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Bachmann drops to last place in Iowa 2012 Presidential Power Rankings
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| Contributor | Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! |
| Last Edited | Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! Oct 27, 2011 03:32am |
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| Author | Lynda Waddington |
| News Date | Monday, October 17, 2011 06:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In the 15th edition of the Iowa Independent’s Power Rankings, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota has fallen to the back of the GOP herd, according to the journalists, academics and political consultants surveyed.
A major disconnect is underway that makes it difficult to know exactly how the caucuses would play out if they were held tonight. That is, the candidates who are surging in polling are those who aren’t spending time in Iowa, a state that values its grassroots, retail politics.
So while the field itself became clearer with the final announcements by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin that they would not seek the nomination, the path out of the caucuses has become more muddy. Social conservatives are rumored to make up 60 percent of GOP caucus-goers in Iowa, and we’ve yet to see them coalesce around a single candidate. Republicans who focus more on fiscal issues also have yet to find a home within the current field.
The situation, according to our group of assembled panelists, has opened a door for individuals previously expected to do “just enough” in the Iowa caucuses due to assembled core support to grab the golden ring of victory.
Here’s how our panel, comprised of grassroots activists, state political reporters, consultants, academics and strategists, believe the caucuses would play out if they were held tonight: |
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