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MN-06: GOP Ticket Distances Selves From Bachmann's Haterade, DCCC to Drop $1 Million on Race

by: James L.

Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 2:45 PM EDT

It seems that the Republican Party can't run away from Michele Bachmann's foul brand of haterade fast enough. First it was Colin Powell, and now it's Sarah Palin herself:

Speaking with reporters in Colorado yesterday, Palin said she does not agree with Rep. Michele Bachmann's recent comments suggesting that some congressmen hold "anti-American views," NBC/NJ's Matthew E. Berger reports. "Well that's quite subjective," she said of Bachmann's comments. "I would think that anybody running and wanting to serve in Congress is quite pro-American because that's what the mission is, to better this country, so I would question the intent of that."

When Sarah Palin, herself no stranger to the most vile kind of mudslinging, says that your attacks are beyond the pale, I think you've officially crossed the line by any objective standard.

Talk about a perfect storm for Democrat El Tinklenberg. His campaign has raised over $700,000 since Bachmann's Hardball meltdown -- a massive sum of cash for a campaign that needed a boost. We reported on Saturday night that the DCCC will be entering this contest, but we now have more details on their investment:

The party plans to spend $1 million against GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, who recently said Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama "may have anti-American views." President Bush carried her district by 15 percentage points over John Kerry in 2004.

Thanks for the timely freakout, Michele!

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A suggestion

They should air a clip of Powell's beatdown on Bachmann post-MTP interview. It speaks for itself.

by: ChadInFL @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 13:54:19 PM CDT

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Double OT: DSCC and Clinton

http://www.politico.com/blogs/...

The DSCC announced it raised $14.4 million in September, giving the committee $26.3 million on hand at the end of the month. And despite outspending the National Republican Senatorial Committee in September, the DSCC still began October with about $9 million more than the NRSC in its campaign coffers.
The NRSC raised $6.6 million in September, and reported $17.4 million cash-on-hand at the end of the month.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/...

Former President Bill Clinton will be joining Lunsford on the trail on Friday, as the Democratic Party continues to pull out all the stops in the hopes of unseating McConnell.
The two will be campaigning in Paducah and Bowling Green, two small cities in the western part of the state.

Both are pretty kickass for us. Lovin' the Monday so far.

by: JeremiahTheMessiah @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 14:10:03 PM CDT

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Great move

Bill Clinton is one of the more popular Dems in KY. His campaigning should help Lunsford there.

by: ChadInFL @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 14:11:23 PM CDT

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Awesome!

Bringing out the big guns!

Bill Posey is not half-alligator...and is outclassed by Davy Crockett anyway: http://www.washingtonmonthly.c...

by: Glenn Magus Harvey @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 14:30:14 PM CDT

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Go Get Him Big Dog!

nt.

by: sicembears @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 18:54:59 PM CDT

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i was just talking to a friend who raises funds

for a neighboring democratic congressmember on thursday and he bnemoaned how the DCCC was so stretched and that if we just had a little more money for one of the MN democratic challengers (Tinklenberg MN6, Sarvi MN2), it could make a huge difference. and then bachmann does this! How great!

by: st paul sage @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 14:17:50 PM CDT

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Ad will

start playing tomorow and will be out in public tomorow, my sources tell me.

I'm so happy about what's happening to this race.

by: Populista @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 14:25:25 PM CDT

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I know!

We all knew that if you gave Bachmann enough time, she'd talk her way out of re-election. And boy did she do it. Thanks for being an idiot you extreme and horrible woman.

by: Andrew @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 14:47:10 PM CDT

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Don't sources rock? ;-)

by: andgarden @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:02:29 PM CDT

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Damn, 1.7 million is a lot of money to be spending.

I can't wait to see what kind of effect this will have.

If only we could get the local media to start on Bachmann, we'd be set. From what I can tell, the local noise machine is trying to make this go away.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyo...

Come on people, stop enabling crazy!

by: nrimmer @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 14:54:59 PM CDT

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50 state strategy

This is why we need a solid Democratic candidate in every race, every time. You just never know when a GOPer will f*** up.

by: bear83 @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:01:19 PM CDT

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How is Debbie Cook doing?

His campaign has raised over $700,000 since Bachmann's Hardball meltdown -- a massive sum of cash for a campaign that needed a boost.

How is CA-46 coming along?

Bill Posey is not half-alligator...and is outclassed by Davy Crockett anyway: http://www.washingtonmonthly.c...

by: Glenn Magus Harvey @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:13:30 PM CDT

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Wow, I've emotionally invested myself in so many races now.

CA-04, CA-46, ID-01, WY-AL, WY-Sen, MS-Sen, KY-Sen, GA-Sen, ID-Sen, OK-Sen, FL-18, MS-01, TX-22, IN-03, NH-01, KS-02, WA-08, AZ-08, NM-02, TX-07, TX-10, NV-02, NV-03, GA-Pres, WV-Pres, IN-Pres, IN-Gov, NC-Sen, NC-08, NC-05, LA-07, LA-01, OK-01...

Bill Posey is not half-alligator...and is outclassed by Davy Crockett anyway: http://www.washingtonmonthly.c...

by: Glenn Magus Harvey @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:16:48 PM CDT

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For fun

Charlie Brown vs. Tom McClintock
Debbie Cook vs. Dana Rohrabacher
Walt Minnick vs. Bill Sali
Gary Trauner vs. Cynthia Lummis
Chris Rothfuss vs. Mike Enzi
Ronnie Musgrove vs. Roger Wicker (sorry, I should have written MS-Sen*)
Bruce Lunsford vs. Mitch McConnell
Jim Martin vs. Saxby Chambliss
Larry LaRocco vs. Jim Risch
Andrew Rice. vs. Jim Inhofe
Annette Taddeo vs. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Travis Childers vs. Greg Davis
Nick Lampson vs. Pete Olsen
Mike Montagano vs. Mark Souder
Carol Shea-Porter vs. Jeb Bradley
Nancy Boyda vs. Lynn Jenkins
Darcy Burner vs. Dave Reichert
Gabby Giffords vs. Tim Bee
Harry Teague vs. Ed Tinsley
Mike Skelly vs. John Culberson
Larry Joe Doherty vs. Mike McCaul
Jill Derby vs. Dean Heller
Dina Titus vs. Jon Porter
Barack Obama vs. John McCain
Jill Long Thompson vs. Mitch Daniels
Kay Hagan vs. Liddy Dole
Larry Kissell vs. Robin Hayes
Roy Carter vs. Virginia Foxx
Don Cravins, Jr. vs. Charles Boustany
Jim Harlan vs. Steve Scalise
Georgianna Oliver vs. John Sullivan

I should add AZ-03 Bob Lord vs. John Shadegg, WV-02 Anne Barth vs. Shelley Moore Capito, and NC-Pres as well.

Bill Posey is not half-alligator...and is outclassed by Davy Crockett anyway: http://www.washingtonmonthly.c...

by: Glenn Magus Harvey @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:25:42 PM CDT

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spending spree

How is he going to spend >$2 million (including the $300,000+ he had on hand before the Hardball incident) in just two weeks? How much air time will that buy in the Twin Cities market?

I understand the party's desire to make a load statement against McCarthyist rhetoric, but wouldn't some of that money be put to better use against other wingnuts like Marilyn Musgrave, Steve King, Daryl Issa, etc.?

by: Eugenian @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 20:52:06 PM CDT

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Musgrave is on track to lose

Dunno about the other ones though. Wait, is Steve King from IA-04 or IA-05?

Bill Posey is not half-alligator...and is outclassed by Davy Crockett anyway: http://www.washingtonmonthly.c...

by: Glenn Magus Harvey @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 22:26:08 PM CDT

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ia-5

by: Andrew @ Tue Oct 21, 2008 at 11:20:49 AM CDT

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Becky Greenwald vs. Tom Latham IA-04
Rob Hubler vs. Steve King IA-05