Michele Bachmann Departure May Aid GOP In MN6

Bachmann Surprise May Actually Help GOP
Representative Michele Bachmann, a Republican from Minnesota, smiles at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Delegates are gathered in Tampa at the 40th Republican National Convention to select former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney as their nominee for the next president of the United States. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Representative Michele Bachmann, a Republican from Minnesota, smiles at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Delegates are gathered in Tampa at the 40th Republican National Convention to select former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney as their nominee for the next president of the United States. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Political observers were surprised Wednesday when Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced her decision to retire from Congress. Most observers considered the four-term Republican, who won the 2011 Iowa Straw Poll, a likely candidate for statewide or federal office at some point in the future.

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