Hayworth destroyed himself. How he could even contemplate running for office in the Tea Party era, knowing full well that the government money informercial was out there, c'mon.
And Bachmann is starting to take the same kind of path. She has to know full well that a disclosure form is out there saying she got money from that farm - a simple denial just isn't going to cut it. But go ahead, blame the critics with Bachmann just like you're blaming JD's self-immolation on the critics. End result will be the same.