It's time for my first "Meet The Candidates" post! How excited are all of you? Okay, okay... sit down.
As I promised, this is the first official #MTC (Meet The Candidates, get it trending people!) by yours truly, Markus Hill, and I am going to start with a Republican candidate who has already begun stirring up a little bit of controversy. First, let's get to know her.
Michele Bachmann (Rep)
Michele Bachmann is a Declared 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate, who is currently a third term Congresswoman from Minnesota. Bachmann, a former lawyer, actually started off her political life as a Democrat before switching to the Republican platform during her senior year of college at Winona State University. (Interesting enough, it happens more than you think that politicians switch parties during their earlier years).
Michele Bachmann is known for her straight talking and often, controversial stances. She is an Evangelical Lutheran, and is active on the issues of Abortion (pro-life), against Embryonic stem cell research, and opposed to same-sex marriage.
Which brings us to the most recent media attention Bachmann has presented for herself, her appearance on MSNBC's "Meet The Press". In the video below, Congresswoman Bachmann is faced with a series of gay rights questions from show host David Gregory. Here, she reminds us that she is "running for the Presidency of The United States." I'm glad she does, because I had almost forgot! ;)
Since going viral, this video has seemed to gain much notice for Bachmann - but for good or bad? You decide!
And that will conclude my first Meet The Candidates 2012 post. #MTC
Stay tuned for more to come!
Markus Hill #RockTheVote
