Next month, the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity Foundation will host a forum for GOP presidential hopefuls in New Hampshire. So far, only Tim Pawlenty, Rick Santorum, and Herman Cain have confirmed their attendance, but National Journal reports Mitt Romney, Haley Barbour, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, and Mike Huckabee have also been invited.
And then there's this:
Just as noteworthy are the contenders who didn't make the cut at all, including Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., a tea party favorite.
"We're not trying to exclude Michele Bachmann by any stretch of the imagination," Lewandowski said. "What we did is we looked at the criteria of individuals back in December [when the invitations were sent] who had at least some media coverage as a potential candidate. It's fair to say that at that point, Michele Bachmann … hadn't had any serious press about that."
So Michele Bachmann, who says she'll decide whether she's running this summer, hasn't had any "serious press" but Herman Cain, who nobody has ever heard of, has? Hahahahaha. Sounds more like AFP is embarrassed by Michele Bachmann. And it's hard to blame them.