TPM: National GOP Pulling Financial Support For Michele Bachmann

[featherman]

"A Republican source has confirmed to Election Central that the NRCC is indeed pulling all its advertising for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), whose antics since her McCarthyist rant on Hardball have quickly put this once-safe incumbent in serious danger. Several hundred-thousand dollars worth of TV time had previously been reserved on Bachmann's behalf, but now it has all been cancelled.

Bear in mind that Bachmann was heavily favored to win re-election before this whole mess happened, but since then her Democratic opponent has received $1.3 million in online donations and another $1 million in commitments from the DCCC. The national party is now directing its attention to other races.

Bachmann could still potentially win, as this district voted 57%-42% for George W. Bush in 2004. But she's now on her own. It's a rare thing for a national party to totally cut off an incumbent, so this should give you an idea of just how unpopular Bachmann is among Washington Republicans right now."

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/national_gop_pulling_financial.php

[ORDem]

1. Couldn't've happened to a nicer gal. LOL n/t

[Marsala]

2. Har!

Nice to see Bachmann get what she deserves (or in this case, not get what she doesn't deserve).

[Eric J in MN]

3. I don't understand why Michele Bachmann's remarks would...

...make her "unpopular...among Washington Republicans."

Her remarks are similar to McCain TV ads saying that Obama worked with a terrorist and Sarah Palin's remark that Obama is "palling around with terrorists."

[Metric System]

7. Yeah, I'm confused too. I mean, I'm glad to hear this. BUT, she doesn't much different than all the

other Rethugs out there.

[progressoid]

9. Really. I'm surprised they didn't give her MORE money.

:shrug:

[Oak2004]

10. I have a guess

Right now the Republicans are fighting a wildfire. Things are desperate for them and they don't have money to defend every seat in jeopardy, so they are funding only their best bets -- the races they are most likely to win. When Michelle Bachmann channeled Joe McCarthy, she moved her seat out of the defendable category and into the too demanding and needs to be sacrificed category.

Alternately, what's left of the moderates in the party have control over the funds and are striking at the hard right early. It's going to be fun watching the post-election Republican on Republican violence. Hope everyone here lays in a good supply of popcorn :evilgrin:

[Cha]

4. Score one for Democracy and

minus one for joe mccarthy tactics.

[Mme. Defarge]

5. And just how broke the Repubs are.

[Snotcicles]

6. Can we get Hardball to have Heather Wilson on?

She is low hanging fruit also.

[Hansel]

8. They can pull all of their ads as far as I'm concerned.

They are nothing but disgusting bigoted filth and/or lies. I'm so sick of MN being considered a swing state. Their ads are insulting and treat all Minnesotans like we are KKK and fascist sympathizers. These people make me ill.

[electron_blue]

11. woohoo!!! best news I have heard all day.

[Top Cat]

12. She embarrassed the Hell out of them....