Representative Michelle Bachmann, the Minnesota Republican whose status as a leading "Tea Party" voice has faded in Congress, has decided not to seek re-election in 2014. There is a widening investigation into her campaign spending revolving around her failed GOP presidential run in 2011. Last year, she was in a close Congressional race against Democrat Jim Graves. She narrowly defeated him in last year's Congressional race. So she could see her numbers weren't looking too well for next year's race.
I think she realizes that it's not in her best interests to seek another term next year. The numbers don't bode well for her. She outspent her Democratic opponent last year by 12-1 and she just barely won that seat. One thing that didn't make sense is that Rep. Bachmann devoted much of her time and energy running for the 2012 race knowing she stood no chance in winning. It gave her an opportunity to be on all the television talk show outlets and spew out her latest talking points. Consequently, she never devoted anytime doing what she said was a major priority for her--that was to repeal Obamacare. She gave lip service to it. It was a good issue for her campaign. However, she never put her foot where her mouth was an used her time and energy to defund Obamacare in the House. She was a lot of talk, but not much substance. It's a good thing she's dropping out. We need someone who will be willing to do what it takes to stop President Obama's agenda. She didn't do anything of the sort. She's another incumbent we don't need in the House. To read the full story, click on the above link from The New York Times.
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