Show Me State Democrats Make Hay Out of Michele Bachmann's Skype Endorsement of Roy Blunt

St Louis Today:

ST. LOUIS -- If you're looking for a side show in the carnival of modern politics, search no further than Michele Bachmann's virtual visit to Roy Blunt's campaign headquarters this weekend.
The outspoken Minnesota congresswoman -- founding member of the "Tea Party Caucus" on Capitol Hill -- was scheduled to appear with Blunt on Saturday at his campaign office in Sunset Hill to help rally the troops at a pre-primary phone bank.
But due to a "sudden illness," Bachmann was admitted to the hospital, and spent the weekend resting at home instead of visiting St. Louis. She did, however, appear via video conference -- Skype, actually -- to address Blunt supporters.
Bachmann's illness, her office told the St. Paul Pioneer Press, was not serious, which gives us room to diagnose just who was disappointed the most by her two-dimensional visit.
Democrats milked both end of Bachmann's fiery reputation, using her scheduled appearance to make a fundraising pitch for Senate hopeful Robin Carnahan -- Blunt's likely opponent in the fall -- while at the same time reveling in the dissent from Tea Party faithful, who viewed Bachmann's support of Blunt as a betrayal of their ideals.
Pictures from outside show some of those faithful holding signs expressing that sentiment: "Save Michele from Blunt Trauma," and "Roy Blunt is not Tea Party Material."