I take an interest in this central Minnesota congressional district because I grew up there. It looks like right wing nut job and first-term Rep. Michelle Bachmann is in jeopardy.
GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say
Sam Stein - Huffington Post - Oct. 22, 2008
Five days after Rep. Michele Bachmann went on a McCarthy-esque rant suggesting Barack Obama was unpatriotic and urging the major newspapers of the country to investigate anti-American sentiment in Congress, the national Republican political parties are running for cover.In 2006 Bachmann was elected against the Democratic wave. I never have felt that I came from crazy people. Maybe it has taken Bachmann being exposed as a red-baiting McCarthy-ist to make them realize that themselves.
Two sources aware of ad buys in Minnesota say that the National Republican Congressional Committee is pulling its media purchases from Bachmann's race. If true, it is a remarkable fall for a congresswoman who, until recently, seemed relatively safe in her predominantly conservative district. ...
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