Quoted: Barry Burden of the University of Wisconsin-Madison said that while Bachmann’s comments did not harm McCain’s campaign directly, he said her comments confuse the general message coming from Republicans. Burden said the party does not have a clear leader or image at this point in the election. “Bachmann’s comments do reinforce the point made by Sarah Palin this week that Republicans view some politicians and some parts of the country as being more ‘American’ than others, a strange point of view.”
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