Bachmann Says She Will Not Continue in the Race

January 4th, 2012
Article by Sarah Wheaton

After a disappointing 6th place finish in the Iowa caucus, Michelle Bachmann has suspended her campaign. She won only 5% of the vote. The morning before the Iowa caucus, Bachmann said she was counting on a miracle to help her campaign. The morning after, she gave up. In her speech, she continued to criticize President Obama's policies, especially the health care program and the Dodd-Frank bill. She stated "I will continue to fight to defeat the president's agenda of socialism." but did not endorse a candidate. Bachmann also said she was "looking forward to the next chapter in God's plan." As previously stated earlier, she did not say if she was going to endorse her future rivals. She also did not say if she would run for Congress again. After announcing the presidential bid, she suspended her House campaign. Spokeswoman Alice Stewart stated that Bachmann just made up her mind that morning and was not sure about the future but is not against endorsing another candidate. One of the reasons that led to Bachmann's poor finish in the caucus was that her campaign did not have enough funds to competitively compete in Iowa advertising. The campaign was still slated for events in South Carolina and New Hampshire. Bachmann received calls from Sarah Palin and many evangelical leaders to dropt out and endorse a different candidate.