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Bringing Down Bachmann
Daily Beast ^ | Nov 6, 2009 | Benjamin Sarlin

Posted on 11/07/2009 1:24:34 PM PST by yongin

The far right’s star House member just hit the headlines with a rowdy health-care rally on Capitol Hill. Benjamin Sarlin reports on the Democrats lining up in Minnesota to send Michele Bachmann into early retirement.

Michele Bachmann took her paranoid campaign against the White House to new heights on Thursday, leading a mass protest inside the Capitol itself that led to multiple arrests. Antics like these have made her one of the breakout stars of the Republican Party in the Obama era, drawing praise from Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and even George Will. But her stunts have also made what is otherwise a relatively safe Republican seat potentially vulnerable to Democratic takeover.

Her bid for reelection to a third term is still a year away. But two credible challengers have already emerged to vie for the Democratic nomination: physician Maureen Reed and State Senator Tarryl Clark. Both are making Bachmann's extremist rhetoric the centerpieces of their campaigns.

(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 111th; bachmann
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1 posted on 11/07/2009 1:24:34 PM PST by yongin
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To: yongin

I will say, bring it on!


2 posted on 11/07/2009 1:26:50 PM PST by Tamatoa (Fight for our America, Fight for our Country I fought to defend!!!)
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To: yongin

There’s always redistricting looming on the near horizon too.


3 posted on 11/07/2009 1:27:34 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2
There’s always redistricting looming on the near horizon too.

Aided by the GPS locating of every house coupled with voter registration lists.

4 posted on 11/07/2009 1:30:27 PM PST by raybbr (It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
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To: yongin

Bachmann knows that the left is always trying to go after her. Her efforts have cause her to be on Pelosi and MSNBC’s hit list. No surprise. I also say bring it on.


5 posted on 11/07/2009 1:30:42 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: Paladin2

Funny that you bring up redistricting. The MN legislature is dominated by Dems. Pawlenty is not running for re-election for Governor. He wants the White House in 2012. MN i slong overdue for a Dem Governor. If the Dems have full control of redistricting in 2011, they will redraw Bachmann’s district out of existenance. Under such a scenerio, Bachmann has two options in 2012. Run for Senate against the popular Amy Kulouchar or run for President.


6 posted on 11/07/2009 1:31:35 PM PST by yongin
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To: yongin

I know that MN is HHH country and redistricting would likely be in the hands of the state ‘rats. Is MN likely to lose one or more seats next go-round?


7 posted on 11/07/2009 1:37:13 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: yongin

I left a few choice comments. I seriously doubt they’ll make it past the preemptive moderator, though....


8 posted on 11/07/2009 1:39:27 PM PST by clintonh8r (My country. Not my government.)
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To: yongin

She’s not one to walk away from a fight. We need more like her.


9 posted on 11/07/2009 1:39:45 PM PST by HarleyD
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To: yongin
"Her bid for reelection to a third term is still a year away."

Bring it on biatches! I will ONLY give to Conservative's running for office. The RNC has lost this wallet.

10 posted on 11/07/2009 1:43:50 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Where's The Birth Certificate)
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To: yongin

The arrests were of madmen having nothing at all to do with the peaceful rally of Americans against O’s health care.


11 posted on 11/07/2009 1:46:01 PM PST by Carley (THE MEDIA UNDERSTANDS CREDENTIALS BUT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND PRINCIPLES)
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To: raybbr

Unfortunately for the Dems, the GPS coordinates for the actual locations of the ACORN-registered voters are most likely in Chicago, IL.


12 posted on 11/07/2009 1:47:00 PM PST by RightWingConspirator (Impeach Zerobama and his band of Commie Czars.)
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To: yongin

We should pay any attention to the craptastic DailyBeast, home of the slutty McCain offspring?


13 posted on 11/07/2009 1:47:17 PM PST by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: Paladin2

I haven’t heard much about the reallocation of each state’s electoral votes. We’ll probably hear more about it next year.


14 posted on 11/07/2009 1:56:01 PM PST by yongin
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To: yongin
"...Bachmann's extremist rhetoric..."

No bias in this reporting!

15 posted on 11/07/2009 1:57:59 PM PST by newfreep ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." - P.J. O'Rourke)
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Don’t worry. Newt will fix this.


16 posted on 11/07/2009 1:59:11 PM PST by LiberConservative ("Sarah Palin irritates all the right people." -Dennis Miller)
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To: yongin
far right’s star... her paranoid campaign...But her stunts have also made what is otherwise a relatively safe Republican seat potentially vulnerable to Democratic takeover.

ROTFLMAO!

Michele is the best damn representative one could vote for and makes the 6th district a proud district to live in.

Far right....heh!

And the likes of Al Franken are center to right.

17 posted on 11/07/2009 2:00:06 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: RightWingConspirator

maybe in those impounded Acorn computers in Louisiana.


18 posted on 11/07/2009 2:08:48 PM PST by wiggen (Never in the history of our great country have the people had less representation than they do today)
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To: yongin

I don’t think Pawlenty will get far as POTUS candidate.


19 posted on 11/07/2009 2:13:10 PM PST by lonestar (Obama and his czars have turned Bush's "mess" into a national crisis!)
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To: yongin

John Batchelor says we are cultists and cranks chanting “kill the bill!kill the bill!.
Read his story on the link. What a pile of puss.


20 posted on 11/07/2009 2:18:38 PM PST by certrtwngnut (go to you tube @see screw the state of n.j.)
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