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huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2008

GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say

— huffingtonpost.com — Five days after Rep. Michele Bachmann went on a McCarthy-esque rant suggesting Barack Obama was unpatriotic and urging the major newspapers of the country to investigate anti-American sentiment in Congress, the national Republican political parties ... (more) GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say

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michelebachmann.com - 10/21/2008

Michele Bachmann for Congress

— michelebachmann.com — Click here to make a contribution using your credit card. Your credit card information will be collected via a secure server. If you prefer to make a contribution by check download this form and print it out *. Complete the form and mail with your ... (more) Michele Bachmann for Congress

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thinkprogress.org - 10/22/2008

Bachmann Doubles Down: ‘Barack Obama’s Views Are Against America’

— thinkprogress.org — On the defensive over her controversial Hardball appearance last Friday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) told the St. Cloud Times yesterday that she regretted suggesting that Barack Obama held “anti-American” views. But at the same time Bachmann was ... (more) Bachmann Doubles Down: ‘Barack Obama’s Views Are Against ...

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Bachmann Challenger Raises Big Bucks Since Her Hardball Appearance
TPM Election Central — ... Tinklenberg still faces an up-hill battle, though, as this district voted 57%-42% for George W. Bush in 2004. So the question for him is whether there has been enough of a turn against Bush Republicanism -- and especially against Bachmann's extreme version of it -- for him to pull off an upset. ...

A Day At The Congressional Races
TPM Election Central — ... This is very much a GOP district -- it voted 57%-42% for George W. Bush in 2004 -- but the Tinklenberg campaign hopes to capitalize on voter backlash against Bush Republicanism in general and against Bachmann's extremism in particular. Meanwhile, CQ has ...

National GOP Pulling Financial Support For Bachmann
TPM Election Central — ... Bachmann could still potentially win, as this district voted 57%-42% for George W. Bush in 2004. But she's now on her own. It's a rare thing for a national party to totally cut off an incumbent, so this should give you an idea of just how unpopular Bachmann is among Washington Republicans right now. ...

NRCC Unit Pulls Bachmann Funding
Politics Daily — ... CQ Politics still has the race leaning toward Bachmann, even though it just moved its rating from "Republican Favored" to "Leans Republican." ...

Bachmann Loses Lead in MN-6
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... CQ Politics says that one factor "working in Bachmann's favor is the fact that the district is hardwired with a Republican lean that may let her prevail despite a major uproar." ...

New Bachmann Ad: "I May Not Always Get My Words Right"
TPM Election Central — ... Make no mistake -- Bachmann could still win this thing, as she has the luxury of running in a district that voted 57%-42% for George W. Bush in 2004. The key indication of this ad is that she's realized there is a serious problem here, and may stop some of her public buffoonery and focus on patching things up with offended constituents. ...