Michelle Bachmann's Future

[BainsBane]

Joan Walsh about Michelle Bachmann's future on the Chris Hayes show: "Like Rick Santorum, there's Wingnut Welfare. They leave congress and and they get millions of dollars from right wing people."

[kentuck]

1. She's the smart one.

She could see the writing on the wall. Many, like herself, are going to be sent packing in the next election. She didn't want to face the music.

[BainsBane]

2. I wonder why she decided so suddenly though

She was running campaign ads in MN this weekend. It seems this was a sudden decision. I wonder if the party convinced her to pull out.

[Aerows]

3. I think some more evidence

of criminal behavior/corruption is going to come to light. Getting investigated by the FBI tends to put a damper on people's political careers LOL.

[dkf]

4. I cannot believe all the attention she is getting. Ridiculous.

[BainsBane]

5. As a Minnesotan

Her deciding not to run again is the best news I've heard in a LONG time.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. ...is something that I hope is completely out of my awareness zone.

her 15 minutes was up a long, long time ago.

[Life Long Dem]

7. I wonder if the FBI found something more on her that only Bachmann knows right now.

And she's stepping aside before it all comes out. She's still in the House till 2015 right now anyway.

[Brother Buzz]

8. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

Her internal polls stunk, and she's just smart enough to know what that meant.

[BainsBane]

9. I don't know

The election is a long way off. I don't think it could just be the polls. Polls can change.

[Brother Buzz]

10. Yes, poll numbers can change

In Bauchmann's case they will only go DOWN. That's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it.

[MNBrewer]

11. "Internal poll" ... snicker