Call the State Fair and Ask Them Whether They Are Endorsing Michele Bachmann

If you see the "new" Bachmann ad featuring the "new" State Fair logo, please call the Fair Board and ask them why Bachmann still is implying that the State Fair has endorsed Bachmann. The "new" logo looks very similar to the old one and if the Fair Board gets a few calls like that, they're bound to ramp up their complaint against Bachmann.

Fair Board Media Office: media@mnstatefair.org

Phone number is: 651.288.4452

A DB reader emailed me about his call to the State Fair:

The gal who answered said they're working with the attorney general's office to get the ads pulled. I told her the "new" ads still look like the State Fair logo and she said they're working to get the logo AND the name pulled from the ads. I asked her what was so difficult about calling tv stations and simply telling themj to shut the ads down and she tried to play it straight and said they're "trying to keep the peace." I told her this is not doing the Fair's image any good at all and they should shut her Fair booth down too. I think they need more calls.

At 6:05, KSTP TV reported that the Bachmann campaign had sent all media outlets copies of the controversial ad without the State Fair logo on it. At 6:10, the same ad--featuring the revised logo that the Fair is still contesting--is on her website.

I just checked the Bachmann website, and the ad with the fake Minnesota State Fair logo is still up on the website.