Bachmann Campaign Head Ed Rollins: Stepped Down For Health Reasons, But 'It's A Perry/Romney Race'

[deminks]

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/bachmann-campaign-head-ed-rollins-stepped-down-for-health-reasons-but-its-a-perryromney-race.php

Rep. Michele Bachmann's campaign manager and longtime Republican strategist Ed Rollins announced today that he would be stepping out of the presidency and into an advisory role for his candidate, and explained on CNN tonight that his decision was based primarily on health reasons. But he also had some fascinating insights for Anderson Cooper and John King: it's currently a Rick Perry/Mitt Romney campaign, but in order to remain relevant, Perry has to win either Iowa, New Hampshire, or South Carolina: all uphill battles for the Texas governor.

Rollins was emphatically sincere about his reasons for taking on a smaller role in the campaign, telling Cooper that "I'm 64 years old, I had a stroke a year and a half ago... I just don't have the endurance to go for fourteen-hour days." He added that he still had "great affection" for the campaign and the candidate, and that he wasn't "going away," just assuming a different role.

[spanone]

1. ed is thinking about his future...there is none with the wacky one

[RKP5637]

4. He probably realized she was truly wacky and not just an actor. n/t

[MichiganVote]

2. Romney's out. Huntsman is dreamin' and Bachman's just high on dope.

This will be a Perry nominee fight. Even Palin knows that.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Scarey Perry

:scared:

[sufrommich]

5. I think Perry will win Iowa and South Carolina.

He's most likely the GOP nominee.

[rocktivity]

9. Look at his competition, duh

Two women (Bachmann, Palin)
Two has-beens (Ghouliani, Gingrich)
Two Mormons (Romney, Huntsman)
One Libertarian (Paul)
One Minority (Cain)

:crazy:
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[UTUSN]

6. K&R #-whatever-forever n/t

[BeyondGeography]

7. Why would South Carolina be an uphill battle for Perry?

[rocktivity]

8. Rollins stepped down for "I Don't Want To Be Caught Dead With This Loser" reasons.

As for it being a Perry/Romney race, I know that the GOP establishment prefers Romney, but I don't believe that even they can convince enough people to vote Mormon.

:headbang:
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[FrenchieCat]

10. Does that mean that Ed Rollins will be back on CNN

talking about nothing once again?

Geeze, just when I was going to try and watch 5 minutes, just today!