Jim Graves, Michele Bachmann’s would-be Democratic challenger for the House seat in Minnesota’s sixth congressional district, said Wednesday in an interview with the Huffington Post that he was surprised by the announcement that she would not seek re-election.
“The timing of the announcement really caught us off-guard,” Graves said. “We thought she was going full-speed ahead.”
Bachmann’s announcement came as a surprise to many, as she bought a new round of television advertising just over a week ago to drum up support for her bill to repeal Obamacare.
