michele bachmann saga? not running for re-election next year. yesterday, jim graves who almost beat her last year, drops out of the race. why did he do that? because jim graves running against michele bachmann had a much better chance at winning. michele bachmann facing these investigations into campaign improprieties from her 2012 presidential campaign. her standing was weak. jim graves thought he could beat her, he almost did in 2012. with backman out of the race, this is a district mitt romney won by double digits in 2012 and graves doesn t stand as much of a chance against a run of the mill state republican lawmaker than he did against this firebrand like michele bachmann. what had gone what was a up for grabs district for democrats looks more and more like a seat that republicans can hold on to in 2014.