GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, challengers raise nearly $800,000

pioneer press ^ | 10-15-09 | Brian Bakst

[WOBBLY BOB]

In a sign of an expensive fight ahead for Minnesota's 6th Congressional District, the candidates' combined $1.2 million campaign stockpile is already much bigger than it was at this stage in the last election.

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann holds $617,000 of that money, giving her an early cash-on-hand lead over two Democrats vying to deny her a third term. But the combined $581,000 in the accounts of state Sen. Tarryl Clark and Dr. Maureen Reed far exceed what Bachmann's Democratic opponents mustered a year out from the 2008 election.

[WOBBLY BOB]

look for a Soros-ACORN cash influx...

[Tarpon]

Send her some cash if you can ... She is great and needs our help.

Maybe she can team up with Joe Wilson.

[SmokingJoe]

This story is a pretty weak attempt at spinning for the lefties. Michele Bachmann has raised more than twice what either of her potential Democratic Party opponents have raised...and she doesb;t even have to fight an expensive primary like they do. She is vastly ahead of the Demonmcrats. It's not even close.

[pitviper68]

Thanks for putting it in perspective. and my hope is that she will be the first REAL Woman Speaker of the House!!

[Dallas]

The link doesn’t work for me?

[MNJohnnie]

Palin/Bachman 2012

[WOBBLY BOB]

I have and I do.

(She’s my congresscritter)

[backwoods-engineer]

I don’t even LIVE in MN and I sent M.B. some money. The SCM is not reporting on the RUSH (heh) of cash she received after Glenn Beck invited his listeners to contribute to her.