Kent Sorenson made the announcement on a national TV broadcast of a Ron Paul rally in Iowa with veterans, telling the crowd: "I believe we're at a turning point in this campaign." On C-Span.
Calling the decision to abandon Bachmann a painful one, Sorenson said he felt obligated to join Paul as the Republican establishment tries to undermine his campaign.
"I thought it was my duty to come to his aid, just like he came to my aid during my Senate race, which was a very nasty race," Sorenson said, pledging to go all-out for Paul over the next few days.
To cheers from the crowd, he continued: "We're going to take Ron Paul all the way to the White House."
It is unknown who will replace Kent in the Bachman campaign. Michele Bachmann released a statement this evening about the change “it was a deliberate move by the Ron Paul campaign to discredit our campaign and our growing momentum,”
She add, “Ron Paul is in trouble in Iowa and his campaign is worried about people learning about his dangerous stance on foreign policy and how he will make America less safe.”
Michele Bachmann also accused Sorenson of changing teams for money. "Kent Sorenson personally told me he was offered a large sum of money to go to work for the Paul campaign,” Bachmann wrote. “Kent campaigned with us earlier this afternoon and went immediately afterward to a Ron Paul event and announced he is changing teams. Kent said to me yesterday that 'everyone sells out in Iowa, why shouldn't I,' then he told me he would stay with our campaign. The Ron Paul campaign has to answer for its actions.”
Kent Sorenson denied Bachmann’s allegations.
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