Rep. Michele Bachmann responded to critics who have taken issue with a statement she made about “weaning” Americans off of Social Security and Medicare. The DFL, and candidates Dr. Maureen Reed and Sen. Tarryl Clark blasted Bachmann’s comments earlier this…
Rep. Michele Bachmann is taking heat from her opponents over a statement saying she would like to end two major social programs. “But basically what we have to do is wean everybody else off” Social Security and Medicare, Bachmann said…
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…
In Minnesota’s notoriously conservative Sixth Congressional District, abortion politics are sure to play a big role in the November election. But as Rep. Michele Bachmann and state Sen. Tarryl Clark rack up endorsements in the race for their stances, Dr. Maureen Reed has been relatively shy about addressing the issue — until now.
Minnesota’s newest Republicans in Congress, Michele Bachmann and Erik Paulsen, remain favored to win re-election this year, according to the Rothenberg Political Report. But state Sen. Tarryl Clark, one of two DFL women vying to challenge Bachmann,…
“Grotesque.” That’s how health care reform in Senate Democrats’ hands looks to U.S. Rep. John Kline. Whereas he sees House Republicans retaking control as “a dream now that’s starting to have legs.” As for the House, “I don’t think…
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s constituents have noticed that her increasingly prominent role as a high-profile conservative has focused her attention away from her district’s needs, but they don’t seem to mind.
The campaign of Dr. Maureen Reed says it will not abide by the DFL endorsement should it go to her opponent, state Sen. Tarryl Clark, the St. Cloud Times reports. Reed’s campaign says she hasn’t gotten a fair…
“Solvable” is how Gov. Tim Pawlenty describes Minnesota’s forecasted $1.2 billion state budget deficit. Others from around the state used different words. East Grand Forks: “Worried.” Minneapolis: “Sad.” St. Cloud: “Tough.” Rochester: “
As if Michele Bachmann’s 2010 re-election battle wasn’t already going to be a doozy, it’s begun shaping up as a proxy war between the forces of U.S. Sen. Al Franken and the man he bested in Minnesota’s recount, former…
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