Bachmann Edges Paul to Top Iowa Straw Poll
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 14th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Bachmann Edges Paul to Top Iowa Straw Poll
Jeff Zeleny, New York Times
AMES, Iowa — The race for the Republican presidential nomination entered a new phase on Saturday as Gov. Rick Perry of Texas declared his candidacy in South Carolina and Michele Bachmann won a closely watched poll of voters in Iowa. The latest on President Obama, the new Congress and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion.Barry Simons paused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. More Photos » With Republican enthusiasm swelling over the prospect of defeating…
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