Bachmann Makes Final Pitch to Iowa Faithful OSKALOOSA, Iowa - Representative Michele Bachmann took the pulpit at the Jubilee Family Church here during the morning worship service Sunday and preached from the scriptures, weaving her own personal story into Biblical parables about redemption - a message that seemed tailored to convince undecided voters about the viability of her embattled campaign. In Iowa Reporting on candidates and voters from the Hawkeye State. Striking a joyful and charismatic tone, Mrs. Bachmann also led the congregation of about 100 people in a freestyle prayer, asking them, "Don't you love new beginnings?" and reminding them of the hard times she experienced and overcame as a child in Waterloo, Iowa. "Hold on, things will get better," she said from the altar. I am here to say to all of you today, we have no idea how big our God is. After her sermon, the pastor, Bill Tvedt, all but endorsed Mrs. Bachmann, stopping short of explicitly telling the faithful whom to vote for, but extolling her in the most flattering language as a "Godly woman" and "a great expositor of the word of God." "I am inspired," said Pastor Tvedt, and the congregation applauded. Mrs. Bachmann has said that she expects "astounding results" that are nothing short of "miraculous" on Tuesday in the Iowa caucus, but the latest poll numbers suggest support for her among likely caucus-goers that is in the single digits. It has been a hard couple of weeks for Mrs. Bachmann, who once appeared to be the most promising of the Republican contenders in Iowa. In August, she won the Iowa straw poll, an influential early contest that often rewards the candidate with the most organizational strength. But the end game is not going well. When reporters pressed her on her low poll numbers and recent high-profile staff defections at a campaign appearance on Saturday, she said: "Honestly, these questions are ridiculous," she said. Anybody have a real question? Someone asked, "Do you think you can win on Tuesday?" And she replied, "I'm the lady for winning on Tuesday." Outside of church this morning, Mrs. Bachmann seemed to be making a final argument pitched directly to social conservatives and evangelical Christians who have not rallied around any one candidate this election cycle. She stressed that she is the candidate who will fight for "faith, marriage and the protection of life from conception to natural death," because "it matters what's true. It matters what's right. She also said, "I am not a politician. I am a real authentic Iowan. When a reporter asked whether the recent uptick in support for Rick Santorum, the former senator from Pennsylvania, had to do with social conservatives finding more electable, she referred to Pastor Tvedt's remarks from the altar. He had said that voters should use a Biblical worldview, and vote as if their votes were the only ones that mattered. "I'm very moved by her story," said Suzy King, 53, of Oskaloosa. I think more Iowans need to pay attention, as the pastor was saying, to a person's character. Before getting onto her bus, Mrs. Bachman sounded an upbeat note: "It's too early to decide what the outcome will be. We feel very confident.