Rep. Michele Bachmann may be leaving the House in January, but she's working hard to avoid fading into the obscurity she so richly deserves. Bachmann is planning a series of speeches and consulting with Newt Gingrich on how to stay in the public eye after leaving office. But let's let Bachmann be Bachmann and
explain her hopes:
“I don’t know how you’ll see me, but I would like to be in a situation where I can offer an opposing viewpoint to Hillary Clinton,” Bachmann said during a recent interview in her Capitol Hill office.
Anyone can
offer an opposing viewpoint. It's getting people to take it seriously that's the trick, though if the "opposing" part of opposing viewpoint is uninformed vs. informed, Bachmann has real promise. But Bachmann is looking beyond the berth at Fox News you might expect for her:
“My preference actually, as fond of I am of Fox [News], is to go on mediums where I can get to audiences that perhaps have a character view of me,” she said. “I absolutely love the 18-to-35 set. Absolutely love them, and that’s a crowd I would like to talk to.”
Uh huh. So. Bachmann is giving a series of policy and women's outreach speeches, wants to provide a counterpoint to Hillary Clinton, and is really eager to reach out to "the 18-to-35 set." Could she be much more obvious about her eye on 2016? If she's not planning to run herself, she's definitely positioning herself as a vice-presidential pick.
Quick, down on your knees. Pray for Cruz/Bachmann '16.
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