What Will Journos Remember Most About Michele Bachmann's Presidential Campaign?

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) ended her presidential campaign Wednesday morning following a dismal finish in the Iowa Caucuses. Countless journalists will miss seeing her throughout the rest of the primary. She was fun, feisty and fabulous, if at times factually challenged -- she did confuse John Wayne for John Wayne Gacey -- but who cares? It was part of her charm. Still, her memory lives on. We posed the question to Washington journalists -- what will you miss most about covering Bachmann? Here's what they had to say. Chris Geidner, Metro Weekly's senior political writer, told FBDC in an email he appreciated the national discussion Michele and her husband Marcus raised concerning his work with a Christian clinic, which reportedly practices reparative therapy for gays. As for a report from WaPo Thursday speculating that Michele may retire from the House, Geidner said, "We'll have to wait and see (her on Fox News)." And WaPo's Aaron Blake, who hails from Minnesota remarked, "Hearing that lovely Minnesota accent, dontcha know. Now I'll have to watch 'Fargo' or worse, call my relatives, to revisit my roots." TWT columnist Emily Miller pointed us to a piece she wrote Wednesday: "It’s certainly a relief that the debate stage will be less crowded," she wrote, "but it’s worth noting what has been lost: the Tea Party’s highest-profile opponent of Obamacare." In late December, Bachmann ran a campaign blitz through Iowa, stopping in each of the state's 99 counties within 11 days. Human Events' Tony Lee told us he'll miss that energy. "Sometimes, I could not help but wonder if she had more body doubles than children when looking at her schedule of events," he said. But Bachmann's flamboyant doggy sunglasses shopping hubby may be missed just as much as the candidate. "Marcus." That's the only word The Daily Caller's Alex Pappas responded with when we asked what he'd miss most about Bachmann's campaign. Pappas' colleague Jeff Poor said he'll miss watching MSNBC's Chris Matthews' analysis of Bachmann now that she's out of the race. "It was like a boy pulling a girl's pigtails, but instead with an overweight aging male," said Poor. Sean Bugg, also of Metro Weekly, was hoping Marcus could bring that sense of style to the White House. "What I'll miss most is Marcus, especially now that we know what his eye for accessorizing would have brought to the White House. It would have been just like another Jackie Kennedy," he said. RCP's Erin McPike: "Eyelashes?" Agence France-Press' Olivier Knox: "She is truly one of the most impressive 'retail' politicians I've ever seen, who worked to build a rapport with every voter at her meet-and-greet events in Iowa. Also? The Christmas carols she played from her bus's loud speakers." Townhall.com and BigGov Columnist Derek Hunter: "Her earnest delivery of every line, her Biden-like verbal flubs, and Marcus, sweet, sweet Marcus. But what I will miss most is the staring contest she had with the nation during every debate... Those eyes were hungry, and the only meal that could satiate that hunger was the White House. Now those eyes will be forever hungry, forever yearning." The Hill's Alex Bolton: "I'll miss all the traffic she drives to The Hill's website, which keeps my editors in a good mood." American Spectator blogger and New Media Strategies' J.P Freire: "A candidate that cites (late Austrian economist) Ludwig Von Mises." Anonymous D.C. Journo: "I will miss watching her being asked a question NOT about health care (Guantanamo Bay detainees, the U.S.-China relationship, black holes in space) and somehow correlating that to 'ObamaCare.'" Anne Schroeder Mullins, media consultant and formerly with Politico: "Won't we all miss Marcus the most?" TPM's Evan McMorris-Santoro: "Who's gonna say 'Anderson' now?!" (Santoro is referring to the countless times Bachmann tried grabbing the attention of CNN's Anderson Cooper during a GOP debate back in October.) Julie Mason, host of SiriusXM's P.O.T.U.S: "I will dearly miss her soothing, mellifluous elocutions -- like a soft, wet ear-kiss." TWT's Anneke Green: "The shot at having a First Gentleman." RIP for now, Bachmann campaign. Gone but not forgotten.

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What Will Journos Remember Most About Michele Bachmann's Presidential Campaign?

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