Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) national profile, with her heated rhetoric against President Obama and the Democrats for what she has called their Marxism and tyranny, has attracted a lot of attention in her suburban Minnesota district — with the race becoming nationalized politically, and money coming in from all around.
The Star Tribune reports that 63% of Bachmann’s donations in the first quarter of 2010 came from outside the state. On the Democratic side, the party’s endorsed candidate state Sen. Tarryl Clark has seen 30% of her major donations come from outside Minnesota, and former state university regent Maureen Reed has seen 10% of her donations major donations come from out of state.
“The support needs to go to where people are in trouble,” said Gary Rosengreen, a retired businessman in Atlanta, Georgia, who donated $250 to Bachmann. “Everything’s national now,” Rosengreen added. “It affects all of us. The battle goes on across the nation.”
During only two terms in the House, Bachmann has gained a national following from appearance on cable news and stops around the country. She recently traveled to Iowa, held a major rally with Sarah Palin in Minneapolis (outside Bachmann’s own district), had another event in North Dakota, and also one in California, among others.
