Michele Bachmann: Tea Party Incarnate
The New Yorker and Newsweek profile the Tea Party darling ahead of the Ames Straw Poll
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Michele Bachmann was the muse for a new romance novel called Fires of Siberia, to be published June 1, about a fiery presidential candidate who tries to bone up on her foreign policy credentials only to get stuck in the wilderness with a sexy stranger.
The New Yorker and Newsweek profile the Tea Party darling ahead of the Ames Straw Poll
On Obama's cult, Nixon as role model, and what dinner parties are now like in D.C.
Despite the talk in Washington about budgets, in Iowa it's all about religion
There are signs that Perry could give Romney a run for his money
Michele's husband keeps bringing bad press--this time, for campaign reimbursements
As a candidate, she has a right -- and duty -- not to show any pores
Bachmann rep compares Pawlenty to the president
A group of gay activists protested Marcus Bachmann's clinic in MInnesota with pizzazz
'Caylee' laws, the future of News Corp., and Marcus Bachmann-hater hypocrisy
Responding to reports that migraine headaches can keep her from working for days
Meanwhile, he tries to manage expectations about the upcoming straw poll
ABC News reporter tells The View about how a Bachmann aide got physical with him
Iran may have weapons, tabloids may be vital, and Reagan may have supported Democrats
What they're saying now that the bill has cleared the House.
He asked one too many questions about her migraines
A hit piece on Bachmann arouses some unlikely defenders
A strange Daily Caller story says the condition makes her unfit for the presidency
An ad targeted toward gay readers keeps popping up in awkward places
The congresswoman is now a top target of her dreaded "homosexual agenda"
Is a crowded GOP presidential field God's plan?
Another side to the Bachmann family values
On the WSJ's 'Fox-ification,' Google's origins, and a slavery lesson for Bachmann
Also says audio of him calling gays "barbarians" is doctored
Minnesotans will report almost equal fundraising to the FEC
Judging Obama against Roosevelt, debating Eric, and Bachmann's blunders
But her belief that homosexuality is "part of Satan" won't hurt her that much in Iowa
Does that mean she's headed for a spectacular crash?
No more "Minnesota nice" for these 2012 candidates
The pledge deletes insinuation that Black children were better off during slavery
From porn to gay marriage to slave-era black families: this vow has it all
Oh, how the Internet loves a good gaffe!
The message: "I will not vote to increase the debt ceiling"
His $18.5 million second quarter isn't projecting frontrunner strength
Michele Bachmann's husband has strong feelings about gay "barbarians"
Mitt Romney got sweaty, top Herman Cain staffers quit, Gingrich's campaign is in debt
How Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann meet the press
Romney is expected to raise less than 2008, while Obama is wants to break Bush's record
On Michele Bachmann, c igarettes, and corporate hacking protection
Her campaign playlist may be controversial, but Bachmann wants no "mud wrestling"
Plus: Margaret Thatcher's handbag goes on the auction block
In three new polls the Tea Party darling is being embraced by GOP faithful
Iowa Republicans love her Tea Partying; bloggers love how many funny things she says
Most conservative reactions have been measured, but some have utterly lost it
One of the funnier recent gaffes (the movie star was born somewhere else)
As Chris Wallace learned, Michele Bachmann is not a "flake"; she's a "wacko"
Some curious choices from the Minnesota congresswoman
Streaming video from Waterloo, Iowa
After a tussle with Fox News, she opens her 2012 campaign with strong Iowan support
Gingrich, Bachmann, Santorum, Perry are appealing to minority voters
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