If you had to guess, how do you think Michelle Bachmann became convinced

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3. I still think she's contemplating running against Al Franken

In her tiny mind, uptight Minnesota voters will recoil at equal marriage being passed in their state, and come out in droves to support her over a man who barely won his Senate seat while Barack Obama was on the top of the ballot. She has to figure that his base will not be nearly as enthused in 2014, and she knows she can get past the ethics scandals if she waits until the last minute to file for the US Senate seat.

With her heavy warchest of campaign contributions, she's got to think it's possible.