Bachmann Goes Boom

[Faygo Kid]

Source: Washington Post

Five days ago, Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann seemed headed to a relatively pedestrian reelection win in her suburban Twin Cities district.

Then this happened (the excitement begins around the seven-minute mark):

Those comments, made to Chris Matthews on "Hardball" last Friday, alleging that Barack Obama held "anti-American" views immediately lit up the blogosphere, energized the campaign of former Blaine Mayor Elwyn Tinklenberg (great name!) and turned Bachmann's race from an afterthought into one of the most high profile House races in the country.

Tinklenberg has raised more than $800,000 in the aftermath of Bachmann's comments and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee communications director Jen Crider has called this a "$1 million mistake" on the part of the Republican incumbent. . .

Read more: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/10/bachmann_goes_boom.html?nav=rss_blog

---

OK, you have all seen the video referenced.

Bottom line? Go El.