Rep. Michele Bachmann has formally announced her presidential candidacy . She is the first candidate to officially announce a bid for president since former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in 2012. Bachmann is considered a long shot , but is a Tea Party favorite . She was virtually tied with Mitt Romney in Iowa in a recent Des Moines Register poll .
Rep. Michele Bachmann has formally announced her presidential candidacy . Bachmann made the announcement in Iowa -- home of the first caucuses . Bachmann is considered a long shot , but is a Tea Party favorite . She was virtually tied with Mitt Romney in Iowa in a recent Des Moines Register poll .