WASHINGTON – For Herman Cain, the release of a book about his "journey to the White House" helped propel him to frontrunner status in the GOP presidential primary race.
Now Michele Bachmann, who lost some of her early thunder to Cain, is about to release her new manifesto hoping for the same results.
Bachmann's book is called "Core of Conviction: My Story." Simple. Straightforward. To the point. Much like her approach to running for president, the key to Bachmann's success is to portray her candidacy as politically and ideologically and spiritually pure.
She likes to say, "I'm the whole package."
No accusations from members of the opposite or same sex. No flip-flopping charges. No gaffes. No spin. What you see is what you get.
That's what makes Bachmann, love her or hate her, one of the most compelling leaders in America. But despite all the magazine covers and cable television stories, most people don't know who she really is, where she comes from, or what she believes. So she decided to tell her own story and let the reader decide.
As you'll learn in this fascinating memoir, Bachmann wasn't the type of kid who started dreaming about the White House in elementary school. She grew up in Iowa and Minnesota as a typical Midwestern girl, grounded by her family and her faith. She was raised to believe in the American dream: that anyone could succeed if they worked hard and took advantage of this country's boundless opportunities.
She followed her dreams to college and law school, pursued a career as a federal tax attorney, started a successful business with her loving husband, raised five great kids and (over time) 23 (yes, that's not a typo) foster children. By her early 40s she was very happy as a full-time mom and homemaker and was a leading education reform advocate in Minnesota.
Then she became what she calls "an accidental politician."
Can she become the "accidental president"?
It could become a battle of the books – "This Is Herman Cain" vs. "Core of Conviction."