BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann Says She Will Not Run for Re-Election in 2014

[Hissyspit]

Source: NBC News / CBS News / Associated Press

@BreakingNews: Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann announces she won't seek re-election in 2014 - YouTube user teambachmann http://t.co/vJsjIfcoVv

@AP: BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she will not run for re-election in 2014

Michele Bachmann not running for re-election to House

May 29, 2013

WASHINGTON Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she will not run for another term in the U.S. House.

The tea party favorite, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination last year, announced her decision on her website Wednesday morning.

Bachmann says her decision not to run again in 2014 was "not influenced by any concerns about ... being re-elected."

She also says recent inquiries into her 2012 presidential campaign did not affect her decision.

Bachmann promises to "continue to work overtime for the next 18 months in Congress defending ... Constitutional Conservative values."


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57586567/michele-bachmann-not-running-for-re-election-to-house

[Democracyinkind]

1. Investighazi?

Bet so.

[DallasNE]

4. You Mean Jonathan Karl's Source n/t

[rpannier]

2. Moving to Switzerland?

[Democracyinkind]

6. For the love of god, please not.

The Swiss have doen all kinds of dastardly things but surely they deserve better than Bachmann!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

96. They punch holes in my cheese. nt

[rpannier]

113. She does have dual citizenship through her husband

Maybe Switzerland should have thought about that before they granted it to her
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

[CatWoman]

3. one the one hand, that's one nut gone

on the other, let's hope she's not replaced by another version of Gohmert.

[onehandle]

44. That district showed no shame in re-electing this embarrassment over and over.

They could certainly produce someone worse.

[Chan790]

50. She's been winning by progressively-smaller margins.

Demographic shifts suggest in a no-incumbent race, it slightly favors Democrats at this point. We have to nominate someone solid for the seat but it's within grasp. For that matter, we might have a harder time of it but I suspect Paul Ryan is also vulnerable.

[SomeGuyInEagan]

78. The MN 6th a gerry-mandered district ...

It carefully horseshoes around the Twin Cities metro, includes some very conservative strongholds and runs West-to-East for quite a ways to the Wisconsin border.

The redistricting resulting from the 2010 census moved eastern suburb of Woodbury (red but not as red as other parts of the 6th) out of the 6th. This included Bachmann's home (yes - she no longer lives in the district she represents - which is legal in Minnesota).

She has already been running ads a full 18 months before the 2014 election and some surveys showed her behind prospective DFL challenger Jim Graves (who lost by a few hundred votes to Bachmann in 2012).

As severely red as the MN 6th is, she has only once won with more than 50% of the vote (52% in 2010, when the anti-Obama backlash hit everywhere). Otherwise, it has been 50% in '06, 46.41% in '08 and 50.47% last year.

As crazy as Bachmann is, she really has not done much. John Kline in the MN 2nd is far worse and more dangerous, IMO.

[Jenoch]

80. Graves announced several weeks ago

that he will be running again. He now whas a good chance of winning. However, the 6th is still solidly republican, so it really depends on who the republicans choose to run for the seat.

[SomeGuyInEagan]

88. Not so sure about Graves winning ...

The MN 6th is solidly red. In '12, Romney had 50k+ more votes than Obama and Bachmann still squeaked it out. This might open the door to a less-wacky Republican to run, which may have appeal after eight years of Bachmann.

Even conservative friends of mine from the 6th said they could not vote for her (though they may have).

It would be nice to see the 6th go DFL in '14. Along with the 2nd (John Kline has to go).

[Jenoch]

91. I think Klein

is probably safe, as is Paulsen.

I am also sure that a bunch of Democrats will run for the open seat so Graves being the nominee is not a shoe-in.

I also heard some talk of Collin Peterson retiring and the 7th leans republican.

[marble falls]

57. She IS another version of Gomert.

[dem in texas]

87. Only in Texas

They only grow Gohmerts in East Texas. Can you believe he was once a judge?

[bottomofthehill]

5. Ding dong the witch is dead, the witch is dead, the witch is dead

Ding dong and I do mean ding-dong. congress is a mess and although her leaving wont solve the problem, it will make things a little better. She crazy

[glinda]

115. "Ooh! What a smell of sulfur!"

[Atman]

7. Breaking: Michele Bachman signs deal with Fox "News"

Just wait.

[csziggy]

98. Will she be the anchor for their version of a prison show? n/t

[HooptieWagon]

8. Ahhh, the net must be drawing tighter.

Feds must have the goods on her inre campaign finance fraud.

[SkyDaddy7]

26. EXACTLY!!!

If this were a Democrat the media would be focused like a laser on her being investigated by the FBI as the reason she is not running!! The media hates Democrats right now because Obama does not do what they want when they want it...Plus, all the fake media outrage over the AP & FOX News reporter being investigated by the DOJ.

[MrScorpio]

9. From how high have the batshitty have fallen

Time to put a Democrat in that seat

[lovemydog]

12. most

definitely

[dballance]

10. Please, if there is a God, don't let her go on in the public eye like Palin has.

I wish Gohmert, both the Kings along with Rant Paul would also go away.

I'm not sure FAUX will sign her. She's already doing the crazy talk express that got Beck booted. If FAUX is trying to change it's image to a less psycho network they don't need her.

Let's hope she gets replaced on the intelligence committee by someone with intelligence.

[Warren Stupidity]

42. There is no god and she will get a fox slot.

[cascadiance]

59. Perhaps we can get her to quit like Palin did? PLEASE! PULEASE!!!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

68. Palin going in the public has been the best thing imaginable.

The more the woman opened her mouth and stuck her foot in it, the more and more of a joke she became.

No one takes Sarah Palin seriously anymore.

[4bucksagallon]

11. She either knows she is going to jail or..........

she is gearing up for a run at the Presidency. Either way she loses and we win.

[PuffedMica]

15. Maybe we have identified the Republican challenger to Senator Franken

After all, the Republicans have to put up a candidate to lose to Al in 2014.

[marble falls]

60. We can only hope.

[cstanleytech]

106. That or maybe her goal is to run against Governor Dayton as he is running for re-election. nt

[Berlin Expat]

19. No, it's

clearly a Muslim Brotherhood plot to destroy America! Soon we'll be giving up pork and booze and we'll all be having to pray five times a day!! The creeping sharia has won!!

In case folks might end up confused.

I think it's because of the ongoing investigation into her campaign finances; perhaps she knew the FBI and the FEC had the goods on her, so she decided to step down, figuring that would take some of the heat off.

[blogslut]

13. One and a half minutes in to her videosplanation and...

Oh my.

[Hissyspit]

16. She's like a parody of herself.

[BVictor1]

14. I wonder is Marcus will go get gay married now?

Maybe she'll move her ass to Switzerland seeing as she just got citizenship there.

[dembotoz]

17. she has lied before don't trust it until filing deadline or better yet the election

outpouring of support from her district
that kind of crap

[Mr Samuel Hain]

18. Video of Bachmann Announcement

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. Serious political messages always need a continuous bland rock background track

plus a fake library backdrop that you keep so out of focus that no-one will ever be able to identify the fake books.

[Jim Lane]

22. Beginning at about 3:10 there's a gem.

She inveighs against the Democrats for wanting to transform the United States into "a nation that our Founders would hardly even recognize today."

Uh, Michele, the Founders would hardly even recognize a nation in which women were permitted to vote, let alone hold seats in the House of Representatives.

You might want to rethink your assumption that human progress stopped in 1787.

[Thor_MN]

24. She really is that stupid

As if people from 240 years+ ago would recognize almost anything today. They would find things to be amazed about on an Amish farm. She has the confidence born of ignorance.

[tclambert]

33. Hell, the doors at the supermarket open BY THEMSELVES when you walk up to them.

The founders would identify that as witchcraft and look for somebody to burn.

Ya know, Michelle Bachmann looks kinda witchy . . .

[liberalhistorian]

119. Well, she DOES believe, as she has stated, that

the Founding Fathers "ended the stain of slavery" when they signed the Constitution in 1787. I wonder if she believes that the earth revolves around the sun. Wouldn't surprise me, scientists being eeevil and from the devil and all that.

[Botany]

46. Not running because the POTUS only serves 8 years and it had nothing to do w/any investigsation?

She really is batcrap crazy.

[Mr Samuel Hain]

49. Speaking of which...

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Word out of Austin TX this morning is that the city's famous bat population is refusing en masse to defecate, in a show of solidarity with the Congresswoman.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

64. LOL!!!

yet, I am also surprised.

I thought bats had more innate intelligence, not to mention ethics, than to join together in solidarity with such a repulsive and batrepukeshit crazy religulous liar

[Lone_Star_Dem]

82. Priceless!

[AndyA]

94. LOL! Welcome to DU, MrSamuel!!

Wonder if it would be possible to ask the bats to fly over the Governor's Mansion just about the time Gov. Good Hair is walking outside and they can't hold it any longer?

[Mnemosyne]

121. Welcome Mr. Hain! DUzy material!

[Mr Samuel Hain]

122. Call me Sam

And what on Earth is a DUzy? Are we talking about some kind of hazing for newbs like me?

[Mnemosyne]

123. Well, Sam, we sneak into your house and turn all of your clocks back 23.5 hours creating chaos in

your life for a half hour! Be afraid, be very afraid!

Seriously though, this is last week's DUzy Award thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022898526

It means you are a pretty decent smartass!

[Mr Samuel Hain]

124. You agree with my late mom

about the "smartass" thing.

[Mnemosyne]

125. Takes one to know one.

[hrmjustin]

70. Welcome to DU my friend!

[Mr Samuel Hain]

86. Thank you

[mckara]

89. Gawd! What a Douche Bag!

How does such an idiot get elected to office once?

[efhmc]

100. So serving 8 years just like the pres is enough??

Still wondering if all is hunky dory in her world, why she quit?

[Unknown Beatle]

20. 18 months?

If the feds have the goods on her, she may have to step down sooner.

We have the equivalent of Bachmann in Ted Cruz. Crazy ass fuckers.

[Berlin Expat]

23. Not to mention

Louie Gohmert, who ups the whole craziness factor exponentially.

I genuinely wonder about his grasp on reality.

[Rozlee]

63. I love his theory about Arab terrorist being able to mix in

With the undocumented Mexicans coming into the U.S. across the border. Like he figures all us brown folk look alike and can't see differences in Semetic features and mestizo ones. Maybe he saw "Born In East L.A." and figures he can lump undocumented Arabs coming across the border as OTM's.

[MissNostalgia]

25. Is she too crazy to be a lobbyist

She wont officially ever go away, I'm sure Fox and some lobbyist firm will keep her in the public eye, legal problems be damned.

[Harriety]

27. Not before she has a thorough investigation of all her wrong doings...

....and I'd bet there's been a ton of them. She should NOT be able to just cut and run.

[Major Hogwash]

28. Peanuts, popcorn, crackerjacks -- the feds are investigating Ms. Batshit Crazy.

Get your nuts hot on the grill, right here, folks.

[Champion Jack]

29. Comedians everywhere are in mourning

[navarth]

71. My thoughts exactly. Bill Maher will be sad today. nt

[jessie04]

30. Poor Marcus.

Whats he going to do with his wife going to jail?

[NickB79]

40. He'll have to have all his best male friends over to console him

Every night. Over and over again. For as long as it takes.

[Half-Century Man]

31. After watching her video announcement.

I find I have no problem picturing her dirty, sweaty, dressed in black, and crouched in the bushes outside a house at 1am chewing her nails ragged and muttering to herself, "He loves me, I know he does, He's just too shy to admit it.". Over and over, like a mantra to the elder gods of lunacy.
This is a person the absolute faith in her stupidity. An overwhelming eagerness for legislation to enforce her stupidity. She also seems to be quite comfortable with the idea of her being the new Messiah of Moronic Discourse.
I see her as someone not very smart, impassioned with unbreakable programming, willing to usurp the rule of law to gain power and force others into her program, frustrated by circumstances, and not done yet. I only hope she chooses to interact with the public with a microphone and not a belt made from C-4 and nails.

[Judi Lynn]

45. Scary thinking of her unable to spew any longer. Could be deadly!

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[Monk06]

47. That's the after pic here's the before...........

[Crowman1979]

32. Damn! I feel like dancing like I'm at a nawlins funeral down on Bourbon St.

[nolabear]

67. You and me, Baby. We will second line her skinny ass out of town!

[DocMac]

34. Until now,

I just didn't think the absence of one person would matter.

But here it is...lol.

[MannyGoldstein]

35. Andy Borowitz is on suicide watch.

The Onion has counseling available to those who need it to get through the day today.

[adieu]

36. I hope she

spends all her time, money and effort for another go at the office of the president. I would love to see Bachmann as the GOP's candidate.

[myrna minx]

37. Hopefully she'll be wintering in jail.

See ya, crazy eyes!

[tclambert]

38. She said the investigation was not the reason for not running, but what reason did she give?

Sorry, I can't watch the whole video my own self. My brain has an allergic reaction to that much stupid.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

53. She wants to stay home and make love to her husband, Marcus.

[tclambert]

93. Can't she just hire somebody to do that for her?

[lunatica]

39. When she leaves it won't be a minute too soon

[John2]

41. Just keep investigating

her. She probably broke laws somewhere. If it was me, I would investigate the whole rightwing machine. Instead of punking Holder, I think he should be emboldened more to investigate the rightwingers and their accomplices. I think the IRS and Benghazi investigations can be turned on its head after listening to Lawrence O'Donnell last night. Issa would be one of my main targets for an investigation and the IG because I question this IG report. I think he needs to appear before a Senate Hearing and answer questions about his report and did anybody influence the outcome of it. I want to know exactly Issa's role.

[onehandle]

43. Hard to serve from jail. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

48. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTT!!

[SlimJimmy]

51. She can say what she wants, but I think the investigation into the campaign finance issues are

forcing her out. The problem now is; who will replace her? I would think it couldn't be anyone worse, but you never know.

[calimary]

92. That, and the numbers that were going against her.

She barely got back in, last time. In a purportedly ferociously-red district that should have been another cakewalk for her. And she barely got back in. The numbers were starting to go against her, and she's probably increasingly viewed back home as damaged goods - that will hurt their precious party. I think the last numbers I saw, if memory serves, that she was actually falling slightly behind the probable Democratic opponent. And then add in this scandal that was brewing under her feet.

She probably decided it'd be better to get outta Dodge and find her way to some lucrative contract with Pox Noise. Or maybe jim demint called with an offer of safe haven at the Heritage Foundation?

[glinda]

116. Beware of what will replace her from her side.....

[Blue Owl]

52. Bye Bye batshit, Ta Ta teabag lady

Good riddance.

[laserhaas]

54. We all owe a debt of gratitude to artist Ken Avidor for his "Dump Bachmann" Blogs

Avidor is a cartoonist of exception insight.

He did much work for various local media outlets on our Tom Petters Ponzi case

Due to Rov'r type skullduggery, City Pages was sued (about a true statement)
and Avidor was also named (and thus forced to shuttle his web/blogs)

He owned a fantastic Blog titled "Dump Bachmann".

Here's a link to others who talked about Avidor's efforts (since you can't see the original works now)
http://rozwoundup.typepad.com/roz_wound_up/2011/07/ken-avidor-and-the-dump-bachmann-blog.html

[laserhaas]

55. Please see Ripple in Still Water - a MN Blog on Dumping Bachmann

http://www.rippleinstillwater.com/

[mountain grammy]

56. While I don't believe anything she says, I want to believe this one.

[Thinkingabout]

58. She's gone, wonder if the rest of the crazies are listening, hey Crazy Cruz, you are seeing a

preview of you future along with the other crazies. Remember Allen West, another has been, Jim Demint, has beens, all of the TP needs to take the next flight out of political offices.

[Beacool]

61. Best news I've heard today!!!

Good riddance!!!



Unfortunately, Congress still has Paul, Rubio, Cruz, Ryan, Inhofe, Coburn, etc.

[BootinUp]

62. I feel sorry for all the comedians

who will have a lot less material to work with.

[yurbud]

65. losing her is a mixed blessing the way losing Fox News or some talk radio figure would be

on the one hand, their ignorant, toxic spew is out of the mix.

On the other, with them gone, some might forget the lengths the patrons of the right will go to to get their way.

[spiderpig]

66. Buh-bye hypocrite, bigot & all-around nasty person

(but thanks for the corndog photo)

[Paladin]

72. Good riddance, Crazy Eyes. (nt)

[Myrina]

73. Part of me thinks she wants to be begged not to ...

... she's not been in the headlines lately, I'm sure she's having withdrawal and abandonment issues.

[B Stieg]

74. NO SMIRKING!

We're likely to get MARCUS BACHMANN in 2014!

[jayfish]

75. Ding Dong the...

Well... You know the rest.

[hrmjustin]

76. Won't miss her at all.

[TeamPooka]

77. There's nothing like an ethics investigation to make you want to spend more time with your family.

[JesterCS]

79. *smirk* n/t

[Historic NY]

81. She probably desires to spend more time with her husband and his friends.

[RoccoR5955]

83. She has a multi-million dollar contract with faux news in 3, 2, 1. n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

84. Somewhere, Bill Maher just burst into tears.

[S.A.M]

85. Sara Palin strikes again!

Question: Why is there such a high unemployment rate among The Tea Party?
Answer: they always are quitting their jobs!

[RushIsRot]

90. Guano industry mourns the loss.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

95. But then how is she going to impeach Obama?

[Rhiannon12866]

97. The late night comedians must be heartbroken... n/t

[efhmc]

99. What exactly were her reasons, then?

[Cha]

101. Two weeks ago she was calling for the Impeachment of President

Barack Obama. What happened, bachmann? Ethics investigation gotcha?

Two Weeks After Calling for Obama Impeachment, Michele Bachmann Quits Due to Ethics Scandal

Bachmann said, “And rest assured, this decision was not impacted in any way by the recent inquiries into the activities of my former presidential campaign or my former presidential staff. It was clearly understood that compliance with all rules and regulations was an absolute necessity for my presidential campaign. And I have no reason to believe that that was not the case.”

It might be clearly understood by Bachmann, but not by the FBI, the Congressional Ethics Office, the special prosecutor in Iowa, the FEC, and all the other agencies that are investigating her 2012 presidential campaign. Two weeks ago, it was reported that the FBI had joined the investigation into Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign, but the media wants to pretend like this never happened. In fact, most mainstream media outlets are quoting Bachman’s denial and taking it at face value

.
http://www.politicususa.com/mainstream-media-admit-ethics-scandal-forced-michele-bachmann-quit.html

thanks Hissyspit

[LiberalAndProud]

102. This is most excellent news!

HAPPY DANCE!

[rhett o rick]

103. She is hoping this will stifle a recall move. nm

[DeadLetterOffice]

104. Happiness and Joy!

"The good Congresswoman is going to call it a career at 4 terms. The only people happier about this than Minnesota Democrats are probably the national Republicans." -- Dave Mindeman, Minnesota Network for Progressive Action [link:http://www.mnpact.org/sblog/blog.php?id=3772]

[ReRe]

105. I bet she doesn't serve out her present term. n/t

[SCVDem]

107. To the Fox viewers

who think she is so hot, why does she always use a soft focus filter to make herself look not so wrinkled?

Vanity and ego.

So much for her biblical bullshit!

[jmowreader]

114. There are only two things that can smooth Bachmann's wrinkles

...but Botox's LD50 is too low, and house paint is uncomfortable to wear. So filtering it is.

[truthisfreedom]

108. I bet Jim Graves hasn't been able to stifle a smile all day.

I know Al Franken and Jim and I can just imagine the conversations they've been having today. Incredible day for science and truth.

[Jack Rabbit]

109. Fellow Evil Duers, you heard what she had to say

Let us answer that nonsense by making a toast to the coming end of American fascism.
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[SmittynMo]

110. One down. Sooooo many more to go n/t

[The Wizard]

111. She''ll be running for

The Swiss border.

[LittleBlue]

112. Ding dong the witch is dead

Am I too late? Probably

Thank the lord she's going

[dflprincess]

117. "Continue to work overtime"????

Why start now?

[Major Hogwash]

118. Is the ink dry on her Faux Snooze contract yet?

You betcha!



Man, that would be a pair of twits for Faux Snooze, wouldn't it?
Palin and Bachmann, both together on one program.

[Kennah]

120. You don't suppose she'd take up arms at the upcoming Armed March on D.C.--that won't happen