Opinion of the Candidate - Michele Bachmann

[State Comptroller Atkins]

Discuss.

[TheGlobalizer]

HP.

The only positive thing I can say about her is that she appreciates the value of the Tea Party; however, that comes with the negative that she has attempted to hijack the Tea Party and turn it into Christian Conservatism 2.0.

[stegosaurus]

I wouldn't trust her with a pair of scissors, let alone the Presidency. Glassy-eyed nutcase, she is.

[GLPman]

It was negative before the GOP NH debate, but I thought she performed well. For now, she's neutral.

[Korwinist]

She talks Mises and free markets/non interventionism, but supports the PATRIOT act.

I will wait and see what she does.

[ChairmanSanchez]

Somewhat positive, and it was somewhat negative before the debate.

[oakvale]

I think if you went back to 2008 and told someone that that weird Congresswoman, who made waves by calling Democrats treasonous or some nonsense, would be a viable candidate for the Republican nomination for President , they'd shoot themselves in despair.

[Mehmentum]

Verry negative, of course.  Though I'd personally love her to win the GOP nomination =).

[King]

Somewhat Negative.  She's a HP, but unlike the other HP of her nature, she at least has a job and manage to make it through law school so I give her credit for at least doing work.

[Is JCL in mushy sappy love]

FF though I disagree with her on the Patriot Act.

[ChairmanSanchez]

FF though I disagree with her on the Patriot Act.

[Secretary Polnut]

I think if you went back to 2008 and told someone that that weird Congresswoman, who made waves by calling Democrats treasonous or some nonsense, would be a viable candidate for the Republican nomination for President , they'd shoot themselves in despair.

A sign of how far the GOP has fallen.

[Senator Snowstalker]

A little better after the debate, but still very negative.

I'd rather have her as president than Palin, though.

[I'm Not a Witch]

Crazy seems to be the perfect word to describe her.

*Called for McCarthy-like investigations into perceived anti-Americanism in members of Congress.
*Said the U.S. Census was too "intricate" and wouldn't complete it because the Constitution doesn't require that citizens do (when it does).
*Told supporters to be "armed and dangerous" to stop the cap and trade bill.
*Thinks global warming is a hoax.
*Thinks being gay is a sexual identity disorder and a sign of sexual dysfunction and that gay people are trying to recruit children to be gay.

I realize all these things are positives nowadays in the Republican/Tea Party, but I'm not sure how they'll pan out in a general election setting and how these comments will sift with independent and moderate voters.

[pbrower2a]

Still authoritarian and ultra-conservative.

[pbrower2a]

Crazy seems to be the perfect word to describe her.

*Called for McCarthy-like investigations into perceived anti-Americanism in members of Congress.
*Said the U.S. Census was too "intricate" and wouldn't complete it because the Constitution doesn't require that citizens do (when it does).
*Told supporters to be "armed and dangerous" to stop the cap and trade bill.
*Thinks global warming is a hoax.
*Thinks being gay is a sexual identity disorder and a sign of sexual dysfunction and that gay people are trying to recruit children to be gay.

I realize all these things are positives nowadays in the Republican/Tea Party, but I'm not sure how they'll pan out in a general election setting and how these comments will sift with independent and moderate voters.

Easy to go after with attack ads against some of these stated positions.

[Harry]

I'm not sure if the fact that she's considered a serious candidate is hilarious or terrifying.

[Grumps]

I personally have a negative opinion of her, but her fellow pub candidates better not underestimate her.

[angus]

Stone cold bitch, and I admire that.  She performed well at the debate too.  I'm torn.  She is scary, but interpreting the question as "opinion of her as a viable candidate" I'll go with Somewhat Positive.

Also, she got her law degree at Oral Roberts University.  That's awesome. 

[TexasGurl]

Insane in the membrane.

[pbrower2a]

I'm not sure if the fact that she's considered a serious candidate is hilarious or terrifying.

Both.

Most extremist and despotic leaders have their combination of ludicrous self-promotion and deadly-serious intention to compel everyone else to toe the line out of fear if love isn't available. Dictatorial types need their cult of personality not only for showing a popularity that transcends any election but also serves as a divide between those who are to get the sugar and those who are to get the shaft (or worse).   If she were President and she had a compliant Congress, then any comparison of her to a female dog might be one way to have nasty things happen to oneself.

She would be the closest thing that America could have to a Hugo Chavez on everything but ideology.

[Grumps]

Nice rant, pbrower.  So how do you think she'll do in the primaries?

[CitizenX]

Crazy seems to be the perfect word to describe her.

*Called for McCarthy-like investigations into perceived anti-Americanism in members of Congress.
*Said the U.S. Census was too "intricate" and wouldn't complete it because the Constitution doesn't require that citizens do (when it does).
*Told supporters to be "armed and dangerous" to stop the cap and trade bill.
*Thinks global warming is a hoax.
*Thinks being gay is a sexual identity disorder and a sign of sexual dysfunction and that gay people are trying to recruit children to be gay.

I realize all these things are positives nowadays in the Republican/Tea Party, but I'm not sure how they'll pan out in a general election setting and how these comments will sift with independent and moderate voters.

Yes, I don't think this person should have access to the nuclear option.

I don't agree with her dwelling so much on homosexuality, but I do think there is an overly aggressive gay agenda in this country... and I'm a Democrat.

[Stranger in a strange land]

Very negative: the poor man's Sarah Palin.

[Ben Romney]

she`s the stupid and conservative version of Sarah Palin!

she hates gays-I wish some of her 28 children would be so