Next stop's the Graves:
"With Bachmann out of race, Democrat claims success
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Democrat gearing up for a rematch against US Representative Michele Bachmann suspended his campaign Friday, proclaiming success in his goal to oust the polarizing conservative from Congress two days after she announced she would not seek reelection.
In an e-mail to supporters, Jim Graves, who narrowly lost to Bachmann last year, said he felt his primary goal of unseating Bachmann was complete even if she decided to step away voluntarily rather than face him in a rematch race.
‘‘We set out to defeat Rep. Bachmann, and that has been accomplished. You should feel incredibly proud,’’ he wrote to his backers.
‘‘After all, it was the grassroots movement that you built that kept the pressure on and forced Rep. Bachmann from her seat in Congress.’’
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Related:
"Representative Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota Republican whose status as a leading voice of the Tea Party movement in Congress has faded in the wake of a failed presidential bid and a widening investigation into her campaign spending, said Wednesday that she would not seek reelection.
Bachmann, defiant as ever as she insisted that she would have won reelection had she tried, also said the legal inquiries had nothing to do with her decision....
Lying must be qualification for office.
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What scandal?
"In January, a former Bachmann aide filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, claiming Bachmann made improper payments to an Iowa state senator who was the state chairman of her 2012 presidential run. The aide, Peter Waldron, also accused Bachmann of other FEC violations."
Related: Sunday Globe Special: Freed From the FEC
