Richard Tafoya
Oct 22nd, 2008, 07:05 PM
TPM:
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/national_gop_pulling_financial.php
A Republican source has confirmed to Election Central that the NRCC is indeed pulling (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/gop-pulling-its-ads-from_n_136941.html) all its advertising for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), whose antics since her McCarthyist rant (http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/prominent_mccain_supporter_im.php) on Hardball have quickly put this once-safe incumbent in serious danger. Several hundred-thousand dollars worth of TV time had previously been reserved on Bachmann's behalf, but now it has all been cancelled, as Huffington Post first reported (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/gop-pulling-its-ads-from_n_136941.html).
Bear in mind that Bachmann was heavily favored to win re-election before this whole mess happened, but since then her Democratic opponent has received $1.3 million in online donations and another $1 million in commitments from the DCCC. The national party is now directing its attention to other races.
Bachmann could still potentially win, as this district voted 57%-42% (http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MN-06) for George W. Bush in 2004. But she's now on her own. It's a rare thing for a national party to totally cut off an incumbent, so this should give you an idea of just how unpopular Bachmann is among Washington Republicans right now.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/national_gop_pulling_financial.php
A Republican source has confirmed to Election Central that the NRCC is indeed pulling (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/gop-pulling-its-ads-from_n_136941.html) all its advertising for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), whose antics since her McCarthyist rant (http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/prominent_mccain_supporter_im.php) on Hardball have quickly put this once-safe incumbent in serious danger. Several hundred-thousand dollars worth of TV time had previously been reserved on Bachmann's behalf, but now it has all been cancelled, as Huffington Post first reported (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/gop-pulling-its-ads-from_n_136941.html).
Bear in mind that Bachmann was heavily favored to win re-election before this whole mess happened, but since then her Democratic opponent has received $1.3 million in online donations and another $1 million in commitments from the DCCC. The national party is now directing its attention to other races.
Bachmann could still potentially win, as this district voted 57%-42% (http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MN-06) for George W. Bush in 2004. But she's now on her own. It's a rare thing for a national party to totally cut off an incumbent, so this should give you an idea of just how unpopular Bachmann is among Washington Republicans right now.