Name & Party:
Tarryl Clark
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REPUBLICAN
Michele Bachmann
Basic Info:State senator since 2006
Age: 49Two-term incumbent, MN-06
Age: 54
Issues:
- Supports health-care reform despite "flaws"
- Opposed stimulus bill
- Pro-choice
- Wants to see full repeal of "Obamacare"
- Opposed stimulus bill
- Pro-life
Polling At:40%49%Campaign Chest:$800,000$2.4 million
Key Quote"'No' is not an agenda. What is Bachmann actually for?"
"Now we have moved into the realm of gangster government."
Petty Controversy:Used bleeped-out swear word in campaign ad, drawing criticism"Real Jim" character in her campaign commercials was actually an actor based in CaliforniaWild card:Bachmann's outspokenness has made her a right-wing icon, drawing national attention to this race
Dueling Ads:"More Than Her Share": Clark says that while Bachmann can be trusted to stand up for BP and big banks, she's not doing @%*# for average Minnesotans"Remember This": According to the Bachmann campaign, there's only one thing you need to know about Tarryl Clark: She loves taxes
Clark's "More Than Her Share":
Bachmann's "Remember This":
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