Summary and evaluation of remarks by Dr. Maureen Reed on May 12, 2009, at a special DFL Minnesota Senate District 14 meeting in St. Joseph, Minn. Reed is challenging 2008 Democratic candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg for the Democratic and Independence party endorsements in the 2010 Sixth Congressional District race for U.S. Representative against incumbent Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann.

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Summary: Can U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) be defeated in the 2010 U.S. House of Representatives election in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District? Yes, but not by a Democrat in the general election. Rep. Bachmann is most vulnerable in the primary election against a more moderate Republican challenger. The trump card for Bachmann opponents is Minnesota’s open primary system. With no party registration in Minnesota, self-identified Democrats and Independents are able to vote in the Republican primary against Bachmann, joining forces with disaffected Republican voters. The fact that Bachmann did not receive a majority of the votes in either the primary (47.2%) or the general election (46.4%) in 2008 underscores her vulnerability.

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Summary: U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann responds to the launch of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) “Bachmann Watch” site with a fundraising appeal. … Her Republican challenger, Aubrey Immelman, responds to Bachmann’s fundraising letter with an appeal of his own for campaign contributions to help defeat Bachmann in the September 14, 2010 primary election.

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Minnesota U.S. Senate Recount — Live Coverage Live Streaming Video of Coleman-Franken Recount from TheUpTake

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Minnesota Senate Recount Live streaming video of the Coleman-Franken recount has been moved to the Dec. 30 blog. … Link here  Related link: Coleman vs. Franken: ËœFlip a Coin 

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Summary: On the first day after the Sept. 9, 2008 Minnesota State Primary Election in which Aubrey Immelman challenged U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann for the Republican nomination as House of Representatives candidate in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, he reported and analyzed the election results, thanked his supporters, and congratulated Rep. Bachmann on her win.

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