Bachmann sticks to guns despite drop in polls | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner: ROCK HILL, S.C. - After her victory in the Ames, Iowa, straw poll last August, Michele Bachmann went from front-runner to back-in-the-packer faster than any candidate in this volatile political season. First Rick Perry, then Herman Cain, and now Newt Gingrich have risen to challenge establishment choice Mitt Romney, while Bachmann's support has been stuck in the single digits, not only here in South Carolina but in Iowa, New Hampshire and across the country.
But now there's something happening with the Bachmann campaign. It's not a boom, not even a boomlet. But many Republican voters are recognizing Bachmann's sheer determination and tenacity. They've seen her take a lot of hits and keep going. They've seen her make mistakes and correct them. And as conservatives, especially social conservatives, look for a candidate to support against Romney, some are giving Bachmann a second look.
In the latest Des Moines Register poll, Bachmann is in fourth place in Iowa, behind Gingrich, Romney, and Ron Paul. Eight percent of likely Iowa caucus-goers support Bachmann, and another 11 percent say she would be their second choice. While she's far behind Gingrich's 25 percent, she has inched ahead of Rick Perry and Rick Santorum, and will also likely receive some part of Herman Cain's remaining support.
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