The fallout from Rep. Michele Bachmann’s “anti-America” interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews last Friday has turned the 2008 6^th District race on its head. But it also could poison the well for Bachmann’s future fundraising efforts should she win this time or run for another office in the future.

It’s been widely noted that Bachmann’s challenger, El Tinklenberg, has raised a reported $1.45 million in campaign donations since that interview.

How about Bachmann? She has taken in $29,900 in itemized (over $250) contributions since last Friday.

But a spokesperson for at least one of Bachmann’s contributors — Schwan Food PAC of Marshall, MN — tells Minnesota Independent his company isn’t happy with the congresswoman’s comments and indicates they will almost certainly be taken into account before making future contributions to her.

Schwan’s political action committee donated $2,000 to Bachmann’s campaign on Oct. 22. But Alan Poff, Schwan’s government affairs manager, says the PAC’s steering committee approved the contribution before Bachmann went public with her anti-American suspicions.

“I’m not okay with those comments,” he stated emphatically and repeatedly. “I don’t think the comments were appropriate.” Schwan’s PAC, supported by the company’s executives, contributed to Bachmann because she’s “pro-business,” says Poff. “I would think those comments would be considered” by the PAC’s steering committee before making any future donations to Bachmann, he added.

Other corporate PACs kicking into Bachmann’s campaign coffers in the post-Hardball week include:

American Milk Producers ($1,000)
Boston Scientific PAC ($1,000)
Pfizer ($2,000)
National Association of Health Underwriters ($1,500)
Safari Club International ($2,000)

While Bachmann’s controversial comments may give pause to some of her corporate supporters in the future, she’ll always have her base.

Arnold and Jean Kroll, retirees from Forest Lake, each donated $2,300 to Bachmann’s campaign on Oct. 22.

“Actually, it was my husband who did,” says Jean Kroll.

But Arnold trumpets his support for Bachmann to MnIndy in no uncertain terms. “I believe in what [Bachmann] said and I do not believe in what the press is doing to her,” he asserts. “It’s been all very one-sided. That’s one of the reasons the bond houses just rated the New York Times bonds as junk. I think everything has been slanted one way. I just wanted to even things out a little bit.”

Besides retirees, “unemployed homemakers” (wives of wealthy spouses) have always been among Bachmann’s most generous supporters. Since her MSNBC meltdown, Bachmann has raked in $5,000 from four contributors in that sector.