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As the first votes of the primary season approach, the BBC looks at the Republican candidates hoping to stand against President Barack Obama in November.As the first votes of the primary season approach, the BBC looks at the Republican candidates hoping to stand against President Barack Obama in November.
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The Minnesota congresswoman was an outspoken favourite of the Tea Party who rose to prominence with her strident cable television attacks on President Barack Obama and the Democrats.The Minnesota congresswoman was an outspoken favourite of the Tea Party who rose to prominence with her strident cable television attacks on President Barack Obama and the Democrats.
Ms Bachmann built her campaign from a small core of staunch supporters and briefly led in the polls in the early caucus state of Iowa before falling into the second tier of candidates.Ms Bachmann built her campaign from a small core of staunch supporters and briefly led in the polls in the early caucus state of Iowa before falling into the second tier of candidates.
A devout evangelical Christian, Ms Bachmann has a law degree and worked as a tax attorney. Before her election to the House in 2006, she was a state senator in Minnesota.A devout evangelical Christian, Ms Bachmann has a law degree and worked as a tax attorney. Before her election to the House in 2006, she was a state senator in Minnesota.
She withdrew from the race after a disappointing six-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.She withdrew from the race after a disappointing six-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.
See a full profile of Michele Bachmann.See a full profile of Michele Bachmann.
Story of the polls The Republican candidates are all vying for the votes of members of the Republican party in the upcoming state primaries and caucuses. Follow the changes in their political fortunes with the poll tracker, which measures opinion poll support for each candidate.Find out more about all those running for the Republican presidential nomination on our candidates' pages. PolltrackerHow to use poll tracker
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Story of the polls The Republican candidates are all vying for the votes of members of the Republican party in the upcoming state primaries and caucuses. Follow the changes in their political fortunes with the poll tracker, which measures opinion poll support for each candidate.Find out more about all those running for the Republican presidential nomination on our candidates' pages. PolltrackerHow to use poll tracker
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class="issue-title">Economy

 Would reduce the corporate income tax rate, cut "non-security discretionary spending" by 5% and "tear down the vast edifice of regulations the Obama Administration has imposed on the economy"

class="issue-title">Healthcare

 Would repeal Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare overhaul, even though it is conceptually similar to a plan he support in Massachusetts; would encourage individuals to purchase their own health insurance rather than rely on their employers

class="issue-title">Immigration

 Would make English the official language of the US and "turn off the magnets like tuition breaks or other breaks that draw people into this country illegally"

class="issue-title">National security

 "It's worth working with the insurgents in the country to encourage regime change in the country. And if all else fails, if after all the work we've done there's nothing else we can do besides take military action then of course you take military action. It is unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon"

class="issue-title">Social issues

 Would defend a US law barring federal recognition of same-sex marriages; supports allowing states to ban abortion

class="issue-title">Economy

 Would cap federal spending at 18% of GDP, which the campaign says is the average since 1960, and replace the complicated income tax code with a 20% flat rate

class="issue-title">Healthcare

 Would repeal Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare overhaul

class="issue-title">Immigration

 Has been criticised for his support in Texas for offering children of illegal immigrants the same low university tuition rates as native-born Texans; has suggested using Predator Drones to patrol the US-Mexico border; says a fence along the entire border "does not make sense"

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 Would deploy thousands of soldiers to the US border with Mexico

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 Supports a "human life amendment" to the US constitution and an amendment barring same-sex marriage < href="/news/world-us-canada-15949571">Issues in full 		On the issues 's stance on the issues
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