Politics | Michele Bachmann Guess Who's Flirting With a Presidential Run? No decision yet, but she's visiting Iowa... By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jan 5, 2011 10:23 AM CST Copied In this Oct. 30, 2010 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks in Blaine, Minn. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig, File) Another 2012 contender emerges: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. Rumors have been swirling that Bachmann is weighing a Senate run in the next national election, but ABC News reports that the Tea Party favorite is also seriously considering a presidential run. A source says she’ll take meetings in her native Iowa this month and seek advice before deciding. She was also featured at a GOP fundraiser last week in another early primary state, Michigan. "Nothing is off the table," Bachmann's chief of staff says. "The congresswoman is excited about her first trip to Iowa this year." Read These Next Trump-Epstein friendship ran deep, says Epstein's brother. It's an unusual finding about the cause of an Alaska plane crash. A group of 6 set off on the river, but only 3 survived. Bryan Kohberger will officially die in prison. Report an error