Michele Bachmann

MDE COVERAGE OF THE 2011 IOWA GOP PRESIDENTIAL STRAW POLL

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

Update (8 p.m.) : Michele Bachmann has won the Iowa Straw Poll with 29% of the nearly 17,000 votes cast. Here are the full results: Here are the official votes from the Iowa GOP: 2011 Straw Poll Full Results (Votes, %) 1. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (4823, 28.55%) 2. Congressman Ron Paul (4671, 27.65%) 3. Governor [...]

IN SEARCH OF A SEAT: CLARK RELOCATES TO DULUTH FOR CARPETBAGGING RUN AGAINST CRAVAACK

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

The Duluth News Tribune posted a story overnight that confirms former State Senator and 2010 6th CD candidate Tarryl Clark will again run for Congress in 2012-this time against Chip Cravaack. The paper reports she is in the process of purchasing a condo in Duluth for the sole purpose of getting to Washington. You may [...]

MDE TOP 10 POLITICAL ADS OF 2010 COUNTDOWN-#4

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

As 2010 winds down and we reflect on the busy political season behind us, MDE would like to pay tribute to 10 of the best political ads of this election cycle. Thank you all for your nominations. The winners have been chosen, and the 4th place winner is: # 4: “Meet Taxin’ Tarryl” -part of [...]

WILL WASHINGTON DFL’ERS LET AMERICA HAVE THE HIGHEST CORPORATE TAX RATE IN THE WORLD?

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

The press is reporting today that Japan announced they will be lowering their corporate tax rate by 5% to “spur growth.” Japan currently has the highest corporate tax rate in the world, followed closely by the United States. With this new tax cut by the Japanese, America will become number one with an average corporate tax [...]

IS MICHELE BACHMANN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT?

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

The answer might be yes. In the 2009-2010 election cycle, Bachmann’s PAC, called M.I.C.H.E.L.E. (Many Individual Conservatives Helping Elect Leaders Everywhere), donated $31,000 total to candidates in Iowa, according to the Iowa campaign finance report for 2009-2010. Sarah Palin’s PAC gave less than half this amount to candidates in Iowa, a critical state for constructing a [...]

REPUBLICANS GEAR UP FOR REDISTRICTING

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Minnesota’s state government officials are preparing for the process of re-districting to begin this spring, a re-drawing of the state’s legislative boundaries according to population shifts found in the census. On Monday, Senator Geoff Michel (R-Edina) was appointed to chair the Subcommittee on Redistricting according to a press release from the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus. [...]