Michele Bachmann will not run for re-election in Minnesota's 6th district

• I saw Michele Bachmann on Meet the Press on Sunday, April 15th. She was impolite, rude, and the true bafoon that she is.

• Thanks for giving The Daily Show so much material. 

• In the West if Christians and Jews murder homosexuals they are prosecuted. In the Middle East when homosexuals are murdered by muslims it is promoted by the state and muslim religious leaders.  Is Weiner gay? 

• Again Kirk, you're diverting attention. Yeah, a lot of Muslims are homophobes, and a lot of Christians and Jews, and all three religions are full of shit. What's the point?

• Hmm, toting the merits of one candidate by contrasting them to the lack of merits of their predecessor... sounds an awful lot like liberals diverting attention away from Obama by referring to the 8 year blunder known as the Bush era. Just sayin'.

• Clark can't even get her address right to run against Chip Cravaack. Why would the 6th district want to elect an idiot like that?

• You are right about this. I think Bachmann might be on short list for VP. Of course she might drop out next January - February and run for Senate against Klobuchar. Or she might just re-start her congressional campaign and try for leadership role: Speaker of the house. Then Run against Dayton for Gov. No matter what you think, she is smart and has options.

• Different Party, though. What works in the Democratic Party generally doesn't work in the Republican Party. Getting the nomination is the key. Republicans would not nominate someone with Bachmann's marginal experience, unless she had executive experience (i.e. Governor). Even if Obama had been a staunch conservative Republican, he would never have stood a chance in the nomination process of that Party. Obama won because he appealed to swing voters and Independents. Bachmann has no appeal to either of those groups. You can't win with just the "base" in either Party. Pragmatic Republicans know this, but there is a question if the pragmatics are more influential than the ideologues. What webcelt is saying is essentially correct. She would be the choice of Republican primary voters. Other Republicans may grit their teeth and vote for her, much like many did for McCain, but she wouldn't be their "choice". The first primaries don't start for another eight months. I don't think Bachmann can go that long without saying something that creates doubt in Republicans' minds that she is their best choice. Ultimately, I think Bachmann will drop out. Losing is the worst sin imaginable for Republicans. If you drop out, you didn't really 'lose', and you can score points for being a 'team player' in the Party. Stay in and lose - you join the ranks of Mark Kennedy, Norm Coleman, and Tom Emmer. Branded for life as a loser by your own Party.

• ummm....Obama was just a one term senator who made a bunch of speeches and essentially became president. He has set the bar very low....

• You mean the homophobia displayed by the Muslim population of Minneapolis?

• Experience?   What does that matter? What did Obama ever do before he became president? Google this people: Obama Cracks Jobs Joke: ‘Shovel-Ready, Was Not as Shovel-Ready as We Expected’ You mean the almighty, and all his allegiance of genius, couldn't get it right? He thinks it's funny that the "Stimulus" plan failed? Failure...

• Doesn't matter. The 6th District is the laughing stock of the nation for sending her to Washington multiple times in the first place. It's the Deep South part of Minnesota, with even more homophobia.

• A country that would take her seriously? It's not the whole country that gets a say, just GOP primary voters. Of course, look at her long list of accomplishments. Loads of media appearances and... well, apparently that's enough.

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