Michele Bachmann’s office just did an email blast to publicize her brand-new commercial in the suddenly tight Sixth District race. It may be the weakest spot, creatively and message-wise, that any Minnesota congressional candidate from either party has released this season. Like so much about her campaign recently, it suggests she was not really prepared to find herself in a serious contest.

Michele Bachmann: “A Lobbyist’s Worst Nightmare” (:30)