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Dusty hit the nail on the head, the lack of a filter really hurts her. I, like RIUTG, enjoy people speaking with freedom and not circling wagons or being completely PR, but at the same time there has to be some of that. Give the woman an outline to speak from, it doesn't have to be a manuscript, lol.

I can guarantee this, and not a lot of political things can be guaranteed:
If Michelle Bachmann runs against Barack Obama, Obama will be reelected.
The media will eat her alive and show no mercy.

I honestly believe that there are only 3 that stand a chance in a NOVEMBER election:
Romney
Paul
Gigrich

Romney stands a far better chance than the rest.
Paul has a chance in November because of the super-loyal fan base he has. Can he raise the money? Who knows? He has many beliefs that can reach across the aisle (foreign policy, etc....)
Newt because he is very famous. Everyone knows him. He speaks very well, is almost unbeatable in debates. Could match Obama in speaking and debate, if not trounce in the debate part. IMO, Newt's only chance of this is to somehow slowly leak all the personal junk out in the primaries, never too much at once, just slowly enough that it is one thing at a time, etc... If his personal junk turns into old news by the time November rolls around, it will be just as Obama's pastor and other items were, void of media time, thus, void of voting-harm.

Honestly, I am not saying this is who I will vote for, but I believe the GOP's best chance of defeating Obama need to have The Audacity of Hope, for Newt