Bachmann's Iowa Roots?

Say what you want about the people of Iowa, but it is a hard state. It's full of down home, salt of the earth folks. I bet no one from MN even knew Bachmann was even from Iowa until someone told her she could be president.­.. I am sure that she will have a little anecdote for every state with a major primary. She has truly set women politician­s, republican­s and the tea-party in general back about 15-20 years.

Michele Bachmann's Iowa Roots Unlikely To Offer Boost In Caucus

WASHINGTON -- When Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) announced her candidacy for president in her birthplace of Waterloo, Iowa, she played up her connection to the small city, using the words Iowa, Iowans or Waterloo more than two dozen times. She had also stressed her Iowa roots months before, during a speech in Des Moines, Iowa. But while Bachmann's quest to be seen as a native of the Hawkeye State has been a topic ...