Lightning-rod U.S. Rep. Bachmann seeks wider appeal in Colorado

Colorado played host over the weekend to U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., who Sean Hannity of Fox News recently called “the second-most hated Republican woman,” ranking her as a compliment directly behind former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

On Saturday, Bachmann spoke at the Steamboat Institute’s inaugural “Freedom Conference” in Steamboat Springs. And on Monday afternoon, the libertarian-leaning Independence Institute is hosting a Bachmann talk in Denver at the Athletic Club.