Bachmann likely to announce in Iowa next month

Michele Bachmann plans Iowa kickoff for White House campaign
Reporting from Des Moines— On a day when former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin shook up the Republican presidential field with the news that she was launching a national bus tour, potential competitor Michele Bachmann said she was pressing ahead with her own effort and planned an announcement next month in her birthplace of Waterloo, Iowa. Palin’s decision on whether to run, the Minnesota congresswoman said, would not affect her plans. Bachmann was slated to headline a Fundraiser for the...

Michele Bachmann 2012 Presidential Announcement Expected Next Month
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) signaled on Thursday night that she can be expected to make a presidential announcement next month in the key early primary state of Iowa. The Tea Party favorite trickled out the details in a Conference Call with reporters Thursday night but said she could still reverse course and sit out the 2012 White House campaign. Bachmann was supposed to speak in person at a GOP dinner in downtown Des Moines, but a vote in Washington turned the appearance into a video mess...

Iowa may be fertile ground for GOP's Bachmann (AP)
Des Moines, Iowa – If there's any state where Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann could stir the Republican race for president, it's Iowa. She was born in Waterloo, giving her a home-field advantage of sorts. The Tea Party, the GOP's most energized segment, loves her. So do social Conservatives, who cheer her forceful advocacy of Gay Marriage bans, Abortion restrictions and home-school rights. All are certain to play well with a GOP Caucus electorate filled with Christian Evangelicals who ar...

Rep. Bachmann to Iowa in June to reveal White House plans
After canceling a trip to Iowa Thursday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said she'll return to the state next month to reveal her plans about 2012. Bachmann told reporters on a Conference Call that she'll travel Waterloo, Iowa in June to announce whether she'll run for the Republican presidential nomination. Bachmann's choice of location for the announcement -- her hometown -- hints she may run for president. The three-term congressman had been set to travel to Des Moines on Thursday for a f...

Michele Bachmann May Stir 2012 Race For President In Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa — If there's any state where Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann could stir the Republican race for president, it's Iowa. She was born in Waterloo, giving her a home-field advantage of sorts. The Tea Party, the GOP's most energized segment, loves her. So do social Conservatives, who cheer her forceful advocacy of Gay Marriage bans, Abortion restrictions and home-school rights. All are certain to play well with a GOP Caucus electorate filled with Christian Evangelicals who a...

Michele Bachmann Plans Presidential Announcement In Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa — Republican Michele Bachmann is making plans for a presidential campaign announcement next month in Waterloo, Iowa, the city where the Minnesota congresswoman was born. Bachmann trickled out the details in a Conference Call with reporters Thursday night but said she could still reverse course and sit out the 2012 White House campaign. Bachmann was supposed to speak in person at a GOP dinner in downtown Des Moines, but a vote in Washington turned the appearance into a v...

Michelle Bachmann to Announce in Waterloo, Iowa
Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn.,  will announce her plans for a presidential campaign next month in Waterloo, Iowa, the town where she was born, she told reporters  tonight.  Bachmann was scheduled to speak at a GOP dinner tonight in Des Moines, but chose to remain in Washington to vote on anti-terror Legislation. She spoke to the reporters gathered in Iowa via speaker phone and delivered a video message to the dinner attendants.  Reportedly, Bachmann said she could sti...

Sarah Palin to Hit The Road On Memorial Weekend
Sarah Palin will hit the road this Memorial Day weekend on a tour of the Northeast — with a stop in New Hampshire — aboard a red, white and blue bus emblazoned with the words: “One Nation Under God, Indivisible, With Liberty & Justice For All.” . Washington Post Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R), who has been largely out of the public eye through much of the spring, will reemerge beginning Sunday as she kicks off an East Coast tour that will put her back in the spotligh

Iowa may be fertile ground for GOP's Bachmann
Des Moines, Iowa — If there's any state where Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann could stir the Republican race for president, it's Iowa. She was born in Waterloo, giving her a home-field advantage of sorts. The Tea Party, the GOP's most energized segment, loves her. So do social Conservatives, who cheer her forceful advocacy of Gay Marriage bans, Abortion restrictions and home-school rights. All are certain to play well with a GOP Caucus electorate filled with Christian Evangelicals who ar...

In president's hometown, Mitt Romney criticizes Obama's economic policies
Reporting from Chicago— Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney swung through Chicago Thursday to raise money and put together a state campaign team for another run at the White House. Romney named state Treasurer Dan Rutherford as his Illinois chairman. Rutherford did the same honors in 2008, when Romney finished a distant second in this state to eventual nominee Sen. John McCain. Related In first ad of presidential race, Democratic group uses Newt Gingrich to belt Mitt Ro...

Karl Rove To Greta: I Dont Think [Palin] Thinks The Rules Apply To Her
At this point in the 2012 political scene, it’s no secret that Karl Rove isn’t Sarah Palin’s biggest fan. But just in case it’s been forgotten, Rove made that once again abundantly clear on tonight’s On the Record, where he compared Palin to failed Democratic Candidate George Mcgovern, questioned her understanding of how presidential primaries work, and told Greta van Susteren he doesn’t see her thinking “the rules apply to her.” With renewed specu...

Palin closing on Romney in new poll
Mitt Romney must be looking in his rearview mirror today. Just as Sarah Palin announces she’s on the road this weekend for an East Coast bus trip — aiming right for primary territory in New Hampshire — the former GOP VP candidate is closing fast on Romney in the polls. Romney tops a growing field of Republican Candidates (or possible contenders) with 17 percent of the vote, according to a Gallup poll. Palin is right behind with 15 percent, today’s poll shows. Ron Paul co...

Romney picks N.H. event to launch presidential bid
Des Moines — Mitt Romney is planning to announce next week what has been a poorly kept secret for months: He’s running for president. The former Massachusetts Governor will make it official in New Hampshire, in an indication of just how vital the Granite State is to his second presidential bid. The kickoff of the campaign will be next Thursday at an afternoon barbecue in Stratham, N.H. It will be held at the Bittersweet Farm, operated by Republicans Doug and Stella Scamman. The m...

Palin bus tour raises questions
The first, most obvious question is whether it means she's going to run. I've got a video answer for you. Watch the first, few seconds -- I've never seen a '12 prospect so pumped about the idea (May 20). For people who don't think she'll run, why is she doing the tour now? It seems designed to get her name circulating again before it gets too cold.... or before someone else's name gets too hot. As Ben Smith noted, her tour's timing takes some air out of Michele Bachmann's balloon. Palin had ...

Palin Launching Bus Tour
Again, she’s in. From Politico: Sarah Palin is launching a nationwide bus tour starting Sunday in Washington, a Palin source has confirmed to POLITICO. The first stop will be at the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally. Palin will then travel up the East Coast in a trip that will include her first stop in New Hampshire since running as the GOP’s vice presidential nominee in 2008. Palin will also be stopping at other spots of symbolic national significance on the East Coast, includ

Palin to embark on East Coast bus tour (AP)
JUNEAU, Alaska – Sarah Palin will embark this weekend on a campaign-style bus tour along the East Coast, sending a jolt through the now-sleepy Republican presidential contest and thrusting a telegenic but divisive politician back into the nation's spotlight. Palin's tour announcement is the strongest signal yet that she is considering a presidential bid, despite her failure to take traditional steps such as organizing a campaign team in early primary states. The former Alaska Governor's ...

Sarah Palin Fires up the One Nation Bus When Will She Announce?
PALIN ONE NATION TOUR … YOU BETCHA!!! Get on the Sarah Palin Bus for the Palin exploratory tour. Sarah Palin will set out on a bus tour of the country on Sunday. Is this the beginning of Palin’s run for the GOP nomination in 2012? As reported at RCP, the tour will originate in Washington, DC and it will proceed north up the East Coast.” Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R), who has been largely out of the public eye through much of the spring, will reemerge Sunday as she b...

Santorum to launch presidential campaign in June
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. (Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is expected to launch his Presidential Campaign on June 6. A source close to the campaign confirmed to Hotsheet on Thursday that Santorum "will make an announcement on June 6 from southwestern PA." The outspoken social conservative has been making his intentions clear for more than a year, and has made frequent appearances in early-primary states like Iowa, New Hampshire,...

Bachmann To Wait Until June For 2012 Decision: 'We're Trying to Lay A Well-Grounded Plan'
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) now says that she is staying with her original schedule for making a decision about whether to run for president, and intends to make an announcement in June rather than sooner -- though her comments do seem to lean heavily towards her making a run. Bachmann had previously hinted that she might move up the decision. Also, there had been some speculation that Bachmann could announce this Thursday, in a speech before the Polk County (Des Moines) GOP. However, she to...

Romney to enter presidential race next week (AP)
WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney said Thursday he planned to formally join the GOP race for president during an appearance next week in New Hampshire, a state that is central to his White House strategy. "Making it official next week at the Scamman Farm in New Hampshire," Romney wrote on his Facebook page. The former Massachusetts Governor has been plotting a comeback since losing the GOP presidential nomination to Sen. John McCain in 2008. His advisers see New Hampshire as the launching pad for...

Mitt Romney to enter presidential race next week
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney said Thursday he planned to formally join the GOP race for president during an appearance next week in New Hampshire, a state that is central to his White House strategy. "Making it official next week at the Scamman Farm in New Hampshire," Romney wrote on his Facebook page. The former Massachusetts Governor has been plotting a comeback since losing the GOP presidential nomination to Sen. John McCain in 2008. His advisers see New Hampshire as the launching pad for ...

Fox News keeping Palin on board despite bus tour plans
Reporting from Washington — While her just-announced national bus tour would seem to place Sarah Palin a step closer to a 2012 presidential run, her bosses at Fox News Channel are not yet ready to cut ties with her. “We are not changing Sarah Palin’s status,” Bill Shine, executive vice president of programming for FOX News, said in a statement Thursday. Related Sarah Palin to launch nationwide bus tour, a possible precursor to presidential bid Reported Ar...

For GOP moderates, new hope in Iowa
Des Moines — Television Evangelist Pat Robertson shocked the political establishment here on a cold February night in 1988, coming in second in the state’s GOP caucuses, with more support than the vice president, George H.W. Bush. Robertson’s strong showing was fueled by a so-called “invisible army’’ of Evangelical followers, who surfaced just days before the vote and discovered the power they could wield. That army is invisible no longer. In a twist, though,...

Romney to announce presidential campaign in New Hampshire
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) will formally announce his Presidential Campaign next Thursday in New Hampshire. Romney, who's formed an Exploratory Committee to seek the Republican presidential nomination, will formally enter the race at a barbecue in the Granite State, a centerpiece of his strategy to win the nomination. His decision to announce in New Hampshire underscores the intense focus Romney's set to place on the state, and it contrasts with former Minnesota Gov. T...

Santorum to kick off campaign in Pa. coal fields
WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Rick Santorum plans to kick off his Republican Presidential Campaign next month in western Pennsylvania coal fields where his immigrant grandfather once worked. Santorum said today on his Facebook page that he will announce his next steps on June 6. He then scheduled a visit to Iowa and New Hampshire, familiar stops for politicians with White House ambitions. Advisers say the 53-year-old former senator wanted to use the Pennsylvania location because of its ties to...