Ben Smith passes on the following editorial from the Star Tribune of Minneapolis-St.Paul:

It's ironic that a Minnesota member of Congress, Republican Michele Bachmann, went so far last summer to declare her intention to only partially complete her census forms, and to suggest reasons for others not to comply with the census law. If Minnesota loses a congressional seat, Bachmann's populous Sixth District could be carved into pieces. She likely would have to battle another incumbent to hang on to her seat. We've noticed that her anticensus rhetoric has lately ceased. We hope she got wise: Census compliance is not only in Minnesota's best interest, but also her own.

As Charles noted last month, Minnesota is one of the states at greatest risk of losing a congressional seat following the 2010 census, making it actually possible that Michele Bachmann's machinations could cost her state -- and consequently herself -- of a congressional seat. While this would mean that the Democrats could rely on one less electoral vote (as electoral votes are tied to congressional seats), given that the next state in line after Minnesota now appears to be Oregon, another Blue state, perhaps it wouldn't be the end of the world if Bachmann lost her seat come 2012.