Via The Hill:

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) — the conservative firebrand and Tea Party favorite who was briefly a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination — announced Wednesday that she would not seek reelection to Congress in 2014.

Bachmann, who has long been a target of Democrats and faced a difficult reelection next year, compared herself to a president limited to eight years of office in a statement explaining her decision.

“After a great deal of thought and deliberation, I have decided next year I will not seek a fifth congressional term,” Bachmann said in a video message on her campaign website. “I am confident that this is the right decision.”