Bachmann’s new campaign manager panned her chances of winning

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Source: Raw Story
By Kase Wickman

Ed Rollins signed on this week as campaign manager for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) ahead of what is presumed to be the official announcement of her presidential campaign, to take place in her birthplace of Waterloo, Iowa in the coming weeks. Rollins, a seasoned campaign operative and political analyst, had to explain some of his past unflattering comments about Bachmann.

Mother Jones confronted Rollins about some of his less than charitable remarks about his new boss, including telling Chris Matthews on "Hardball" after Bachmann began teasing at presidential aspirations, "At the end of the day, you know, we're going to have a candidate who has been a governor, I assume. There's no Washingtonians in this mix. It ain't going to be Donald Trump. I don't think it's going to be Congresswoman Bachmann."

After the State of the Union and Bachmann's "tea party response," Rollins essentially said that Bachmann did not represent Republicans, and dismissed her speech on CNN.

"Michele Bachmann obviously is a member of Congress and a representative of the tea party," Rollins said. "But at the end of the day, we have to get our serious players out front and talking about the things that matter to be the alternative to the president and Democrats."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/06/08/bachmanns-new-campaign-manager-panned-her-chances-of-winning/

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1. Rollins seems to be getting it from both sides

The Palin camp is upset with his comments about her as well.

I guess if they are trashing your (presumed) campaign manager, they are leaving you alone.