▁Bach mann ▁began ▁to ▁increase , ▁due ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁support ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁gar ner ▁through ▁the ▁Te a ▁Party ▁movement , ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Te a ▁Party ▁C au cus ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁Bach mann ▁also ▁strongly ▁played ▁up ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Water lo o , ▁Iowa , ▁where ▁she ▁also ▁officially ▁k icked ▁off ▁her ▁candid acy , ▁before ▁eventually ▁moving ▁to ▁Minnesota ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁te en ager . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁H uck ab ee , ▁several ▁other ▁potential ▁candidates ▁visited ▁Iowa , ▁including ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁Al aska ▁Sarah ▁Pal in , ▁Governor ▁of ▁Indiana ▁Mitch ▁Daniel s , ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁George ▁P ata ki , ▁Senator ▁John ▁Th une ▁of ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁H ale y ▁Bar bour , ▁Senator ▁Jim ▁De M int ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Chris ▁Christ ie ▁all ▁decided ▁against ▁b ids ▁for ▁president , ▁despite ▁receiving ▁earlier ▁spec ulation . ▁Business man ▁Donald ▁Trump , ▁who ▁also ▁briefly ▁fl irt ed ▁with ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁bid ▁for ▁president , ▁had ▁sent ▁several ▁a ides ▁to ▁Iowa , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁decided ▁against ▁a ▁bid . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁when ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁potential ▁candidates ▁had ▁announced ▁their ▁b ids ▁by ▁February ▁ 2 0 0