Despite having won a a 10th-grade polka competition and confessing to a “lifelong love of ballroom dancing,” Michele Bachmann confirmed today that “the recent rumors are false. I will not be joining Dancing With the Stars.” It’s unclear whether the former presidential hopeful was actually approached by the TV dance competition to appear on the show, but perhaps when she heard her fellow competitor Herman Cain had passed on the contest, she thought it best to follow suit and rule out dancing altogether.
