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Bailouts, Social Security make way into new Bachmann, Clark ads

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By Andy Birkey | 09.28.10 | 1:12 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann and her DFL opponent Tarryl Clark released a new round of TV ads on Tuesday. In Bachmann’s spot, she says she voted against President Bush’s Wall Street bailout, while Clark’s ad accuses Bachmann of wanting to “wean” seniors off of Social Security.

Bachmann out with fifth campaign ad attacking Clark

By Andy Birkey | 09.21.10 | 2:06 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann released a new television ad on Tuesday attacking her DFL opponent, Tarryl Clark. The ad is the second this cycle that doesn’t include “Jim the Election Guy,” a point that the Clark campaign made hay out…

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…

Bachmann’s new ad ditches ‘Jim the Election Guy’

By Andy Birkey | 09.20.10 | 12:20 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann released a new campaign ad late last week that attempts to tie DFL opponent Tarryl Clark to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The ad is Bachmann’s fourth, and is the first ad to forgo

Bachmann pulls out of 2012 presidential straw poll

By Andy Birkey | 09.17.10 | 1:59 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann asked organizers of the Values Voter Summit presidential straw poll to remove her name from consideration on Friday. Bachmann’s opponent, DFLer Tarryl Clark, accused Bachmann of running for president in an email to supporters this morning.…

Clark ad challenges Bachmann to cut Congress pay

By Andy Birkey | 09.15.10 | 11:38 am

DFL Sen. Tarryl Clark is issuing a challenge to her opponent, Rep. Michele Bachmann, in a new ad to be released tomorrow: cut congressional pay by 5 percent and forgo raises until the federal budget is balanced. Clark said…

‘Jim the Election Guy’ is Maryland actor Beau Peregino

By Andy Birkey | 09.09.10 | 8:28 am

MinnPost’s Derek Wallbank dug in and found the answer to many people’s question: Who is “Jim the Election Guy” in Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign ads? He’s not “Jim” at all, but Beau Peregino, a Maryland actor currently…

Clark brings back Jims – and BP – in newest ad

By Patrick Caldwell | 09.08.10 | 11:43 am

As Michele Bachmann continues to use “Jim the Election Guy” in her campaign ads, Democratic candidate Tarryl Clark has expanded her pool of “Real

Bachmann revisits ‘Jim,’ misleading claim in newest ad

By Andy Birkey | 09.07.10 | 3:24 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann released the third television ad of her campaign; it’s the third to attack DFL opponent Tarryl Clark and the third to use “Jim the Election Guy.” It again criticizes Clark for raising taxes, but uses the…

CNN: Bachmann favors news outlets that ‘transmit her views without question’

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.07.10 | 8:40 am

CNN’s profile of Rep. Michele Bachmann hit familiar notes: Bachmann’s claim that God told her to run for office, her entree into politics via a school board run, her…