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Clark, Franken headed to Vegas for Netroots Nation

By Andy Birkey | 07.19.10 | 7:03 am

Tarryl Clark, the DFLer challenging U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in November, is headed to Las Vegas on Saturday to attend Netroots Nation, an annual gathering of progressive bloggers and candidates which spun off from YearlyKos, a get-together of…

Reed launches first campaign mailer

By Andy Birkey | 03.04.10 | 10:48 am

reed1-294x300“What’s the one thing that Michele Bachmann fears most?” According to Maureen Reed the answer is “Maureen Reed.” As the DFL endorsing convention approaches at the end of March, the race for the DFL endorsement in the 6th Congressional…

Join us for a live blog of the final Bachmann v Tinklenberg debate today at 11

By Steve Perry | 10.30.08 | 9:41 am


MPR’s Midday program at 11 a.m. today will be given over to the last debate between Rep. Michele Bachmann and her 6th district opponent, El Tinklenberg. You can find the live feed here at the appointed…

Bachmann’s write-in challenger “inundated” with support as funds trickle in

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.21.08 | 1:26 pm

Republican Aubrey Immelman has had a record-breaking few days of web traffic, but nothing like DFLer Elwin Tinklenberg. On Saturday Immelman, a political science professor at the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, registered as a write-in

Another Bachmann liability: Mortgage troubles abound in her district

By Molly Priesmeyer | 10.20.08 | 10:00 am

Even before her Friday Hardball debacle, Michele Bachmann faced a challenge back home that’s been little-noted but may pose difficulties for the first-term incumbent: the impact of the mortgage crisis in her suburban and rural district.

Ad wars: Bachmann’s new TV spot

By Steve Perry | 10.16.08 | 1:41 pm

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…

Live blog with Bob Olson

By Joe Bodell | 01.24.08 | 5:35 pm

Congressional candidate Bob Olson is seeking the DFL endorsement in Minnesota’s Sixth district, in hopes of taking on first-term congresswoman Michele Bachmann in November, and will live blog with the Minnesota Monitor community tonight at 6:30 PM.…

Bachmann shakeup: Julie Quist to run Minnesota office, three staffers departing

By Eric Black | 12.10.07 | 6:41 pm

bachmannThe staff of U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is in the midst of a significant shakeup, with major departures from both the Washington and Minnesota offices, and a controversial social conservative taking over Bachmann’s Minnesota operations.
Rich Dunn, the…

Tinklenberg Endorsed by AFL-CIO

By Eric Black | 11.29.07 | 7:04 pm

10_511_Commissioner3.jpgFormer Minnesota Transportation Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg (at right, on the phone) was endorsed Thursday by the Minnesota AFL-CIO in his race for the U.S. House from the 6th District. If he wins the nomination, Tinklenberg will challenge first-term…