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ESPN's LZ Granderson labeled Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) as “crazy” Monday, and CNN anchor Kyra Phillips seemed to credit his judgment. Granderson, a CNN contributor, said of a Bachmann candidacy that “the people aren't going to vote for crazy. And she [Bachmann] still registers as crazy with a lot of independents.” Phillips immediately responded that “If you could go back decades, there's a lot of people who vote for crazy, guys.” [Video below the break.] It seems that the running commentary on CNN is that conservative candidates like Bachmann or Texas governor Rick Perry are not only weak candidates but are repellent to independent voters. CNN contributors John Avlon, Will Cain, and Granderson all believe that the choice of Bachmann or Texas governor Rick Perry would prove fatal for the GOP in 2012. Will Cain, who writes for National Review and who also criticized the Tea Party last week, surmised Monday that Obama would be happy with facing the current Republican field. “We're messing around with the likes of Michele Bachmann, and Rick Perry and even Mitt Romney,” Cain said, criticizing the Republicans. “Until a Chris Christie or a Paul Ryan comes around, I think the Obama administration remains a winner and remains pretty happy.”