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July 08, 2011 07:28 PM UTC

Bachmann Rooting for Higher Unemployment?

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  • by: Colorado Pols

There is probably a correlation between unemployment rates and Republican chances at defeating President Obama and gaining seats in Congress in 2012. Republicans likely benefit politically if the economy does not recover faster, and to pretend otherwise would be sticking your head in the sand.

Still…that doesn’t mean you should just come out and say that. But that’s not how Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann rolls, apparently. Here’s what she said on CNBC this morning:

Presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was asked about this morning’s dismal jobs report and whether higher unemployment rates might help her chances of winning in 2012. “Does it strike you that as the unemployment rate goes up, your chances of winning office also go up?” host Carl Quintanilla asked. “Well, that could be. Again, I hope so,” Bachmann replied.

Yup. Michele Bachmann, one of the favorites to win the GOP nomination for President.

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32 thoughts on “Bachmann Rooting for Higher Unemployment?

  1. would have given some kind of reply regarding how she would work to improve our economy instead of parroting the typical Republican line that they want America to fail.

    In the old days she would have been called out as a traitor for hoping people stay unemployed.

    1. Libs & Progressives that want to scale back Iraq & Afghan ops or even opposed either war were labeled traitors and accused of wanting the U.S. to fail.

      Why aren’t Rightie-tighteys that are on record wishing for Obama to fail, wishing for the US to default on debt, wishing for more unemployment among the populus called traitors?

      Sorry but most sane rational citizens can’t hope to pass Batshit Bachmann’s litmus test for who luvs America more.

  2. they create jobs.  The oil corporations kept their tax breaks because they create jobs.

    So where are the jobs trickle down advocates?

    When will Republicans stop supporting trickle down economics in the face of such dismal results? Probably never but continuing to give the rich everything they want hasn’t translated into a benefit to anyone else.

    1. all the letters on the subject this morning in a newspaper that shall remain nameless, hardly anybody is buying that trickle down garbage anymore. I’m pretty sure the Rs who still make the claim after all these years of proof to the contrary don’t believe it either. It’s just all they’ve got to convince people to vote to screw themselves but the only thing that seems to be trickling down is the truth.  Folks are finally realizing that there’s no pony in that pile of crap after all.

  3. Good enough to get the nomination from people who value extremism but gets crushed in the general when moderates and Democrats get to vote.

    Michelle Bachmann aka the national Dan Maes.

    1. It would not be beyond the realm of possibility (and greatly amusing), if Bachman got the R nomination, for Tancredo to try to make a third party run, for the good of the country (not because he has an ego or anything).

  4. I read the article in Rollong Stone by Matt Taibbi. He thinks she is crazy. As always, terrific writing. Taibbi, no matter what the righties will say, is not in the tank for Obama or Dems. He has been pretty critical of the administration. It is a good read.

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