Villainize me if you'd like but demographic reality is demographic reality.
Gary Gross
Sign carried at 2004 Bachmann amendment rally.
Gary raises a good point. The thing that's interesting here, is when the issue is defined as "defending marriage", few people argue with that. When the issue is exposed as an effort to marginalize gays for political gain, more people want to distance themselves - even in the socially conservative sixth district, there are few constituents who are seriously interested in promoting "Death Penalty for Homosexuals". Even Bachmann herself stated that she publically repudiated the Death Penalty for Homosexuals sign when confronted about this, when I debated her on KKMS. I have been able to find no evidence that this is true. This year, she told a talk show host that these anti-gay signs were probably really plants from the gay community.
Michele Bachmann has downplayed this issue ever since she has been running for congress in the general election (choosing rather to focus on taxes). She would not be downplaying this issue if it would help her. This was an "earthquake issue" when she was in the state legislature, and now, she rarely discusses it during her radio and TV appearances. Why? If the issue were helping her, wouldn't she be pushing it?
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