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>> what about michele bachmann? she had to pull out. relatively new to the national politics, but certainly very popular. >> yeah. i mean, michele bachmann really has turned herself into an icon for the tea party movement. and the criticism that came on her, made her if anything more beloved by the base. she's had a whole string of howlers this year, statements about wondering whether -- questioning the census, calling americorps -- raising the reeducation camps. every time she makes statements that seem extreme, she becomes loved by the base. she's sort of a truth-teller. >> sarah palin is ex...

To conventional wisdom here. what's interesting is tancredo hasn't been that much a factor in tea parties to date. he's known primarily as an anti-illegal immigrant activist. that hasn't been a force animating the tea party so far this year. >> exact michele bachmann? relatively new to national politics but certainly very popular. >> yeah. i mean, michele bachmann really has turned herself into an icon for the tea party movement. and the criticism that came on her, made her if anything more beloved by the base. she's had a whole string of howlers this year, statements about wondering whether -...