It isn’t a secret that some within the GOP establishment prefer keeping Michele Bachmann arm’s distance away. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if Michele wore that as a badge of honor. Nonetheless, the establishment snipers persist like they did in this City Pages hit piece:
But more importantly, many worry that those and similar remarks are detrimental to the national Republican Party’s credibility, which is why not everyone inside the GOP is thrilled at the prospect of Bachmann becoming the face of their party. One senior Republican strategist, speaking on condition of anonymity, concedes that there’s some trepidation within the GOP establishment.
“I can tell you she has a few quiet detractors within the Republican Party,” says the strategist. “Put it this way: There’ve been some who’ve raised an eyebrow over the things she’s said.”
The problem with the GOP, both locally and nationally, is that strategists like this coward won’t fight for their principles in public. They’d rather be quoted anonymously than fight on the battlefield of ideas. It’s quite likely that they don’t like fighting for their principles because their principles are constantly shifting and/or indefensible.
The City Pages piece was not a hit piece. They did an interview with Michele Bachmann on her own terms (all by email, rather than a traditional interview).
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