Five days before the Iowa caucus, a defection from Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann's inner circle has rocked the campaign trail.
The Iowa chairman of Bachmann's campaign, state Sen. Kent Sorenson, joined Congressman Ron Paul's campaign just hours after attending an event for Bachmann. The Minnesota congresswoman alleges that Sorenson sold out when Paul's campaign offered him "a lot" of money. Sorenson denies the charge, saying there was no offer of money. Paul's camp isn't talking.
In the wake of the defection, Bachmann's spin machine is in overdrive. In a Fox News interview on Thursday, the Congresswoman launched into a confusing monologue of tired talking points. Bachmann claimed she was so successful in the last debate when she took on Ron Paul, that her campaign has gained incredible momentum while Paul's campaign has stalled. As a result, she said that Paul lured Sorenson away with a large paycheck.
When Bachmann is in talking point mode, she doesn't let logic or the facts get in the way.
The polls all indicate that Paul, not Bachmann, will likely finish in the top three in the Iowa caucus. If the polls are somewhat reliable, Bachmann is deluding herself with imagined enthusiasm for her candidacy. If her campaign was truly surging, why would Sorenson leave a winner to hitch his wagon to a loser?
Undoubtedly, the Iowa state senator has no integrity. To spend months working side-by-side other Bachmann supporters only to embarrass the candidate by a surprise endorsement of her rival just five days before the caucus, clearly demonstrates that Sorenson is sleazy, even by political standards.
Spin is often used in political campaigns to cast a candidate in a more favorable light. When poorly executed, spin makes the candidate appear like an inexperienced adolescent running for student council president.
Bachmann would be better served by letting the facts speak for themselves rather than spin them into a transparent fantasy.
The Iowa chairman of Bachmann's campaign, state Sen. Kent Sorenson, joined Congressman Ron Paul's campaign just hours after attending an event for Bachmann. The Minnesota congresswoman alleges that Sorenson sold out when Paul's campaign offered him "a lot" of money. Sorenson denies the charge, saying there was no offer of money. Paul's camp isn't talking.
In the wake of the defection, Bachmann's spin machine is in overdrive. In a Fox News interview on Thursday, the Congresswoman launched into a confusing monologue of tired talking points. Bachmann claimed she was so successful in the last debate when she took on Ron Paul, that her campaign has gained incredible momentum while Paul's campaign has stalled. As a result, she said that Paul lured Sorenson away with a large paycheck.
When Bachmann is in talking point mode, she doesn't let logic or the facts get in the way.
The polls all indicate that Paul, not Bachmann, will likely finish in the top three in the Iowa caucus. If the polls are somewhat reliable, Bachmann is deluding herself with imagined enthusiasm for her candidacy. If her campaign was truly surging, why would Sorenson leave a winner to hitch his wagon to a loser?
Undoubtedly, the Iowa state senator has no integrity. To spend months working side-by-side other Bachmann supporters only to embarrass the candidate by a surprise endorsement of her rival just five days before the caucus, clearly demonstrates that Sorenson is sleazy, even by political standards.
Spin is often used in political campaigns to cast a candidate in a more favorable light. When poorly executed, spin makes the candidate appear like an inexperienced adolescent running for student council president.
Bachmann would be better served by letting the facts speak for themselves rather than spin them into a transparent fantasy.
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