Tarryl Clark's Campaign Rips Michele Bachman for Her Lack of Attention to the District

From the Tarryl Clark Campaign:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Carrie Lucking
August 28, 2010
St. Cloud, MN
AFTER 2 DAY DRIVE-BY OF DISTRICT, BACHMANN CONTINUES HER 'ANYWHERE BUT HERE TOUR'
Bachmann holds townhall in Washington, D.C., not at home

After a brief, 2-day drive-by of her home District, Michele Bachmann spent Friday night and today holding her own rallies and events in conjunction with Glenn Beck's rally in Washington, D.C. Bachmann's events were paid for by her Congressional re-election campaign fund, according to the Washington Post, though D.C. is over 800 miles from the 6th Congressional District.

Bachmann took to her Townhall blog at the outset of the August recess assuring voters she would be home, "connecting with constituents," and frequently argues that she is "at home nearly every weekend." (Most recent use was August 1, FOX News.)

However, Bachmann has made only scant appearances at home during the recess. She has missed 10 parades, a number of community festivals, Farm Fest and has not appeared at the Minnesota State Fair - a major Minnesota event.

She recently did a highly orchestrated 2-day bus tour of her Congressional District - a district that it takes approximately an hour and a half to drive from end-to-end. The bus tour brought Bachmann up to 11 total events inside of her district throughout the entire Congressional recess, 6 on the bus tour, 4 on another drive-by tour, and Game Fair.

By contrast, her opponent Tarryl Clark has done over 30 events in 30 days inside of the District. Most recently, Clark has held transportation briefings in 3 district communities with Congressman Jim Oberstar, Senior Citizen Town Hall Meetings with Senator Amy Klobuchar and Walter Mondale, attended the Minnesota State Fair twice, and marched in numerous parades.

"It's no surprise that Bachmann is back in D.C. after doing a drive-by of her own District. Her priorities are Washington and Denver, not Woodbury and Ham Lake," said Zach Rodvold, Campaign Manager for Tarryl Clark's Campaign for Congress.

"In stark contrast to Bachmann's drive-by, Tarryl Clark has done over 30 events in 30 days in the 6th District. Today, she is at the Minnesota State Fair and kicking off one of our community door knocks. Tarryl Clark is in the 6th District and our communities every day. She's with the voters in the 6th District, not Glenn Beck and the special interests that have hijacked Washington," Rodvold concluded.

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