Michele Bachmann Focuses On Congressional Campaign Despite Debt From Presidential Run

Minnesota Public Radio:

Even though Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is still more than $1 million in debt from her presidential campaign, she's trying to amass another record-breaking re-election war chest.

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Comments

[Micheal Frisbie]

01:35 PM on 04/19/2012

'tapped out small donors,' ... should that be banned like 'tossing dwarfs.'

[wikwox]

01:06 PM on 04/19/2012

How much of her "record breaking" fund raising came from out of state and out of district? How much came from deep pocketed billionairs who want something in return? Bachmann made a fundamental mistake in trying to take herself nationwide in politics, she emerged as an object of ridicule for many and made clear her inability to stop saying absurd things like "I'll make gas cost $2 a gallon if elected". No one believes her, but in "our" ever more corrupt politics I imagine she'll be reelected.

[den1953]

12:58 PM on 04/19/2012

One million dollars in debt so Michele the queen of the Tea Baggers Bachmann has to pull out all the stops and insult the President so he Tea bagger minions send her money,apparently it isn't working!

[nypapajoe]

12:53 PM on 04/19/2012

The voices, the voices!!!!

[SunnyDaySam]

12:26 PM on 04/19/2012

Why don't the Koch brothers just write her a check to pay off her debt?

[wikwox]

01:07 PM on 04/19/2012

Right now thier sending thier money to Scott Walker and Mitt, Bachmanns back of the bus at this point.

[Geelee]

02:10 PM on 04/19/2012

a million dollars to them is pocket change. It represents four hundredths of one percent of each's total wealth. ...about a fourth of a penny. besides, their company just donated a whole hundred thousand toward the tornado victims in their home town with matches from their employees.

They want a government where there is no government help and guaranties need to stand up and help people in need so they gave about a half of a day's salary or less to those who are now in need and it makes the front page in the local paper, but they will spend a hundred times that and more to help a governor in Wisconsin keep his office...go figure.

[Cypher6]

12:21 PM on 04/19/2012

Politicians = the Grifter Class.

[yeah-isaidit]

12:12 PM on 04/19/2012

So if she owes you money from her failed run at the presidency - fughedaboudit - but if you want to donate for her to be reelected, she'll be happy to take your last dollar and make it work for you.
What a gal.

[den1953]

01:00 PM on 04/19/2012

Maybe she'll pimp out Marcos?

[disgruntled american]

12:12 PM on 04/19/2012

maybe she can pray to god to obsolve her debts and help her get more money. maybe god is down with greed.

i mean, all of that owed money is probably only owed to the small mom & pop print shops and caterers and small local businesses. she needs the money more than they do.. so god would want that for her, don't ya think?

[alice sophia]

12:04 PM on 04/19/2012

Well, if Minnesota comes to its senses and shows her the door, Ailes could always give her a job at his spin center. Maybe she could even find work (real work) at one of the lightbulb manufacturing plants and package lightbulbs on a conveyor belt the way Lucy packaged bonbons at the Chocolate Factory. Just one question: why is Marcus' bogus clinic still eligible for government funding if praying away the gay is a bogus "cure"?

[Gestas]

12:03 PM on 04/19/2012

Face it Michele, you did say allot of really stupid things....

[NovemberScorp]

11:45 AM on 04/19/2012

Campaigns on waste in the government. Her run was a waste of money and is still not paid off. Now trying to amass more $$ for future elections. Whats wrong with the hypocritical picture? Aaaah the thaw is here Minnesotians. Please get real and put this woman out of the nations misery.

[They Call Me Mr Snark]

11:37 AM on 04/19/2012

"Raising money for old debt isn't much fun. That being said, when someone remains in office they are typically capable of raising money to retire old debt as well as to fund future campaigns because what a lot of donors really want is access to and influence over office holders and they don't much care what the money is being used for," Paul Ryan said.

He's not talking about your local small donors. They really don't matter.

[alpenhorn]

11:25 AM on 04/19/2012

Go ahead, Minnesota, prove to us that you are truly becoming the next Mississippi. Put the dummy into office again.

[TOPCAT711]

11:20 AM on 04/19/2012

What has she done for Minnesota lately ?

[Col Hogan]

11:18 AM on 04/19/2012

"you can't spend money you don't have.” --M. Bachmann
I looks like she found a way to do it for herself, though.

Here's a corollary:
You can't run on a "fiscal responsibility" platform when you are "fiscally irresponsible".
She's doing that, too.