Its official. Michele Bachmann is now a candidate for the Presidency - in case you failed to realize that point when she unofficially announced her candidacy during the CNN debate.
What is most alarming is one of this central points in this Politico article: that Michele Bachmann is more than just crazy - she is crazy and cunning. She is not just the weird lady who looked at the wrong camera during her Tea Party response to the State of the Union, but a "polished politician" who can sincerely connect with conservative voters.
Fears of her loose grip on reality and her potentially tight grip on voters' attention are compounded by Matt Taibbi's penetrating article, shared on this blog last week. If Taibbi's thesis is correct, and Bachmann is truly on a political "holy war", and she is as politically skillful as Politico's article claims, this could prove to be a perfect storm in which a veritable madwoman is regarded as serious by a large swath of the electorate. While reading the articles linked in this post, please try not to play into the fear, and contemplate the possible outcomes as calmly as possible.
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