NOT AGAIN!: Michele Bachmann: 20,000 teabaggers in capitol yesterday.

NOT AGAIN!: Michele Bachmann: 20,000 teabaggers in capitol yesterday.
Capital Police: 3,000-5,000

Michele Bachmann’s tea party yesterday may have left her with an
inflated sense of her influence and popularity — at least, judging by
the fact that she put the number of tea partiers who showed up
yesterday to five times the estimate in some news accounts.

Bachmann went on the Mark Levin show last night and claimed that the
total number of attendees was “20,000 minimum.”

“This was word of mouth, this was word of mouth, Mark,” she said
excitedly. “And it was minimum 20,000. minimum.”

You can listen to audio here.

That, incidentally, is the number that has been decided on by right-
wing media. Earlier in the show, Levin cited that figure without
sourcing it. Sean Hannity did the same thing last night. And now
Bachmann herself.

The source for this figure is unknown. MSNBC cited Capitol Police
yesterday afternoon putting the number at 3,000-3,5000. Later MSNBC
revised it up to 4,000, also citing police sources. Politico
estimated
10,000, based on unclear sourcing.

One other interesting tidbit from the interview: Bachmann said
yesterday’s tea party is the sole reason House Dem leaders are now
worried they might not have the votes to pass health care reform.

“The only reason why they wouldn’t think they have the votes is
because of you and all the screwballs  that came out today,” Bachmann
reasoned.

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