Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right

The right-wing congressperson leaves a legacy of slander and bigotry that reflects the worst of American politics.

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Two cheers for Michele Bachmann’s exit-right from Congress. Though Bachmann’s unsavory politics (and money) have left the building, Nation editor-in-chief Katrina vanden Heuvel says, “Bachmannism is far from finished.” Bachmann perfected a style of slander and falsehood that, “in the cult of false equivalence that distorts too much of our media coverage, has been quasi-legitimized.” Appearing on The Young Turks, vanden Heuvel breaks down Bachmann’s legacy.

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