Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), the Tea Party star who is considering a run for president, has just brought on board a top aide from a 2008 presidential campaign: Wes Enos, who served as Mike Huckabee’s Iowa political director in the 2008 cycle, when Huckabee won the caucuses in an upset, and who will now serve as a consultant for Bachmann’s PAC.
The move could be a further sign that Bachmann is serious about getting in the race, and that she will perhaps pursue the same Christian conservative base that went for Huckabee last time. What’s more, it could be a further sign that Huckabee might not be putting his hat back in the ring.
Minnesota Public Radio reports:
Bachmann chief of staff Andy Parrish confirmed Enos will serve as a consultant to Bachmann’s MichelePAC. Bachmann is weighing a bid for the 2012 GOP nomination. She has made numerous visits to early nominating states.
Enos, of Bondurant, IA, helped Huckabee win Iowa’s precinct caucuses. Referencing the Enos hire, Parrish told MPR News, “The more money we raise, the more help we need.”
