GOP Republican Hopeful candidate
Written By: William Channel, Senior Writer
Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota Representative and a member of the Tea Party, is a candidate for the Republican nomination for president. Her platform, is heavily based on traditional Christian values.
Michele Bachmann started off strong, but is currently struggling in the polls. Bachmann is somewhat controversial and conservative which makes it difficult for some students to relate.
Erika Ostuni, a junior in the biology department at Old Dominion University, does not feel an “extremist should be a leader.”
In terms of foreign policy, Bachmann has made it clear that she wants to start making more in the United States and reduce tax and regulatory burdens on job creators. She also supports cooperating with India for peaceful uses of nuclear power.
Bachmann feels that “Obamacare” is the largest entitlement and spending program in U.S. history and “will not rest until it is repealed.” In fact, she was the first member of Congress to call for repeal.
Michele Bachmann is against Medicaid and voted no on the expansion of it. She also feels that government funding for these types of programs should be cut.
Bachmann states that she is “simple, fair, flat and that everyone should pay something.” Therefore, she wants to put more money back into the tax payers. The adoption of a “simple and fair single rate tax system” is her goal.
With thousands of protestors participating in the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, both in New York City and in cities across the country, Bachmann feels that the wealthy are not to blame for the unhealthy economy but instead that it is because of “crony capitalism” which she defined as being the taking of money to pay off a politician or political friend.
Michael Cogar, a student at ODU, and once a Bachmann supporter, mentioned that it was not until he saw how she acted in some of the debates that his opinions changed. “I don’t think she is presidential material,” Michael said. “But she is a good congresswoman.”
