Bachmann New Hampshire Aides Quit a Campaign Spotlighting Iowa

The entire New Hampshire salaried staff of Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has quit, according to a local television station, undercutting her candidacy in the state that traditionally conducts the nation’s first primary.

Bachmann, a Minnesota congresswoman, had five paid staff members in the state, all of whom in announcing their resignation cited frustration with her lack of commitment to campaigning in New Hampshire, said the report yesterday by Manchester, New Hampshire-based WMUR.