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Minn.’s Bachmann Reports $650K Banked For Campaign
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has turned her attention to restocking her congressional campaign account and says she brought in more than $550,000 so far in 2012. The...
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DFL Endorses Graves To Take On Bachmann
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Rep. Michele Bachmann has competition for her district. The DFL endorsed businessman Jim Graves Saturday as the candidate to run against Bachmann in the 6th Congressional...
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Lawmakers Respond To Bachmann’s Muslim Brotherhood Claims
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – “Sinister” and “ugly” are words being used to describe accusations made by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. She’s called for an investigation into possible government...
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Talking Points: Graves’ Poll Numbers Against Rep. Bachmann
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – As of Tuesday, there will only be seven weeks until Election Day. And while much of the focus and here and across the country has been on the presidential race, members of...
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Rep. Bachmann Goes After Dem Rival In 1st TV Ad
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann paints Democratic challenger Jim Graves as a big spender in her first TV ad of the year in Minnesota’s 6th District. The ad from the former...
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The 6th District Race: Bachmann Vs. Graves
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota’s sixth congressional district race is one of the hottest contested races in the country. Michele Bachmann, a Republican from Stillwater, wants to keep her seat for a...
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Bachmann Maintains Money Edge In Re-Election Race
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican Michele Bachmann’s opponent for congressional re-election has put more of money into his campaign, but the incumbent still has a wide cash advantage heading into the...
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Bachmann Beats Graves In Minn.’s 6th District
Election 2012: Live Results | Local Political News | Live Electoral Map MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Republican and tea party favorite Michele Bachmann has beaten Democratic hotelier Jim Graves to win her...
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Graves Concedes 6th District Race To Rep. Bachmann
Election 2012: Live Results | Local Political News | Live Electoral Map MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Democratic hotelier Jim Graves has conceded the election to incumbent Republican and tea party favorite...
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In Bachmann’s Narrow Win, Hints Of Vulnerability
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) — U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is headed back to Washington, but the tea-party favorite’s toughest race yet suggests a new vulnerability in the wake of her failed presidential run....
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Jim Graves Seeks Rematch Against Rep. Bachmann
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – The Democrat who narrowly lost to U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann last year is seeking a rematch. Businessman Jim Graves announced Thursday that he will run again for Congress in...
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Video: Memorable Recent Moments From Rep. Bachmann
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Rep. Michele Bachmann has been at the center of many memorable moments in Minnesota politics in recent years. Here is a collection of some of the most notable or most watched...
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Graves On Bachmann Decision: ‘She Read The Tea Leaves’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Rep. Michele Bachmann’s announcement that she won’t seek a fifth term has her most recent opponent saying that she “read the tea leaves,” in an apparent reference to her Tea...
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Line Forming Among GOP For Bachmann Seat
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republicans expect a long line of potential candidates from their party to replace Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. State Rep. Matt Dean, a former House majority leader, told The...
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A Sampling Of Provocative Rep. Bachmann Statements
RELATED: Bachmann Says She Won’t Run For Re-Election RELATED: Best Bachmann Moments (VIDEO) RELATED: Who’s In Line To Take Bachmann’s Spot RELATED: Graves Reacts To Bachmann’s Announcement Gallery:...
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Rep. Bachmann Says She Won’t Run For Re-Election
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP/WCCO) — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that her fourth term in Congress will be her last, choosing to leave on her own terms after a dismal 18 months in which...
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Jim Graves Drops Out Of Race In 6th Congressional District
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP/WCCO) — The Democrat gearing up for a rematch against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann suspended his campaign Friday, proclaiming success in his goal to oust the polarizing conservative...
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GOP Field Taking Shape In Open 6th District Race
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – One possible Republican candidate for Michele Bachmann’s congressional seat is taking herself out of the running while another gets ready to announce his plans. Bachmann’s...
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Former Minn. Senate Leader Koch Won’t Run In 6th
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Another well-known Republican is dropping out of the race to replace Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District. Amy Koch, the former state Senate majority leader...
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GOP’s Emmer Jumps Into Minn.’s 6th District Race
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — The Republican candidate for governor in 2010 is trying for a political comeback as he joins the race to succeed Michele Bachmann in Congress. Tom Emmer was announcing his...
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Anoka County Exec Enters Race For Bachmann Seat
HAM LAKE, Minn. (AP) — As a second Republican enters the race for the open seat in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, a local officeholder says he’s weighing a run as a Democrat. Anoka County...
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Emmer Zooms To Early Lead In Minn. 6th Money Race
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former state Rep. Tom Emmer has an early lead in one aspect of the open-seat race in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District: The chase for campaign dollars. Emmer’s first...
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Minn. 6th District Candidate Krinkie Leaves Tax Group Post
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Phil Krinkie says he will leave his post as president of the Minnesota Taxpayers League because of his newly announced run for Congress. But the Republican hasn’t decided if...
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Sartell Mayor Announces Bid For 6th District
SARTELL, Minn. (WCCO) – One more name just entered the race for Minnesota’s 6th congressional district. Sartell Mayor Joe Perske announced his intention to land the Democratic Farm Labor Party...
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GOP’s Seifert Names Lieutenant Governor Pick
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marty Seifert, a leading Republican candidate for governor, on Thursday named a suburban state legislator as his running mate. Seifert and Rep. Pam Myhra made their public debut...
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Bachmann Says She Is ‘Going To Different Perch’
MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — Retiring U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she isn’t going away, she’s “just going to a different perch.” The Republican gave the keynote address Friday night during the 6th...
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Bachmann Backs Emmer To Succeed Her In Congress
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann is formally backing GOP candidate Tom Emmer to succeed her in Congress as an expected primary awaits that Minnesota race. Bachmann and other...
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Emmer Puts 2010 Behind Him In 6th District Bid
CLEARWATER, Minn. (AP) — Perhaps the best evidence of Tom Emmer’s commanding position in his campaign for Congress is this: He’s not allowed to wear his rollerblades. The image of Emmer skating down...
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Talking Points: 6th District Congressional Candidate Tom Emmer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCOO) – She is one of the nation’s most controversial members of Congress and in just a few months Rep. Michele Bachmann will be leaving office. While Bachmann has not said what she will...
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Joe Perske On 6th District Odds: ‘People Want A Change’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The seat in Minnesota’s 6th congressional district is completely up for grabs, with Rep. Michele Bachmann opting not to run for re-election. While the District is heavily...
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Republican Tom Emmer Wins Michele Bachmann’s Seat
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Tom Emmer has won the congressional seat being vacated by Michele Bachmann. Emmer defeated Democrat and Sartell Mayor Joe Perske and law student John Denney of the...
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Talking Points: Emmer Not Looking To Stray From GOP Mainstream
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One election result that has not gotten a lot of attention in the last week is Tom Emmer’s convincing win in the 6th Congressional District. Emmer is replacing one of the most high...
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Talking Points: Bachmann Leaving Congress, Not Politics
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After 8 years in Congress, one of Minnesota’s best known political figures is leaving office. But Rep. Michele Bachmann isn’t leaving quietly. In her final weeks representing the...
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Heavily Favored Tom Emmer Re-Elected In 6th District
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer will serve a second term in Minnesota’s 6th District, the Associated Press reports. Emmer soundly defeated Democratic candidate David Snyder. Emmer succeeded...
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