann was in fourth behind Texas Rep. Ron Paul.
Rollins remarks - along with the announcement that his top deputy was quitting the campaign - raised questions about Bachmann's chances heading into the crucial fall stretch before the 2012 presidential primaries.
The departures were first reported by Politico on Sunday.
Rollins, who ran former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's bid for the GOP nomination in 2008, said he fully supported Bachmann, but he was simply out of gas.
"I wish I was 40 years old, but I'm not," Rollins told Politico. "I'm 68 years old; I had a stroke a year and a half ago. I'm worn out."
Rollins said he had "great affection" for Bachmann and would travel with her to California for a GOP debate on Wednesday.
Bachmann spokeswoman Alice Stewart said Rollins' move was expected.
"The plan all along has been to restructure things after the [Iowa] straw poll. Ed has been - and will always be - a valuable part of the campaign," she told Politico.
Rollins' resigning deputy, David Polyansky, was not staying on.
A GOP source told Politico that Polyansky's decision came over "strategic differences" with the former Minnesota congresswoman.
"I wish Michele nothing but the best, and anyone who underestimates her as a candidate does so at their own peril," he told Politico.
Campaign strategist Keith Nahigian would become the new interim campaign manager, Bachmann's team said.
Meanwhile, the NBC/WSJ poll also showed that Barack Obama's job approval rating has sunk to the lowest point of his presidency.
Just 44% of responders approve of Obama, while 19% of responders said the country was headed in the right direction.
The poll also found that 54% said the president was unlikely to bounce back into favor, and 44% said they'd vote for a generic Republican candidate while over 40% who said they'd vote for Obama.
"Obama is no longer the favorite to win re-election," Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart told NBC News.
With News Wire Services
Blog Archive
-
▼
2011
(2934)
-
▼
September
(682)
- This familyâs favourite kitchen tool is a comput...
- News - The Neshoba Democrat on Astini News
- News: Mozambique proposes law to axe VAT on animal...
- Try Thanksgiving in Belize, Says The Lodge at Chaa...
- The Origin Of The Word 'Epilepsy' : NPR on Astini ...
- Arizona to host GOP presidential debate in Decembe...
- Schizophrenia - Pipeline Review, H2 2011 on Astini...
- Nicolas Cage on 'The Expendables 2' and 'Ghost Rid...
- Who deserves 2011 PGA Tour Player of the Year hono...
- Lille midfielder Joe Cole targets England recall o...
- What is Sonic the Hedgehog Without a Sega Console?...
- Salespeople at three Bob's Discount Furniture stor...
- on Astini News
- Stocks ending gloomy 3rd quarter on a weak note - ...
- BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Astini News
- Does it work? Can maca increase sexual appetite? -...
- Giants trying to avoid 'trap' vs. Cardinals on Ast...
- Sharpshooting Fairfield detective places 11th on H...
- Obama's race problem is black and white -- and gre...
- Premier League football news from the Barclays Pre...
- HBO Marketing Chief Courteney Monroe to Step Down ...
- 750 pieces of John Wayne's life on the block - Loc...
- Present-Day Republican Rage Pre-Dates the Tea Part...
- Frances Bean Cobain | Frances Bean Cobain Turns To...
- OS X Lion / Snow Leopard Now Required to play 'Cit...
- Nassau County detective quitting over allegation s...
- Daniel Radcliffe A 'Star Wars' Virgin - Entertainm...
- Google Fights German Lawsuit Over âSex-Club Bill...
- New ACDSee Photo Editing and Management Products D...
- ROM â @nickmcminn60 MIUI SS-8 âLG 2X Editionâ...
- George Clooney Defends Ex Elisabetta Canalis From ...
- IRONCLAD (2011) on Astini News
- Actors Who Should Win And Who Will Win (PHOTOS) on...
- Young Canadians are creating a better world on Ast...
- Nine Named Semifinalists For 2012 Kentucky Teacher...
- Be Trafalgarâs guest by watching Better Homes & ...
- Grocery stores expanding generic brands on Astini ...
- Summer over, Cape road work abounds on Astini News
- Charles Manson and Me: A Memoir on Astini News
- Your Kidâs Brain, SpongeBob-ed | NewAmerica.net ...
- Extreme Weather Leads To Spike In Sales on Astini ...
- Australia ruling in Apple vs Samsung case expected...
- Titan Medical Inc. Announces Memorandum of Underst...
- DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) on Astini...
- A gluten-free for all drives product sales | Reute...
- Space Shuttle Enterprise Unveiled 35 Years Ago to ...
- Prime Limousine, Audi sign deal on 100 Audis for E...
- South Africa ponders issuing visa for Dalai Lama o...
- 'We the People' captures American spirit | MyCentr...
- on Astini News
- Neil Youngâs book deal sparks hunt for Canadian ...
- The Sweet Smell of Easier Weight Loss? on Astini News
- Living | Angry Birds game may top holiday toy sale...
- SEC probes RBS,Credit Suisse over bad mortgage loa...
- Top 100 ALA Banned Books: Harry Potter | The Back ...
- I-Team 10 investigation: Pizzeria employee accused...
- US scientists testing earthquake early warning - T...
- Holy Land 9/3/11 - Celebrity Review by tigershark1...
- J. Cole on His Albumâs Eleventh-Hour Jay-Z Verse...
- Bowling for a Cause - Yahoo! Finance on Astini News
- Car Charging Group to Provide EV Charging Services...
- PR-USA.net on Astini News
- Arkham City Xbox 360 Bundle Shows Up on German Ama...
- Braylon Edwards has knee procedure, out a while - ...
- Tea Party Group to Form Super PAC on Astini News
- New Jersey Mining Company Intersects 5.07 g/t Gold...
- 'Your Highness' is supposed to be stupid; it succe...
- Analyzing The Price-To-Cash-Flow Ratio - Yahoo! Fi...
- : Movies :: News :: Paste on Astini News
- ASIC to review broker capital rules: report | News...
- Portuguese Man o' War threat underestimated by swi...
- UK professor 'reconstructs' lost Beethoven piece |...
- Award-winning producer Jon Blair joins Aljazeera o...
- Diablo 3 Community Site Offers Peak at Game's Trea...
- Valencia vs. Chelsea: Champions League Match Will ...
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy would have been so mu...
- Anna Faris answers film question "What's Your Numb...
- Guild Wars 2 Closed Beta Still Coming This Year --...
- Listen To The Weeknd Remix Of Florence + The Machi...
- Blackberry Mom: Shel Silverstein truly inspiring o...
- Deal watch: Norwegian Cruise Line launches another...
- AQM Announces the Discovery of the New Victoria Po...
- Ludacris, Bay City Rollers hit town in November on...
- Kim Kardashian leaves wedding ring home - Entertai...
- Voting important for youth - EEC on Astini News
- Buy Dish TV; target price raised, stock is getting...
- Weather Underground Launches Its New Weather API P...
- A victory for common sense on Astini News
- The top Typing Games Every Kid Have to Have! â E...
- Game: "Martians Vs. Goblins" F. Tyler The Creator ...
- Column: With Bielema playing ârespectâ card, N...
- East Valley Tribune - Arizona Local News on Astini...
- Pan-Seared Chicken with Chicory, Bacon & Figs on A...
- Tax filing relief to those hurt by Hurricane Irene...
- DTS and Huawei Showcase Superior Audio Technologie...
- 'Paradise Lost' director Joe Berlinger sought just...
- Samsung Mobile Announces New Expansion of Galaxy F...
- 'Revolutionary,' Controversial Idea : NPR on Astin...
- J. Cole Is a Storyteller in 'Daddy's Little Girl' ...
- IIS 7.0 Detailed Error - 503.4 on Astini News
-
▼
September
(682)