The Nation: Bachmann's Seat Up For Grabs

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Bachmann's Seat Up For Grabs
posted by Ari Berman on 10/21/2008 @ 11:11am



Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's McCarthyite rant about investigating alleged "anti-American" members of Congress may cost her a job.

Bachmann's Democratic opponent, El Tinklenberg, has raised over $640,000 since Bachmann's Hardball appearance on Friday. Her GOP primary challenger, Aubrey Immelman, announced her intention to run as a write-in candidate. Over 52,000 people have signed a petition to censure Bachmann in the House of Representatives. Colin Powell called her comments "nonsense."

Minnesota's usually reliably Republican sixth district now looks very much in play. A poll by the DCCC before Bachmann's appearance put her ahead by only four points. "Suddenly, Bachmann race looks different," the Minneapolis Star-Tribune wrote on Sunday. It's on everybody's radar screen.

The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor-Party is keeping the pressure on. Yesterday DFL Chair Brian Melendez called on Minnesota Republicans to denounce Bachmann's remarks. "The deafening silence of those Republicans who have silently acquiesced in her comments shows us either that they share her offensive views or that they are afraid to speak out against her and the radical fringe that she speaks for," Melendez said. .......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters/374418

[Happyhippychick]

1. Can we dedicate her own euphemism: Bachmanned. That's what happens when you fuck up your own

campaign.

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2. LOL....

Bachmanned: Self-PWNed :)

[Happyhippychick]

3. I just heard another one on MSNBC - Robin Hayes? He may have Bachmanned himself too.

Shall we donate to his opponent?

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4. Ah jeez. I Bachmanned. I kicked my own ass.

:rofl:

[DS1]

5. Maccachmanned?

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6. pull the masks away

when these people speak,i cannot hope to feel that they are
truly revealing who thay are. The hope of the country and us,
as indivduals, is thatwe keep trying to open each others
eyes.x(