Florida GOP: Bachmann’s decision to skip straw poll a ‘bad move’

 

Rep. Michele Bachmann’s meteoric rise to front-runner status in the Republican presidential hunt will not take her to the Presidency 5 Straw Poll event in Florida in September. Though Bachmann will participate in a Fox News debate just days earlier, the decision to skip the Sunshine State’s straw poll has Floridians scratching their heads.

Florida-based media consultant Rick Wilson told The Daily Caller, “If you’re ready for prime-time, you’ll be at Presidency 5. If not, well, good luck with that whole regional campaign thing.”

And Brian Hughes, Communications Director for the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), flat-out called Bachmann’s decision a “bad move.”

When news broke about her decision to skip the event, there was speculation that fresh out of Ames, Iowa, the Bachmann campaign just didn’t have the resources to pull off another straw-poll event.

Hughes doesn’t buy it.

The straw poll, which takes place September 22-24 in Orlando, will poll votes from 3,500 delegates who were chosen in advance. Unlike with the Iowa event, participating in the Presidency 5 poll requires no massive logistical efforts or financial outlays.

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