I think Michele Bachmann has what we call in some areas of the South the “big head.” Because of the attention she received from Hannity, Levin, and Limbaugh, and from some others on the far right, she actually thought she could become POTUS. It had to be a huge letdown when she lost so badly in the Iowa caucus. I can see her crying when she got a good dose of reality. People like Bachmann don’t live in the real world. They hardly ever interact with anyone who doesn’t stroke their ego and/or agree with them, so many of them are wholly unaware that most Americans don’t think like they do and/or don’t believe the things they believe. Romney experienced the same kind of culture shock last year because his only sources of information were Fox News, talk radio, and RW blogs. Hell, he even had Drudge riding on his campaign bus—one of the biggest RW liars on the planet. He didn’t prepare a concession speech because he thought what he was hearing from his sources was true: he was sure to win the election. It wasn’t true, and he ended up leaving his victory party in Boston and cancelling his aides’ campaign credit cards, leaving them unable to pay cabs for rides home. Nothing about the delusional beings in the GOPTP amazes me, so I can definitely see Bachmann breaking down when she lost the Iowa caucus. Living in an alternate reality and finally being forced to face the truth can cause someone like Bachmann to experience extreme heartbreak.