Former Rep. Michele Bachmann says she will not run for Senate

[brooklynite]

Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Michele Bachmann, the former Republican congresswoman, said on a radio program Saturday that she will not run for the Senate in 2018.

Appearing on “Understanding the Times Radio” with Jan Markell, Bachmann said she prayed and did not receive a message from God to run: “I took it to the Lord in a very quiet way,” she said. “I tried to have my ears open and hear what God was saying to me, and I considered it for quite a long time. It became very clear to me that I wasn’t hearing any call from God to do this,” she said.

Bachmann served four terms in Congress from the Sixth Congressional District, from 2007 to 2014, and was an unsuccessful GOP candidate for president in 2012. She is beloved by Christian conservative activists, is a strong supporter of President Trump and remains one of Minnesota’s most well-known Republicans.

A Bachmann candidacy against newly appointed Sen. Tina Smith would have turned the race into an overnight sensation. Smith was formerly an executive at Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/michele-bachmann-will-not-run-for-senate/472804223/

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GOD only knows why.....

[IronLionZion]

1. She asked God and was given an answer

[mpcamb]

16. That was the St Paul billboard, right?

Brilliant!

[Downtown Hound]

2. And the world got slightly less crazy. n/t

[Brother Buzz]

3. I'm guessing the internal numbers looks really, really bad for this nimrod

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thank God she's not running!

[Ligyron]

5. At least she has stopped hearing voices.

For now...

[FSogol]

6. Thank god and thanks, god. N/t

[LakeArenal]

7. It's disappointing that she saw a window of opportunity to begin with.

Very disappointing.

[Hav]

8. It means the internal polling was disastrous

On the other side, it would actually be a plus regarding her mental state if she didn't hear voices telling her what to do.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. My heart is broken.

[lastlib]

10. Comedians everywhere feel your pain!

(Now they have to write their own material!)

[Judi Lynn]

14. We won't be able to see an updated State Fair corn dog munching campaign photo.

[jiminvegas]

11. Even her imaginary friend knows she is too crazy for the senate

[magicarpet]

12. God told her to fuck off.

In the kindest way.









.

[truthisfreedom]

13. Still smarting from the searing loss to Jim Graves.

She will never get over that.

[pazzyanne]

15. Whew!!!!!!

Minnesota dodged a bullet on that one. Lived in her district and she was an embarrassment. Actually, she was a forerunner for tRump.

[Mr. Ected]

17. Because God only works with snap answers

He probably blocked her calls.

[ehrnst]

18. Didn't she become a tax attorney because Marcus "commanded her to?"

I guess Marcus isn't up for her running either...

[dembotoz]

19. Saw her own shadow on ground hogs day

Her winter of exile will continue

[Turbineguy]

20. That's cool.

The GOP wants to replace the Crazies with Nazis anyway.

[lindysalsagal]

21. Geez. I hate it when god is right.