Bachmann: Palin’s Decision Won’t Impact Mine

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Minnesota GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann says if she decides to run for president in 2012 it would be independent of who else is running — and that includes former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Bachmann also said on CNN Thursday that if she becomes a candidate she will have to work on her discipline — as she hasn’t always been “accurate.”

“My decision will be independent of whichever candidate gets in,” Bachmann said on CNN’s “John King USA.” “I have great respect for Governor Palin — I consider her a friend — and if she gets in, she gets in. That won’t impact whether I get in or not.

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