DES MOINES — Though she couldn’t be there in person, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) made good on her commitment to speak to Polk County Republicans and members of the media Thursday night through a live-streamed video. Bachmann postponed her trip to Iowa Thursday, opting to stay in Washington to vote on the renewal of the Patriot Act bill, which would permit domestic intelligence access to business records and conduct roving wire taps to pursue terrorists.
Some had hoped Bachmann would use the Thursday dinner to formally announce her candidacy for president, and certainly rumors swirled that Iowa would be the stage for it. However, the Congresswoman said Thursday night she will stick to the original plan and make her decision in early June. The announcement will be made in her native Waterloo.
“Oh goodness, being born in Iowa has every advantage,” Bachmann said with a chuckle when asked if she believed being an Iowa native would give her a leg up with voters here. “It gives every advantage a girl could want. There’s no downside to being born there.”
So will she or won’t she? Mum’s still the word, Bachmann told reporters in a conference call Thursday night, though she made strong indications she will soon be the lone woman in the 2012 presidential race.
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