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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Mon May 7, 2012, 08:10 AM May 2012

Bachmann Rewrites History, Claims Women ‘Overwhelmingly’ Voted GOP in 2010

From Think Progress.




Appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation this morning Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), now a Romney surrogate, did her best to argue that the presumed GOP nominee will reverse current trends and win among women voters in November. But as with many of her best attempts, the argument relied on fabricated information:

BACHMANN: Actually, if you look at the 2010 elections, women went Republican. They didn’t go Democrat, and they will this time as well, because women are more concerned about the economy and jobs for themselves, for their husbands, for their children, and that’s not happened because obama’s broken his promises. [...]

And it was women who overwhelmingly went Republican and threw out a woman speaker [Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)]. I think this time again what women want, Bob, is they want competence, and, unfortunately, with all due respect to the president, he’s not competent to deal with the economy. Mitt Romney is competent in spades. That’s what women are going to be looking for.

2010 was a banner year for the GOP and every voting block went more Republican it had in the previous election, but she’s still wrong. In fact, exit polls shows that Democrats and Republicans tied among women in the midterm election that year, each capturing 49 percent of the vote. It was a major improvement for Republicans among women, who lost that demographic by 13 points in the 2008 presidential race, and their best performance among women since 1982 — but hardly an “overwhelming” win.

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Bachmann Rewrites History, Claims Women ‘Overwhelmingly’ Voted GOP in 2010 (Original Post) Scuba May 2012 OP
It seems that most Republicans just have no idea what the wod 'fact' even means. redqueen May 2012 #1
so, did anyone on face the nation barbtries May 2012 #2
C'mon, you know better. Scuba May 2012 #4
Shieffer just let her spew forth liberal N proud May 2012 #5
Shieffer's always been a GOP shill. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #11
Actually, Howard Dean did OKNancy May 2012 #6
Glad the doctor was in but a little fact checking from the media would be nice, too. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #10
yep, on a different day barbtries May 2012 #14
Oh, dear. Sniffing the ink in David Barton's textbooks again. tanyev May 2012 #3
she should be in a rubber room, instead she's on television...go figure spanone May 2012 #7
Does someone want to tell her how the Speaker of the House is elected? Arkana May 2012 #8
In Bachman's world, it happened that way. CanonRay May 2012 #9
meh, she only has her delusions to hold on to. nt Javaman May 2012 #12
Michelle Bachman Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2012 #13

redqueen

(115,096 posts)
1. It seems that most Republicans just have no idea what the wod 'fact' even means.
Mon May 7, 2012, 08:20 AM
May 2012

Just not even a clue. They just make crap up as they go along, conflate facts with opinion... I mean this is so easy to check, but its like they know republican voters just do not give a crap about acknowledging reality at all.

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
6. Actually, Howard Dean did
Mon May 7, 2012, 08:31 AM
May 2012

He came on right after Bachmann and said (paraphrased) She is not known for being a truth teller. He then went on to explain.

tanyev

(42,356 posts)
3. Oh, dear. Sniffing the ink in David Barton's textbooks again.
Mon May 7, 2012, 08:26 AM
May 2012

Did she have black marks on her nose?

Arkana

(24,347 posts)
8. Does someone want to tell her how the Speaker of the House is elected?
Mon May 7, 2012, 08:54 AM
May 2012

Hint, Michele: IT'S NOT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE.

CanonRay

(14,036 posts)
9. In Bachman's world, it happened that way.
Mon May 7, 2012, 08:59 AM
May 2012

Remember "it's not a lie if you believe it" George Costanza.

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