“Bachmann was better than last time and showed she’s not going to quietly fade away,” National Review editor Rich Lowry wrote. Many of the next-day debate reviews agreed that Bachmann came out of the debate with a new lease on life. “I think she showed some life and proved that Perry will have some competition in Iowa on his right flank,” Murphy said. GOP consultant Mike Murphy said Bachmann came alive. “If you’re saying that I can be bought for $5,000, I’m offended,” Perry responded.īachmann shot back: “I’m offended for all the little girls and the parents that didn’t have a choice. The company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor, and this is just flat-out wrong,” Bachmann said. “The governor’s former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist for this drug company. When he tried to shut her down, Bachmann went right back at him. Her aggressive performance in Monday night’s CNN/Tea Party Express debate put the Minnesota congresswoman back in the story of the 2012 campaign - at least for now.īachmann took on front-runner Rick Perry with a tough attack on his attempt to mandate an HPV vaccine for preteen girls in Texas - and his relationship with Merck, the manufacturer.
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