Commenter: more evidence that Tarryl Clark is in the race

Tonight Dump Bachmann commenter and Sixth District Congressional candidate Aubrey Immelman says it's fair to say that Taryll Clark is now a candidate in the Sixth District race against Bachmann.

Immelman presented the evidence for Clark's entry into the race in one of the comment threads this evening, and it is reprinted here:

State Sen. Tarryl Clark can now fairly be called a candidate for the U.S. House seat in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District.

The Federal Election Commission website shows the FEC received Clark's Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1) and Statement of Candidacy (FEC Form 2), dated July 17, via USPS Express mail.

The title of Clark's campaign committee is Friends of Tarryl (Clark). According to the paperwork, Clark is filing as a Democrat to run for U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District.

Clark's filings can be viewed on the FEC website at: http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?_29030121960+0

The FEC filing does not mean that Clark is formally a candidate. For that (i.e., to get ballot access) the prospective candidate has to file an Affidavit of Candidacy with the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State during the official filing period the first two weeks of July 2010.

The primary purpose of the FEC filing is to raise and spend money in excess of $5,000 for a political campaign in accordance with federal election law.

What does Clark's entry into the race say about the prospect of defeating Bachmann? To answer that question, I suggest a reading of Bill Prendergast's assessment at: http://dumpbachmann.blogspot.com/2009/07/some-good-signs-for-our-side.html

Thanks for the info, websites, and explication, Aubrey. While other media sleep, the Dump Bachmann readers come back with the story.