Michele Bachmann presidential campaign, 2012
| Michele Bachmann for President 2012 | |
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| Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 2012 |
| Candidate |
Michele Bachmann U.S. House Representative from Minnesota (2005–2011) |
| Affiliation | Republican Party |
| Status | Announced: June 13, 2011 Suspended: January 4, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Woodbury, Minnesota |
| Key people | Keith Nahigian (Manager) Alice Stewart (Press Secretary) Brett O'Donnell, Bob Heckman, Becki Donatelli, and Marcus Bachmann (Advisors) Jody Thomas and Mary Heitman (Finance Directors) |
| Receipts | US$18,007,604 (2011-07-25) |
| Website | |
| MicheleBachmann.com | |
The 2012 presidential campaign of Michele Bachmann, Congresswoman of Minnesota, began in June 2011. She ran for the 2012 Republican Party nomination for president of the United States. Bachmann announced she was running for president during the CNN Republican primary debate held June 13, 2011, and made her formal announcement two weeks later in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa.
She suspended her campaign on January 4, 2012, after coming in sixth at the 2012 Iowa caucus elections.
In early 2011, the media speculated about Bachmann's potential run for president. The New Republic called her "a serious contender for 2012." Her visit planned for January 21 to the state of Iowa, which holds the first caucuses of the season, raised suspicions after several aides hinted that she would make a bid for the White House.
In the midst of much speculation about a run for the presidency, Bachmann visited Iowa on January 21, 2011, to address the conservative group Iowans for Tax Relief. Bachmann said, "There's been no decision about candidacy, but I want to be a part of the conversation." Bachmann, born in Iowa and close friend to U.S. Representative Steve King, declared her happiness that Iowans would be the first to weigh in on the candidates: "I'm so excited. Because I feel like I know you. Because I was born here. I was raised here. These are my values. I feel like we understand each other and I trust you to make that decision. But I also charge you with that decision today."
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad stated he was greatly impressed by Bachmann's speech and stated that even if she did not run he felt "she'll certainly have an influence on the debate." Steve Scheffler, a Republican National Committee member and head of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition, said of a possible Bachmann run that "she could take a serious look at it. She certainly would bring a lot of enthusiasm to the base."
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