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Rollins turned her messaging from something very extreme and reckless with all facts to a more centrist focus with just occasional factual slip-ups. This could very well mean she's headed back to being a loose cannon. That's great news for the rest of the candidates and political blogs and Jon Stewart, but probably bad news for her.

Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/62669.html

On the heels of our report that Michele Bachmann campaign manager Ed Rollins is stepping back into an advisory role, citing health concerns, comes word that his deputy, David Polyansky, is leaving the campaign.

"I wish Michele nothing but the best, and anyone who underestimates her as a candidate does so at their own peril," Polyansky told POLITICO.

But a GOP source familiar with the situation said that Polyansky had "strategic differences on the path forward" with the candidate, who has struggled to gain traction in the last few weeks.

Polyansky and Rollins led the team that brought Bachmann to her Ames Straw Poll win in Iowa, along with a handful of others like veteran pollster Ed Goeas. It wasn't immediately clear who was taking over the top two day-to-day slots.

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Rollins with some "words of encouragement" on the way out, saying it's now a two-horse race between Romney and Perry:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0...1_lnk3%7C92953

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How did Ed Rollins get mixed up with her? I always thought he was a smart guy.