Michele Bachmann

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), right, waves to supporters after speaking at a tea party rally against the Internal Revenue Service entitled, "Audit the IRS" on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), right, waves to supporters after speaking at a tea party rally against the Internal Revenue Service entitled, "Audit the IRS" on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck, left, and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), right, wave to supporters after speaking at a tea party rally against the Internal Revenue Service titled, "Audit the IRS" on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, will not run for re-election in 2014. A proud social conservative, she made an immediate splash in the GOP presidential race in 2011, but voters turned on her, and she dropped out six months later. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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** FILE ** Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accompanied by Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., chair of the tea party caucus, speaks during a news conference with tea party leaders about the IRS targeting tea party groups, Thursday, May 16, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., chairwoman of the Tea Party Caucus, listens at left as while Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference with Tea Party leaders about the IRS targeting Tea Party groups, Thursday, May 16, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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"History is filled with stories of political comebacks ... and [Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican] has the capability to rehab her image and change the focus to her work instead of these other issues," said Keith Keith Appell, a GOP consultant.

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**FILE** Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., on March 16, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, a tea party favorite, is facing stiff opposition in her congressional re-election campaign from Democrat Jim Graves. (Associated Press)