Bachmann or Palin: Who would do better in the 2012 General election?

[Associate Justice PiT]

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.

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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.

     Obama's campaign staff is quite competent though, & the odds of Bachmann not being torn apart are close to 0%, no matter how hard the GOP works to hide her problems. Bachmann may not be damaged goods yet, but it's at best an academic distinction.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Obama's campaign staff is quite competent though, & the odds of Bachmann not being torn apart are close to 0%, no matter how hard the GOP works to hide her problems. Bachmann may not be damaged goods yet, but it's at best an academic distinction.

Bachmann didn't go through 5 colleges or try to make up entire words to mask her simian understanding of the english language. Or quit midway through her term. I'd say that's a pretty significant difference.

     Yeah, Bachmann could probably never be damaged as badly as Palin is now. With that said, I still see a serious general election campaign as almost certainly doing her in anyway. Palin is well beyond the point of no return & Bachmann doesn't have to fall nearly as far as her to still be finished.