Tampa (CNN) -- Perhaps it was because Rep. Michele Bachmann was in her element at the CNN/Tea Party Republican Debate. With her campaign flagging, the founder of the Tea Party Caucus in Congress delivered a surprise body blow to the GOP front-runner, Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Challenging Perry on his 2007 executive order that required Texas schoolgirls to receive vaccinations against the sexually transmitted HPV virus, Bachmann suggested the governor acted for purely political reasons. "I just wanted to add that we cannot forget that in the midst of this executive order there is a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this mandate. We can't deny that," Bachmann said.
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Most of debate centers on Texas Gov. Rick Perry -- usually a sign a candidate is winning
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Rep. Michele Bachmann goes after Perry on his HPV vaccine order for schoolgirls
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Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney again attacks Perry on Social Security
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Perry's status as GOP front-runner remains intact, at least for the moment
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