Bachmann surges: She has tied Romney! – Tea Party Nation

Bachmann surges: She has tied Romney! – Tea Party Nation.

Posted by Judson Phillips on June 26, 2011 at 7:00am in Tea Party Nation Forum

There is nothing like a bit of good news to start a Sunday morning.  From Iowa, we have it:

 Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann sit atop the standings in the year’s first Des Moines Register Iowa Poll on the Republican presidential field.

Romney, the national front-runner and a familiar face in Iowa after his 2008 presidential run, attracts support from 23 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers. Bachmann, who will officially kick off her campaign in Iowa on Monday, nearly matches him, with 22 percent.

“She’s up there as a real competitor and a real contender,” said Republican pollster Randy Gutermuth, who is unaffiliated with any of the presidential candidates. “This would indicate that she’s going to be a real player in Iowa.”

Former Godfather’s CEO Herman Cain, who has never held public office but has found a following among tea party supporters, comes in third, with 10 percent.

 The full story is here.

 Speaking of crashing RINOs, there is good news about the RINOs in the race. 

 Tim Pawlenty has been the most aggressive about campaigning in Iowa, having lined up top Iowa and national consultants, been a frequent visitor to the state and ran the 2012 campaign’s first Republican candidate television advertisements last week.

However, only 6 percent of Iowa Republicans expected to attend the 2012 caucuses prefer the former Minnesota governor as their choice, according to the poll.

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose campaign has struggled since widespread staff departures this month, has support from 7 percent, the same as Texas Representative Ron Paul.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/25/romney-and-bachmann-lead…  So far a good morning.  A Tea Party candidate is now tied for the lead in Iowa and most of the major RINOs are crashing.  

 It is a good morning.