https://redstate.com/erick/2011/06/06/big-news-from-camp-bachmann/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 17 Jun 2026 06:28:43 -0400<![CDATA[Michele Bachmann is bring Ed Rollins on board to run her Presidential campaign.This is big and significant news.Rollins was Ronald Reagan&#8217;s campaign manager in 1984, a fact downplayed by a lot of people who think Reagan&#8217;s landslide in 1984 had nothing to do with Rollins.Whether you are impressed by that or not, pay attention to the next one: Rollins took Mike Huckabee&#8217;s 2008 upstart campaign into overdrive and gave Romney, McCain, and the rest a run for their money.I&#8217;m already hearing from people on the ground in Iowa that Bachmann has the potentially to make huge waves there. Given what Huck did in 2008 and Rollins&#8217; knowledge of the lay of the land, it could turn Michele Bachmann into a serious contender for evangelicals and transition her from just being seen as a tea party candidate.Oh, and full disclosure from me: Ed Rollins and I have frequently sat next to each other on CNN and I like him tremendously, though among my conservative friends there are frequently days when I think I might be the only one who does. Heh.]]>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:10:07 -0400<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2011/06/06/big-news-from-camp-bachmann-n39261