Bachmann: Romney, Gingrich both have 'flaws'

[December 06, 2011]  (AP) -- Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann is brushing aside polling numbers showing her trailing badly in Iowa, saying, "I think we're perfectly situated to be where we want to be."

The Minnesota Republican tells CBS's "The Early Show" she believes people are "going to be shocked on Jan. 3 when we see the results" in Iowa. She concedes former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is in a hot streak, but says "two weeks can be an eternity" in the presidential campaign.

Bachmann appeared Tuesday as campaign rival Mitt Romney awaited an endorsement from former Vice President Dan Quayle.

Bachmann calls the GOP race "a political Wall Street," with candidates' stock rising and falling. She says both Romney and Gingrich supported "Obamacare" and accuses Romney of flip-flopping on "life" issues. Bachmann also says that both Romney and Gingrich "have significant flaws."

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Mitt Romney is picking up an endorsement from former Vice President Dan Quayle.

Romney is set to meet Tuesday with Quayle in Paradise Valley, Ariz., where Quayle is expected to announce his backing of the former Massachusetts governor's presidential bid.

Among other activities scheduled Tuesday by Republicans seeking the GOP nomination, Rick Santorum is hosting town hall meetings in the Iowa towns of Storm Lake and Spencer.

And Jon Huntsman is speaking to the Heritage Foundation's Bloggers Briefing in Washington.

[Associated Press]

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