Huckabee, qui n'a pas officiellement annoncé ses intentions, a déjà un "boulet" à traîner...
Bachmann’s dynamic and controversial presence in the primary could cut into the support of a few other Republicans, namely former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.
But she poses a unique problem for Huckabee, drawing as she does from the same pool of voters that propelled Huckabee in 2008. A Republican operative here said Bachmann is an improvement on former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin because she has the “fortitude and stick-to-itiveness” that Palin does not.
Even Vander Plaats, who is hard at work touring all of the state’s 99 counties compiling a database of names and e-mail addresses that he could turn over to Huckabee – or to Bachmann if Huckabee did not run – had high praise for her.
“She’s going to be 100 percent conservative. I don’t think we’d ever have to worry about her core values or convictions. And she just wants to do what’s best for the country. So I think that’s compelling,” he said.
In addition, Bachmann’s hiring of state Sen. Kent Sorenson to be her state director means that at the local level, those who may have served as precinct chairs or volunteers for Huckabee in the past will likely be getting requests to work for the congresswoman instead soon. Sorenson’s base in Iowa is made up of some of the most fervent primary voters; he recently sponsored a bill that would require presidential candidates to provide a birth certificate to be eligible.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/25/2012-bachmann-huckabee-thompson_n_840833.html
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