personally and lot was enthusiam for her message and what happened. she put a w on the board and now the only candidate that has a win . so when governor perry comes here he has to put something on the scoreboard. he has to dig in, in iowa and south carolina. michelle bachmann can get a w. mike: was it a mistake that governor perry decided not to show up here but use it for his announcement 1200a miles away. in my opinion yes. but to pick that timing right in the center of the ceremonies here in the straw poll it is clear that was intentional effort to step on the straw poll and as i said it is linked to the caucus. if they are not tied together we don t have an effective caucus. it diminishes the opportunity for a person to win. it looks like he s coming to iowa and will be in waterloo
and make sure that vote counts and in the white house, they want a president who will do what they are hoping, which is create jobs and that s what i plann to do. mike: talk about the debate the other night and people have seen the battle of the minnesotians. you and governor pawlenty and got heated the other night and few sharp elbows and nothing bloody and sharper than what we have seen. do you think that your end of that exchange was part of what brought you to victory. you feel people connected better with your spirit and your answers and the way you handled what all of us would call a little dust up. it is for the voters who cast their votes to let you know why. that is one element in all of this and i think it goes from everything i take this seriously and i am extremely
straw poll a lot of your supporters blend the tea party emphasis on economics and you also have clearly tapped into a very deep root and that is the value voterss and social conservatives and people who believe that every life marries. that s right. mike: how important has that been in bringing this coalition together for your victory here together. you are right. it is valuable. i am pro-life and i believe in the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman. people want a president who is not ashamed to stand up for life and not ashamed to stand up for marriage. social conservatives are important as are fiscal conservatives and peace through strength in service and so is the tea party movement. that s what we are bringing together. this is a movement that can t be beat .
mike: i remember. you shot up through the roof. the more they attack her, the stronger her response from the american people who don t trust media and politician. who is attacking her. media and politicians. she has great potential and i am very encouraged by the out wam of the iowa straw poll and candidate who is finished. mike: both of you guys have a clear understanding. not only of iowa but the process nationally. thank you for coming and thank all of you for giving us an opportunity to being in your home and bring the live report where the straw poll was held and michelle bachmann won the straw poll and comes out with moment up that could be very significant part of the republican primary. but i want to close with a reminder, the people of iowa did standing out in the
the republican nomination based on today s result. we feel the love. put it it that way. we are grateful for that . i am not a pundit and i wont weigh in on that. we just crossed a very important hurdle, but it is the first one and a long way to go. there is the caucus and we aim to have a 50 state strategy and this is first of many is a wonderful, wonderful result today and i just couldn t be more grateful to the people of iowa. mike: i awn said the presidential campaign is a marathon . people want to start on mile six or seven. you have to start in the first mile. iowa is the first on mile of the marathon. you have shown you can run the first mile and leave others behind you. i want to ask those specifically. what about your message caught fire in the state it is a tough state to sell. they have heard every speech