Bachmann without question. 60% of Americans already hate Palin and it would only go down hill from there. While Bachmann is not much better, she has a much smoother starting point so there's an opportunity for GOP to cover up more of her flaws.
Plus, for as bad as Bachmann is, she at least is competent at her elected position and didn't bail out of office to become a celebrity. Likely to say repulsive things, but less likely to shoot herself in the foot with an ignorant understanding of how Washington works.
This.
Palin has better name recognition but is already a polarizing, divisive figure with high negatives. Like previously mentioned, they're both basically the same person with the same crazy ideas, annoying accents, misunderstanding of American history/civics yet want to lecture everyone else about the Constitution and label others as "anti-American" (lol) and "folksy" good looks (and hot, if you're a straight man), but in her defense, Bachmann hasn't quit her job ..and Saturday Night Live/Kristin Whig hasn't destroyed her in the same sense that Tina Fey has to Palin.
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