Bachmann has a long history in elective office, and she has never revealed any of that, not being formidable, not guts to lead something, or change something, not the smarts or determination to so much as succeed in passing some decent conservative bill, or any bill as far as I know, nothing.
She does pull a conservative lever, but that isn't exactly the makings of a leader, and someone that can change things, so far, inability to effect change is her defining quality, which is the opposite of what we need in government leadership.
I think you have a hard time convincing the Tea Party that she is not formidable or gutsy or a leader. She was there with them from the start and was very influential in driving the agenda and is a very strong fundraiser. By the way, tax and spending cuts are what we need to turn the economy around and her positions are all about that.
I say again, her chances of being the vice president grow by the day.