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Michele Bachmann Is Calling It Quits
Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann won her fourth term in Congress last year by less than 5000 votes. Now says she won't run for re-election next year. Bachmann has a gift for raising money and for arousing the passions of conservative voters. What could her decision mean for the GOP — and for the Democrats?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readMinnesota Republican Michele Bachmann won her fourth term in Congress last year by less than 5000 votes. Now says she won't run for re-election next year. Bachmann has a gift for raising money and for arousing the passions of conservative voters. What could her decision mean for the GOP — and for the Democrats? Reid Wilson is Editor-in-Chief of the Hotline, the National Journal's daily briefing on politics.
