Submit a Story!
MN-06: Bachmann in Big Trouble
Surely you're now curious about whether Rep. Michele Bachmann, everybody's favorite right-wing nutcase of the hour, has any chance of actually being unseated in the coming elections. There's good news for you, courtesy of the DCCC. Grove Insight for the DCCC. 10/10-12. Likely voters. MoE ...
 Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) At Her Very Best (video)
Play
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) At Her Very Best (video)
youtube.com — Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on MSNBC's Hardball, October 17, 2008... (more) Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) At Her Very Best (video)
Censure Michele Bachmann
censurebachmann.com — Tell Congress to Censure Michele Bachmann On the October 17 episode of MSNBC's Hardball, Rep. Michele Bachmann... of Minnesota claimed that Barack Obama and other members of Congress share anti-American views. Bachmann thinks that anyone who disagrees ... (more) Censure Michele Bachmann
Dump Michele Bachmann
dumpbachmann.blogspot.com — We have a number of features here for your enjoyment. Click here to subscribe to our rss... feed. Please let us know your thoughts about the design of this blog . This blog is updated frequently so stop back regularly. We love comments, whether people ... (more) Dump Michele Bachmann
Comments
Blog Reactions

When McCarthyism rears its head
Political Animal — ... to discover whether members of Congress are "pro-America or anti-America." Bachmann added that Barack Obama "may have anti-American views." As truly nauseating as Bachmann was yesterday, it's worth noting that The Nation's Katrina Vanden Heuvel, on the same program, offered a powerful rebuke of Bachmann, starting with an apropos phrase: "I fear for my country." The clip is worth watching. I'd just add that Bachmann's re-election is hardly assured. In fact, recent polling suggests she's very vulnerable , facing an aggressive challenge from former state transportation chief ...

Backlash to Bachmann
Political Animal — ... of astounding. Since Congresswoman Michele Bachmann appeared on MSNBC's Hardball earlier tonight, there's been a deluge of support unlike anything we have seen. [...] Our phones haven't stopped ringing. Many have called in to say they're sorry they can only send money and wish they could be here to help. What kind of help are we talking about here? Tinklenberg raised over $488,000 in just 24 hours. That's pretty impressive. Tinklenberg, to be sure, remains the underdog. The race is competitive , but Bachmann got elected for a reason -- it's a conservative district. As Eric ...

Related Content
Twin Cities, MN | Minn.'s Bachmann: `I made a big mistake'
kare11.com 10/21/2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says she regrets using the term "anti-American" while discussing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's views, a remark that could threaten her re-election bid. Bachmann told the St. Cloud ...
District Detail: MN-06
cqpolitics.com 10/19/2008 — 2008: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) vs. Elwyn Tinklenberg (D) 2006: Michele Bachmann (R) 50 percent, Patty Wetterling (D) 42 percent Elwyn Tinklenberg gets a second shot at the seat after he lost the Democratic nomination in 2006, when Bachmann won in the ...
Bachmann Lies, Denies She Ever Called Barack Obama’s Views ‘Anti-American’
thinkprogress.org 10/20/2008 — After right-wing Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball on Friday and called for a McCarthyite investigation into the “anti-American views” of members of Congress, she has come under a withering storm of ...
Bachmann Goes Boom!
voices.washingtonpost.com 10/21/2008 — Five days ago, Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann seemed headed to a relatively pedestrian reelection win in her suburban Twin Cities district. Then this happened (the excitement begins around the seven-minute mark): Those comments, made to ...
Bachmann Loses Lead in MN-6
politicalwire.com 10/24/2008 — A new SurveyUSA poll in Minnesota's 6th congressional district shows Elwyn Tinklenberg (D) edging past Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), 47% to 44%. The district had been considered safe for Republicans until Bachmann claimed liberals and other Obama ...
Bachmann ad:”My heart is right”
hotair.com 10/25/2008 — Our friend Michele Bachmann has a new ad out for the final ten days of the campaign, and it corrects a mistake she made in last week’s appearance on Hardball . “I may not always get my words right,” Rep. [...] Read the rest » ...
Suddenly, Bachmann race looks different
startribune.com 10/20/2008 — She says her "anti-American" comments about Barack Obama were misunderstood, but they are helping to rally support for her foe.
National GOP Pulling Financial Support For Bachmann
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/22/2008 — A Republican source has confirmed to Election Central that the NRCC is indeed pulling all its advertising for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), whose antics since her McCarthyist rant on Hardball have quickly put this once-safe incumbent in serious ...
Sunday: Suddenly, Bachmann race looks different
startribune.com 10/21/2008 — She says her "anti-American" comments about Barack Obama were misunderstood, but they are helping to rally support for her foe.
Bachmann pushes Bush away during St. Cloud debate | sctimes.com | St. Cloud Times
sctimes.com 10/18/2008 — ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann — who has never been shy when it comes to praising President George W. Bush — used a debate today to distance herself from the unpopular president. Bachmann even tried to link her Democratic ...
Racists for Obama? (Politico)Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/18/2008
Politico - New polling and a trickle of stories from the battleground states suggest that Sen. Barack Obama's coalition includes one unlikely group: white voters with negative views of African Americans.
If Elected ... How would a President Obama govern? (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/18/2008
AP - For all Barack Obama's talk about change, there are signs that in style — if not substance — a new White House under Democrat Obama would operate much like the current one under President Bush.
Biden: GOP's going to throw more than the kitchen sinkCNN Political Ticker 10/18/2008
Biden campaigned in Nevada Saturday. HENDERSON, Nevada (CNN) – Joe Biden warned supporters Friday night to not get comfortable with the Democratic ticket’s current lead in the polls, saying Republicans may have thrown the kitchen sink but “other ...
Are Obama's Tax Policies Socialist?TIME.com Top Politics Stories 10/18/2008
Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of favoring a socialistic economic approach
In Ohio, as American as PieWSJ.com: Washington Wire 10/18/2008
Amy Chozick reports on the presidential race from Kansas City, Missouri. John McCain has “Joe the Plumber” to help flex his everyman appeal and lately Barack Obama has…pie. For the past several days, Obama has been using ...