Michelle Bachmann’s failed bid illustrates Teaparty struggles with GOP- Teaparty News
Michelle Bachmann, the face of Teaparty resistance
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U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann headed off an intra-party fight when she dropped her bid for a House leadership spot last week, but her candidacy showcased the divisions surrounding the Tea Party’s newfound presence inside the Republican Party.
When House Republican leaders swiftly rejected her provocative bid for GOP conference chair, the No. 4 position in the House, it underlined her status as a party outsider despite her rising national profile.
One Washington Post columnist said afterward that the Minnesota congresswoman had the “worst week in Washington.” Almost immediately after Bachmann launched her leadership bid, nearly all of the top House leaders lined up behind rival Texas Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling. And she was snubbed from the 22-member GOP House transition team that included several new Tea Party House members.
Bachmann has kept a low profile since dropping out of the leadership race, and was unavailable for comment for this story.
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