Michele Bachmann is not as photogenic as Sarah Palin. However, that is not a requirement for running for president, as LBJ and Jimmie Carter proved.
The real question is why any Republican bothers with cover photos on such Left-wing rags as Newsweak, Time and the NYSlime? It is a total waste of a candidate’s valuable time.
Maybe they think that they can influence the story.
It doesn't work to make the story anymore favorable.
But the notion is that the story would be even worse, if they had not input and couldn't counter more obvious smears.