Michele Bachmann

Three voters give their thoughts on the past two tests of presidential mettle and on what lies ahead. When  Iowan Brad Cranston last joined the program, he was disappointed by Bachmann withdrawing her bid but was shifting towards Santorum. Staunch Gingrich supporter and New Hampshire resident Karen Gallant – who lived in Massachusetts during Romney’s governorship […]

Every Friday, The Takeaway convenes a panel to look back at the week’s big stories. Among the headlines, after Mitt Romney squeezed out Rick Santorum by just eight votes in the Iowa caucuses, his hometown newspaper, The Boston Globe, endorsed rival Jon Huntsman. Meanwhile, Michele Bachmann dropped out of the race after placing last in […]

President Obama is announcing a new defense strategy at the Pentagon today. The plan will shift U.S. focus from fighting post 9/11 wars to keeping a dominant position in Asia. Today’s announcement will focus on dealing with hundreds of billions of dollars in defense budget cuts.  Michele Bachmann quits, leaving Newt, Ron, Mitt, Rick, Rick, and […]

Michele Bachmann announced on Wednesday that she is  disbanding her campaign. Now that she is no longer pursuing the Republican nomination, there are no other female candidates running for president. However, this absence is consistent with overall political trends: while women consist of 51 percent of the population, they hold 17 percent of congressional seats, 22 […]