With all the Pols-created hoopla over Betsy Markey’s supposedly remarkable haul of $800,000 in the most recent fundraising quarter. I bring you word of a truly amazing feat. Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) has smashed existing records for money raised in a quarter ($5.4 million) and most raised overall (over $10 million) for a Congressional race.
From the Star Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, already a presence on the national stage, stunned the political world with news that she has raised $10 million for her reelection bid — more than any other House candidate in the country has ever collected.
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In congressional fundraising circles, Bachmann’s haul represents uncharted waters.
Records provided by federal election officials show that no congressional candidate has ever raised $10 million, though many candidates have not yet reported their totals for this quarter.
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Did she threaten to slit their wrists if they didn’t donate?
Or not, knowing her biggest fans.
I tell ya, she’s gearing up for Bachmann/Palin 2012…
If you are willing to sacrifice all logic and reason and completely whore yourself out to the Tea Party driven Conservative media…you can raise $5 million.
But you know you sacrifice all credibility in the process.
And Michelle Bachmann raising $5 million does not take away from Betsy’s incredible haul.
Your post should read “When we know we can trust someone to work for theocracy, we get behind them.”
As a liberal, socialist, etc., I am totally behind the other party embracing stupid and crazy!
It will be in the FEC website – so it’s not like it’s confidential.
I like the abbreviation of this title that shows up on the side. Clever if it was deliberate. It makes me imagine her kind of like the She-Hulk.
I think one reason nobody gives a fuck about this story here is that Michelle Bachmann couldn’t find Colorado on a map, while Betsy Markey is actually a Representative from Colorado. (That’s why many people here know her last name.)