PJ: Bachmann is often compared to Sarah Palin because of their Tea Party and Christian conservative credentials. Earlier in the year Bachmann was referred to as "Palin-lite", Palin's mini-me, or the poor man's Palin but Bachmann is quickly carving out a niche for herself and is now considered the intelligent savvy version of the Palin model. In addition, Bachmann, whilst holding extreme right wing views as well as being considered outright crazy by those outside the GOP, has at least shown her toughness as she courts the media by appearing on all news shows and Sunday talk shows exhibiting the thick skin needed in political life. This is all while Palin hides from all but Palin friendly Fox News whilst she throws bombastic tweets and FB rants from the insulated safety of her bunker in Alaska.
The Daily Mail
Forget about Sarah Palin: Now Michele Bachmann is running down Mitt Romney in Iowa
Michele Bachmann officially rolls out her Iowa campaign on Monday and she is a already giving Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney a headache in the polls.
A new Iowa poll shows the Mr Romney and tea party darling Mrs Bachmann are almost level in the state's likely GOP caucus-goers.
The poll conducted for The Des Moines Register shows Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, with support from 23 per cent in Iowa.
And Bachmann, the Minnesota representative is closing in with 22 per cent support.
Romney was the No. 2 finisher in the caucuses in his bid for the 2008 GOP nomination. Bachmann is a three-term congresswoman and newer face in the 2012 White House mix.
The results are based on telephone interviews with 400 likely Republican Iowa caucus-goers from June 19 to 22. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 per centage points.
Romney has said he plans to run a scaled-down Iowa campaign, compared to the all-out, $10-million effort he waged for the 2008 caucuses.
Tim Pawlenty has been the most aggressive about campaigning in Iowa, having lined up top Iowa and national consultants, been a frequent visitor to the state and ran the 2012 campaign's first Republican candidate television advertisements last week.
However, only 6 per cent of Iowa Republicans expected to attend the 2012 caucuses prefer the former Minnesota governor as their choice, according to the poll.
Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose campaign has struggled since widespread staff departures this month, has support from 7 per cent, the same as Texas Representative Ron Paul.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has 4 per cent, followed by former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who has said he will not campaign in Iowa, with 2 per cent.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008262/Michele-Bachmann-giving-Mitt-Romney-run-money-Iowa.html
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