Bachmann to visit Minnesota in fundraising swing
By Andy Birkey |
10.20.11 | 4:00 am
Ticket prices for the Minnesota Congresswoman’s appearance begin at $50 for the town hall and $5,000 for a private reception.
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‘You go, girl!’ Bachmann could raise $52 million in 2012 congressional cycle
By Andy Birkey |
04.19.11 | 8:45 am
The Humphrey Institute’s Smart Politics notes that if Rep. Michele Bachmann’s fundraising pace continues — and if she opts not to run for president — she will raise nearly $52 million by November 2012. That would be a record for a House candidate should her fundraising prowess hold up. In her presidential exploration tour, Bachmann’s been bragging about her fundraising ability, noting that she’s broken the record for fundraising in an election cycle. At a South Carolina Golden Corral restaurant on Saturday she took the news as evidence that a broad section of America is saying to her, “You go girl.”
Clinton calls Bachmann ‘stupid,’ Bachmann calls Clinton ‘bizarre’
By Andy Birkey |
09.21.10 | 12:21 pm
Rep. Michele Bachmann lashed out at Bill Clinton on conservative radio this weekend after the former president criticized Bachmann at a fundraiser for her DFL opponent Tarryl Clark last week. Both Clinton and Bachmann have been prolific with fundraising emails…
Walz, Demmer post similar fundraising for the quarter
By Andy Birkey |
07.09.10 | 8:00 am
Rep. Tim Walz and his GOP-endorsed opponent, Randy Demmer, posted similar fundraising number for the second quarter, though Walz leads handily in terms of cash on hand. Demmer raised $303,641 and has $251,000 cash on hand. Walz raised $381,000 and…
Clark fundraises over Bachmann’s latest ‘Anti-American’ comments
By Andy Birkey |
03.25.10 | 3:21 pm
At an anti-abortion event on Wednesday night, Rep. Michele Bachmann reiterated a statement that she’d herself repudiated in the past: That President Obama is anti-American. “I said I had very serious concerns that Barack Obama had anti-American views,”
Pawlenty, Bachmann pull in big fundraising numbers
By Andy Birkey |
01.29.10 | 11:41 am
Minnesota’s two rising conservative stars announced big fundraising numbers for the last quarter of 2009. Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s Freedom First PAC pulled in $1,279,906, and Rep. Michele Bachmann hauled in $591,600, giving her more than $1 million cash…
GOP leaders make video plea for Coleman cash as campaign calls Franken ‘dangerous’
By Chris Steller |
02.18.09 | 12:24 pm
Norm Coleman’s campaign sent another e-mail plea for money today, this time linked to a new video featuring nearly a dozen Republican leaders also asking for cash to help the former U.S. senator regain his seat. The e-mail cites Democratic…
‘His lead will disappear,’ vows Coleman in fund-raising video
By Chris Steller |
02.12.09 | 5:55 pm
Norm Coleman released a new video to raise funds for his legal battle to wrest his old Senate seat from Democratic challenger Al Franken.
“I will win this election,” Coleman promises in the video. His unusually dramatic line reading…
The difference between Coleman and Franken, in inaugural and fundraising messages
By Chris Steller |
01.20.09 | 5:39 pm
In separate e-mails sent almost simultaneously this evening, Al Franken and former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman offered takes on President Obama’s inauguration as diametrically opposed in style as the Senate contenders are opposed in their rival campaigns. Franken’s is an…
Recount means fundraising gold for Franken, Coleman
By Paul Schmelzer |
12.04.08 | 6:40 pm
Since Election Day, both Democrat Al Franken and Republican Sen. Norm Coleman have raked in fundraising dough. Al Franken for Senate announced it raised $2.1 million for its recount effort, through direct donations to the campaign and…
