With Reed out, focus in Clark/Bachmann race shifts to records, fundraising
By Patrick Caldwell |
06.07.10 | 2:16 pm
Following Dr. Maureen Reed’s decision not to run in the DFL primary, the race for the 6th Congressional District is down to two major-party candidates: incumbent Rep. Michele Bachmann and state Sen. Tarryl Clark. As Clark tries to catch up to Bachmann in fundraising, the House race, already the country’s fourth most expensive, will increasingly focus on the candidates’ records. But while Bachmann’s lack of a legislative progress opens her to criticism, Clark’s tenure as assistant majority leader in the state Senate provides plenty of ammunition for her opponent.
On the eve of Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign event with Sarah Palin in Minneapolis, opponents of the Sixth District Republican are gathering steam in the race to unseat the controversial legislator.…
