Saturday 13 August 2011

Sunday shows, Bachmann, Bachmann and Bachmann,everywhere

The Iowa straw poll has just concluded, and though Tea Party darling Michele Bachmann emerged the clear winner, as many expected, it's unclear where that leaves the GOP field, which has literally just grown to Texas-sized proportions, with the state's three-term governor, Rick Perry, already surging in national polls, partially upstaging Bachmann's victory with his formal announcement Saturday that he's running in 2012.


The straw poll didn't include Perry, though he's had supporters on the ground for weeks pushing Iowa voters to write his name in, anyway – and quite a few did. The big loser was clearly former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who's tried for nearly two years to gain a solid footing in Iowa – to no avail. Out of juice, and practically penniless, Pawlenty said Friday that if he failed to do well, he would have to reassess his campaign – and given his third place finish, his withdrawal from the GOP race may be imminent.


ABC's "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and ex-Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.), with George Will, Laura Ingraham, Matthew Dowd, Kay Henderson and Amy Walter.


Bloomberg's "Political Capital with Al Hunt:" Bachmann.


CBS' "Face the Nation" with Bob Schieffer: Reps. Bachmann and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) with Dan Balz and John Dickerson.


CNN Fareed Zakaria "GPS": Ahmed Rashid, David Goodhart, Theodore Dalrymple and Kennedy Rogoff.


CNN's "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley: Bachmann, Herman Cain and Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) with Phillip Rucker and Neil King.


Fox News Channel "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace: Bachmann with Bret Baier, Steve Hayes and Matt Strawn of the Iowa Republican Party.


NBC's "Meet the Press" with David Gregory: Bachmann with Gov. Terry Branstad (R-Iowa), Mike Murphy, Chuck Todd and Jonathan Martin.

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