Michelle Bachmann’s Sixth Place Iowa Caucus Finish Won’t End Her Campaign

There’s a point when a political candidate needs to throw in the towel and agree to stop spending their political contributors money, for Michelle Bachmann that day should have been Tuesday when she received 5% of the Iowa Caucus votes and finished far behind her fellow competitors in sixth place.

Instead Michelle Bachmann has decided to continue her presidential run, announcing to supporters on Tuesday night that she was the only true conservative in the race that could defeat President Obama in a showdown.

The last place finish among all candidates who contested the state Bachmann told a very small crowd of supporters and reporters:

“There are many more chapters to be written on the path to our party’s nomination.”

“I believe that I am that true conservative who can and who will defeat Barack Obama in 2012.”

“What we need is a fearless conservative, one with no compromises on their record on spending on health care on crony capitalism on defending America on standing with our ally Israel,” she said.

Michelle Bachmann’s Iowa Caucus speech came just shortly after her campaign manager Keith Nahigian said he might leave the campaign.

The downfall of Bachmann comes after a strong Iowa GOP summer straw poll which showed her ahead of the back, however various strange answers and misguided political adds eventually strained her relationship with voters.

Iowa should have also been a strong showing for Michelle Bachmann because she grew up in the state and had showed much of her campaign support for the area by constantly visiting Iowa and spreading her conservative views.

A common response from Iowa voters could be heard on Tuesday as they said of Bachmann “it isn’t her time” and “she’s nice” but not Presidential material.

Are you surprised that Bachmann finished in sixth place or more shocked at the fact that she plans to continue wasting donor money by furthering her losses in other states?

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