Politics | Michele Bachmann Guess Who's Flirting With a Presidential Run? No decision yet, but she's visiting Iowa... By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jan 5, 2011 10:23 AM CST Copied In this Oct. 30, 2010 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks in Blaine, Minn. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig, File) Another 2012 contender emerges: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. Rumors have been swirling that Bachmann is weighing a Senate run in the next national election, but ABC News reports that the Tea Party favorite is also seriously considering a presidential run. A source says she’ll take meetings in her native Iowa this month and seek advice before deciding. She was also featured at a GOP fundraiser last week in another early primary state, Michigan. "Nothing is off the table," Bachmann's chief of staff says. "The congresswoman is excited about her first trip to Iowa this year." Read These Next Minneapolis shooter had a plan—and grievances. American Taylor Townsend gets an earful after her US Open win. Belichick's girlfriend is embracing 'gold digger' idea. A pregnant 17-year-old died after a road rage shooting. Report an error