Posted on 03/21/2010 7:00:55 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Who's more likely to perform the politically Herculean feat of ousting GOP cable TV darling Michele Bachmann from her Sixth District congressional seat -- DFL insider Tarryl Clark or outsider Maureen Reed?
That was the question under earnest discussion by a pair of party veterans March 13 at the Senate District 52 convention, held at Mahtomedi High School. I leaned in to listen.
"I'm for Tarryl Clark because she's electable," said Mary Vogel of Marine on St. Croix. "We need someone who knows how to run a winning campaign, because she's done it. She's an experienced legislator, and a leader. She's a very good communicator."
Yvette Oldendorf of Lake Elmo countered, "I'm for Maureen Reed because she's electable. She's a better fit for the district. She's a doctor; she has on-the-ground experience in business and education. Michele Bachmann doesn't know how to deal with someone who knows what she's talking about, like Maureen does."
In a nutshell, that's the choice confronting delegates at next Saturday's DFL endorsing convention in Blaine. Two top-tier contenders are offering two strikingly different theories about what's required to win in the north suburban/St. Cloud district.
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Bachmann’s not going anywhere.
If they couldnt beat her in 2008, they never will. She stumbled in the campaign late when she questioned democrats patriotism on Chrissy Mathews show, and was bombarded with bad advertising and non stop assaults by the local media and still won fairly easily. Now she is being proven correct with her controversial remarks
Hey Strib, what does it take to beat the dimoKKKRATs in your state.
I hope not. I cannot vote for her but I’m doing everything else that I can to keep her working for us.....
The only person I can think of with even the slightest chance to beat Michelle Bachmann would be Sarah Palin.
She represents a solid conservative district.....
But, as we have come to learn, these things are not a slam-dunk in the era of ACORN and illegal alien votes.....
Based on the backlash you’re going to face after this Obamacare vote, you Dems better consider yourself lucky to get elected dogcatcher in Frostbite Falls.
Bah-dum-bah....
;-)
The Minneapolis Red Star better forget about this year. It ain't happening.
Left-leaning newspapers are propaganda, plain and simple. And the Democrats are not your friends.
After tonight, a reasonable guess is that 50 Democratic Representatives are in serious trouble.
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A really, really rich one, because Bachmann will be getting money from all over the country.
The new illegal votes will buoy the libs....That’s why they’re concerned about this....
It’s all figured in.
Oh the comments against her. I love her, but her constituents are stupid.
I’m not even sure she could beat her. :)
Her constituents are stupid? Then how did she get elected?????
As a Minnesotan, I really get irritated by some of the postings here on FR. Not all Minnesotans are liberals or socialists.
Al Franken stole the election in 2008 - plain and simple. There really was no question about it. And, the Republicans did not fight hard enough to stop it.
Have they published the article about “What Does it Take to Beat Keith Ellison” yet?
Chuck Norris could,but just barely.
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