Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann
(R) said she would run for a fourth term, but then quickly qualified her
response in an interview Wednesday.
Speaking on Fox News, Bachmann
seemed caught off guard when asked directly if she’d be running for a fourth
term.
“I, very — yes,” she said.
However, Bachmann quickly
qualified her response to indicate that it was an option she would be
considering.
“I believe I’ll be looking at
that, very seriously looking at coming back for a fourth term.”
After a brief surge early in the
GOP presidential race capped by her win in the Ames Straw Poll, Bachmann pulled
out earlier this month following a sixth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.
The contentious nature of the
primary season, coupled with some high-profile missteps, sent her back to Minnesota
with a low favorability rating in her home state.
According to a statewide Public
Policy Polling survey released on Tuesday, only 34 percent of those polled have
a positive view of her, while 57 percent have an unfavorable view.
Only 37 percent said she should
run for reelection.
“It’s very important right now
that we have a Congress and a president who understands the depth of the
spending trouble that we have, the debt problem that we have,” Bachmann
continued. “We need people who are committed to repealing ObamaCare and
Dodd-Frank, and that’s what I’ve been talking about on the presidential
campaign trail, but we need that strong voice here in Washington to remain.”
