Minnesota hotelier Jim Graves will challenge Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) in 2014 after losing to her by a single percentage point in 2012, Roll Call reported Thursday.
In a statement, Graves said Congress today is all about “scoring political points rather than actually solving problems, and Minnesota’s 6th District — my home — is losing out because of that more than anywhere. I’m not interested in celebrity, only in solutions”…
In response to Graves’ announcement, Bachmann spokesman Dan Kotman noted that voters already picked the congresswoman over the Democrat once. The statement included three references to the “Obama-Pelosi” agenda.
“The last thing Minnesota families need in Congress is another liberal politician rubber stamping the Obama-Pelosi agenda of higher taxes and runaway government spending,” Kotman said.
