Politics | Michele Bachmann Bachmann Drops Bid for GOP Brass That huge sigh of relief? John Boehner By Polly Davis Doig Posted Nov 11, 2010 8:06 AM CST Copied Minnesota 6th district Rep. Michele Bachmann preps for a television interview in Bloomington, Minn. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Andy King) Michele Bachmann may rule the House wingnuts index, but she won't be ruling the House GOP in any form. The outspoken Minnesota rep and Tea Partier announced last night that she's ending her bid for the GOP's No. 4 House leadership position, reports the New York Times, which notes "that sigh of relief you heard" might well be John Boehner. Bachmann's withdrawal means the presumptive speaker of the House won't have to choose sides between mainstream Republicans and Tea Partiers right off the bat. “I plan to advance the Tea Party ideals through their listening arm, the Tea Party Caucus,” Bachmann says. She added that she'll recruit Tea Party freshman to caucus with her. Read These Next Andrew is still a prince, but he's no longer a duke. ChatGPT is going to get sexy. Lots of people are worried. Author of bestselling memoir about depression dies at 35. Scientist's theory explains why we haven't met aliens. Report an error