Amid the political and scientific community uproar over Michele Bachmann's claim that a woman's daughter had suffered "retardation" from an HPV vaccine, the Times looks at a pattern of the congresswoman for "exaggeration:"
It is a pattern her current and former aides know well ? her tendency to let her passion for an issue overwhelm a sober look at the facts, resulting in indefensible remarks that, in a presidential primary race, are raising questions about her judgment and maturity.
?She made a mistake,? said Ed Rollins, Mrs. Bachmann?s former campaign manager and still a senior adviser, on Wednesday in an interview with MSNBC.
?Mrs. Bachmann?s an emotional person who basically has great feeling for people,? he added. ?Obviously she?d have been better if she had stayed on the issue.?People close to the campaign echoed Mr. Rollins. They spoke of their frustration that Mrs. Bachmann, who entered the race with a reputation for making unsupportable statements on cable television, has not found the discipline to win credibility with major Republican donors and influential referees in the conservative news media.
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People close to the campaign, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Mrs. Bachmann is often influenced by the last person she speaks with on an issue rather than maintaining discipline in communicating a message.Continue Reading
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