OPINION

GOP primary is officially messy

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The revelation that Michele Bachmann has migraines - described as manageable by her, debilitating by others - signaled that the sleepy GOP primary is now officially joined, and messy.

After the Daily Caller broke a story that, while based on anonymous former aides, clearly was based in some fact, the story had a real ripple effect.