AM.MN: New York Times lucks out in citing Bachmann’s TV frequency

Is The New York Times right or just lucky? Its main story today about Rep. Michele Bachmann opens by claiming she averages one cable TV appearance every nine days — based on a Smart Politics number-crunch that’s nearly two months old. But it still checks out. Bachmann maintained her average with seven cable dates since then (on Fox with Glenn Beck yesterday, plus Sept. 13, 15, and 22, and Oct. 6 and 7), though for three weeks, townhalls and travel kept her too busy for TV talk. Today, Smart Politics trumpets the Wednesday media blitz that netted her campaign $90,000.

Elsewhere in Minnesota news this morning …

ST. PAUL: Rabies shots hobble wannabe GOP guv. State Sen. Michael Jungbauer says he gets tunnel vision from treatment for a bat bite. [ECM Publishers]

METRO AREA: Biden, LaHood visit. The veep eats cake in Edina at a Dem fundraiser; the Transportation Secretary moves from Minneapolis to St. Paul via something other than light rail. [Associated Press]

ST. PAUL: Wilder slashes jobs. The social-services foundation laid off a whopping 260, citing the recession’s toll on the nonprofit sector. [St. Paul Pioneer Press]

ST. CLOUD: Playdates canceled. Schools don’t want kids getting together during days off for the Education Minnesota conference, due to H1N1 fears. [St. Cloud Times]

MINNEAPOLIS: Superintendent search mapped out. One thing not mentioned … (see next item). [Star Tribune]

ST. PAUL: WANTED: SUPERINTENDENT NOW!!!!! St. Paul’s top school vacancy shows up on Craigslist — in the “minneapolis” section, no less. [St. Paul Pioneer Press]