Glenn Beck may have been the star of Washington over the past few days, but he was not the only conservative figure to speak to adoring crowds in the nation’s capitol this past weekend. Minnesota’s Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) made the rounds addressing various gatherings of tea partiers, taking on the role of an anti-Obama Robin to Beck’s tea party Batman.
Rep. Michele Bachmann is out with her first ad of the 2010 election cycle and she’s targeting her DFL opponent Tarryl Clark. The ad says Clark’s record is one of raising taxes and calls her “Taxin’ Tarryl,” a moniker…
The Star Tribune editorial board took issue with a movement among Republicans to repeal an important part of health care reform: the Independent Payment Advisory Board. The IPAB will work to reduce costs associated with Medicare, the Strib…
Rep. Keith Ellison appeared on Democracy Now on Thursday to discuss the controversy over a planned Muslim community center blocks from Ground Zero in New York City. Ellison said that Democrats need to remember the Constitution and support…
Speaking at the Democratic County Chairmen’s Association breakfast Wednesday in Illinois, Sen. Al Franken criticized Republicans for pushing opposition to a planned Muslim community center several blocks from Ground Zero in New York City. He told the crowd that…
Americans United for Change has released a new ad featuring Rep. Michele Bachmann. Called “Sneak Attack,” the video is part of the group’s Strengthen Social Security Campaign, which is targeting Nevada, Colorado, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina,…
Using a graphic weirdly similar to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” — with Rep. Michele Bachmann at the seat of honor — New Hampshire Democrats are attacking GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte by linking…
Sen. Al Franken spoke out on net neutrality ahead of a Minnesota visit by officials from the Federal Communications Commission to discuss the same issue. The FCC will hold a hearing at South High School in Minneapolis at…
Minnesota Public Radio’s fact-checking service, Poligraph, analyzed recent statements by Rep. Michele Bachmann concerning $26 billion in state aid just signed into law. Bachmann said the money will be ‘laundered’ to Democrats through public employee unions.
The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent blogged today about the “Bachmann-ization of GOP candidates: The constant elevation of the rhetorical stakes to the point where good faith disagreement is no longer possible or even desirable.” He cites an example similar to
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