http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/11/03/exclusive-michele-bachmann-to-run-for-gop-leadership/While pundits sift through the ‘tea-leaves’ to learn the lessons of this midterm election, we hope that they realize this was a victory of the grass-roots, not the establishment GOP. Winning candidates were those who had the backing of the tea party and 9-12 organizations and ran aggressive campaigns. Establishment candidates running saccharine campaigns mostly lost.
If the GOP is to capitalize on its success, it needs to incorporate the energy and commitment to principle displayed by the grass roots activists. It needs to realize that the game has really changed and the politics of the past two decades are over. Big Government has now learned that Rep. Michele Bachmann, one of the first GOP office-holders to recognize the importance of the tea party uprising, will enter the race for GOP Conference Chair.
The number 4 position in House Leadership, the Conference Chair is well-positioned to inject grass-roots energy into the majority caucus. It is energy the DC GOP establishment desperately needs. Without it, last night’s historic win will be only a blip on the political landscape.
Rep. Bachmann is, in many ways, one of the leaders of the ‘tea party’ in Congress. Incoming GOP members would be well-served to have one of their own in leadership. God speed, Rep. Bachmann.
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