The DCCC announced Monday that they will drop $1 million into ad buys targeting Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional district. The buy was motivated by the intense scrutiny over Bachmann’s remarks on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews on Friday.

Bachmann told Matthews, “I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America? I think the American people would love to see an expose like that.”

She also said that Barack Obama “may have anti-American views.”

Her comments generated outrage that drove thousands of donors to her DFL and Independence party endorsed-opponent El Tinklenberg. His campaign has received over $650,000 since Friday evening.