Former White House candidate Bachmann to seek Congress

[hue]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-campaign-bachmanntre80o1wh-20120125,0,1211881.story


MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann, who three weeks ago ended her campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, said she will seek reelection to a fourth term in Congress, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Bachmann, 55, was first elected to the 6th Congressional District in Minnesota in 2006. Once a Tea Party favorite, the Iowa-born Bachmann withdrew from the presidential race a day after receiving just 5 percent of the vote in the Iowa nominating caucuses.

Bachmann Press Secretary Becky Rogness confirmed that Bachmann had said she would seek a fourth term in Congress during an interview with the Associated Press.

[gateley]

1. Do you think she'll win, or did she embarrass the community too much? I'd LOVE to see her lose! nt

[JustAnotherGen]

2. I hope Tarryl Clark

Whoops her this time!

[riverwalker]

6. won't be Clark

Tarryl Clark moved to another district. Bachmann's 6th is being redrawn, may be more Democratic than before. We will know more next month.

[JustAnotherGen]

13. I hope

[montanacowboy]

3. She just can't get off the government dole

and all the perks she gets, pension, health care, etc. Goddamn con artist

and to hell with all the stupid fucking idiots that will give her another free ride to screw them

[SCantiGOP]

4. I'm afraid she wins

Everyone knew last election how crazy she was and as I recall she won easily. She'll get a lot of money from outside her district.

[SharonAnn]

10. My cousin who lives there says they know that politics are a joke. Bachman keeps getting elected.

[Blue Owl]

5. Shit.

I thought we were through with the runaway batshit bride of buffoonery!

Sadly, the only hothouse that flower can survive in, is her own gerrymandered/rigged/loony guano district.

[truthisfreedom]

7. What has she actually done for her district?

Just what duties has she performed as a congress critter? Besides preaching "Obama is the devil"?
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[rucky]

19. She got a sweet farm subsidy for at least one home in her district.

hers

[Denninmi]

8. She should be a high priority for removal.

I would hope that the D's congressional campaign committee would target her race as one to really pour the $'s into to knock her out of Congress entirely.

Then we can say "good riddance" to her once and for all.

[Major Hogwash]

9. The people in her district will be too embarrassed to re-elect her now.

After seeing that infamous "corn dog" picture in Iowa, no one will be able to cast a vote for Bachmann again without having that image in their mind.

Not even the shark in the "Jaws" movie was able to open his mouth that wide.

[LuckyLib]

14. Don't be so sure. I suspect many of her constituents are not exactly "well read"

so as to know how crazy she is, and don't see her TV performances as bad at all.

[ellisonz]

18. Yeah...

...I was going to post the corn dog pic, but decided to spare the eyes of this forum.

[3waygeek]

11. Of course Bachmann's seeking Congress...

she's hasn't been there for so long, she's forgotten where it is.

[Cleita]

12. Time for Michiganders to put her out to pasture.

What a disaster. I did like her clothes though.

[LuckyLib]

15. Minnesotans. But up north, definitely.

[Cleita]

16. Oops, yeah, Minnesota.

Slip of the mind.

[lonestarnot]

17. She does have entertainment value.