Michele Bachmann voted off the island in ‘Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary’

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

As predicted, the Minnesota Loon, Michele Bachmann, met her Waterloo in Iowa Tuesday night. This morning she announced that she is ending her crusade quest for the presidency and is "suspending" her campaign (that is legalese for "I want FEC matching funds"). Bachmann's torch has been extinguished, she has been voted off the island in "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary." Bachmann ends presidential bid: "I have decided to stand aside" | StarTribune.com:

Michele Bachmann Wednesday morning announced in Iowa that she would suspend her presidential campaign after a disastrous finish in the first-in-the-nation caucus voting on Tuesday.

“Last night the people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice, so I have decided to stand aside,” she said, putting her campaign in the past tense.

Bachmann had said she would fight on after winning just 5 percent in the Iowa caucuses but changed course, canceling her planned South Carolina stops.

Bachmann did not outline her future political plans Wednesday. “I look forward to the next chapter in God’s plan," she said.

God? Or Rupert Murdoch at FAUX News Fraudcasting? She will likely follow the footsteps of the halfling governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, and get a gig at FAUX News.

It may be her only option. They don't like her much back in Minnesota either.

During her race, she repeatedly stressed her Iowa roots, which could rub Minnesota voters the wrong way.

"She has made it pretty clear to the people of Minnesota's Sixth that she is an Iowan," said Jack Tomczak, a former Bachmann staffer, now a talk radio host and Bachmann critic.

The Minnesota DFL was gleeful about Bachmann's potential return to the Gopher State. Democratic distaste for her has long helped DFLers raise money.

“We welcome her back to Minnesota,” said state DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin, suggesting that her long absence would be an issue any congressional opponent could use against her. “She has been gone so long, her constituents have forgotten about her.”

The Minnesota Loon did not answer questions about whether she would run again to keep her seat in Congress from Minnesota’s Sixth District. Nor did she make any endorsements.

In other news: CNN reports that Governor Goodhair Rick Perry will stay in the race and campaign in South Carolina, skipping the primary in New Hampshire.