President Bachmann? Tarryl Clark says: Eek!

Her Democratic opponent is raising the prospect to rally her troops.

August 6, 2010 at 3:08PM

DFL State Sen. Tarryl Clark, facing an uphill battle in trying to knock of Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, is trying to convince supporters that the two-term Republican is out of touch with her constituents -- and more interested in running for president than in representing the Sixth Congressional District.

In a fundraising e-mail, her campaign raised the stakes thusly:

The lefty blog Daily Kos immediately piled on:


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