Friday, July 24, 2009 10:51:43 AM
Bachmann joins Paulsen on GOP’s most-vulnerable-incumbents list
By Paul Schmelzer 7/23/09 10:21 AM
The National Republican Congressional Committee has added another Minnesota representative to its list of most vulnerable incumbents for 2010: Rep. Michele Bachmann joins Rep. Erik Paulsen [ http://www.rollcall.com/news/37116-1.html?ET=rollcall:e5159:80057760 ] in the NRCC’s “Patriot Program [ http://www.nrcc.org/races/patriots.aspx ],” Roll Call reports.
The NRCC announced it is adding 15 more candidates to its fundraising program, bumping the total count of incumbents to 25. Bachmann’s addition means she’ll compete to make a final cut of 10 candidates who’ll participate in the next “Patriot Day,” a one-day fundraiser that brought in almost $100,000 last time it was held, in June.
The NRCC’s program, modeled after the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s 42-member “Frontline” program [ http://www.actblue.com/page/frontline ], is “designed to hold Members accountable for their own re-election campaigns,” Roll Call (subscription only) reports. “If the incumbent does not meet certain benchmarks for fundraising and infrastructure, they will not get financial help from the NRCC.”
The Swing State Project states that Bachmann is in “real danger [ http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/5314/nrcc-expands-patriot-program-by-15 ]” next election; she’s among three “Patriot Program” members elected with the lowest margin of victory in 2008 — three percentage points or less.
Copyright 2009 The Minnesota Independent
http://minnesotaindependent.com/40096/bachmann-paulsen-most-vulnerable-2010 [with comments]
By Paul Schmelzer 7/23/09 10:21 AM
The National Republican Congressional Committee has added another Minnesota representative to its list of most vulnerable incumbents for 2010: Rep. Michele Bachmann joins Rep. Erik Paulsen [ http://www.rollcall.com/news/37116-1.html?ET=rollcall:e5159:80057760 ] in the NRCC’s “Patriot Program [ http://www.nrcc.org/races/patriots.aspx ],” Roll Call reports.
The NRCC announced it is adding 15 more candidates to its fundraising program, bumping the total count of incumbents to 25. Bachmann’s addition means she’ll compete to make a final cut of 10 candidates who’ll participate in the next “Patriot Day,” a one-day fundraiser that brought in almost $100,000 last time it was held, in June.
The NRCC’s program, modeled after the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s 42-member “Frontline” program [ http://www.actblue.com/page/frontline ], is “designed to hold Members accountable for their own re-election campaigns,” Roll Call (subscription only) reports. “If the incumbent does not meet certain benchmarks for fundraising and infrastructure, they will not get financial help from the NRCC.”
The Swing State Project states that Bachmann is in “real danger [ http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/5314/nrcc-expands-patriot-program-by-15 ]” next election; she’s among three “Patriot Program” members elected with the lowest margin of victory in 2008 — three percentage points or less.
Copyright 2009 The Minnesota Independent
http://minnesotaindependent.com/40096/bachmann-paulsen-most-vulnerable-2010 [with comments]
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