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Sunday, 26 October 2008 |
Republican rep, Michelle Bachmann may have undone what took her months to build, when she told Hardball’s Chris Matthews that Obama “may have anti-American views.”
Bachmann, a virtual unknown, dominated news cycles and had to parry criticisms from former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, and Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Powell, in his endorsement of Obama on Sunday, called Bachmann's remarks "nonsense", pointing to them as examples of damaging political rhetoric. Pelosi said of the comments in Minnesota on Monday, "It dishonors the position that she holds and discredits her as a person," Pelosi said.
The gaffe has also given a monetary boost to rival Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg, in a race she was poised to win.
Tinklenberg said his campaign hauled in $810,000 in less than 72 hours – a sum he could only have dreamed about prior to Bachmann's comments. Randi Rhodes, of Nova M Radio encouraged listeners to vote for Tinklenberg, because of Bachmann’s statements.
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