Congresswoman Michele Bachmann spoke with the group of reporters who’ve gathered in a Des Moines hotel for what was to have been a Bachmann speech to Polk County (Iowa) Republicans.
She told the assembled throng (of reporters) she would announce her candidacy for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination — in Waterloo, Iowa. It’s her hometown.
When asked what kind of advantage being a native Iowan might give a candidate, she replied: “Oh, goodness. Being born in Iowa gives every advantage, every advantage a girl would want to have. There is no downside to being born in Iowa.”
AUDIO of conference call (16 min)
UPDATED: Here’s the Radio Iowa story. Bachmann spoke to the banquet crowd via Skype. The connection was lost about 7 minutes in, then reconnected; she talked for about 24 minutes then fielded questions for another 10 minutes before ending.
The polite Iowans in the audience said things like “it could have been better” when I asked what they thought of the event. Another was a little more candid with CNN’s Peter Hamby.
About O.Kay Henderson
Kay is a founding member of the Radio Iowa network newsroom. In 1994, she became the network’s news director. She’s a featured reporter and commentator on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press,” and the 2002 recipient of the Shelley Award.
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