Tarryl Clark Campaign: "Tarryl is ready to debate Michele Bachmann"

Zach Rodvold:

Will Michele Bachmann debate? That was the question asked by Minnesota Public Radio last week, and the Bachmann campaign's response was... well, confusing.

They claim that they've agreed to several "venues" but no actual debates. They say they'll debate but won't say when or where.

Our position is clear: we're ready to have an honest debate of the issues with Michele Bachmann. So what's she afraid of?

We envisioned what a debate with Michele Bachmann might look like - and I think it shows why she's so afraid to debate Tarryl...

MODERATOR: "What is your plan for preserving Social Security for future retirees?"
TARRYL: "We need to protect and preserve Social Security, not just for current recipients but for all future retirees."
MICHELE: "Basically what we have to do is wean everybody else off."

MODERATOR: "What is your position on the compensation fund for victims of the BP spill?"
TARRYL: "I support it. Oil spill victims shouldn't have to sit in the courts for 20 years before being compensated."
MICHELE: "It seems that it's all about extortion."

MODERATOR: "With so many people struggling to make ends meet, what's your position on the minimum wage?"
TARRYL: "We need to create jobs that pay a decent wage in order to get the economy back on track."
MICHELE: "Literally, if we took away the minimum wage - if conceivably it was gone - we could potentially virtually wipe out unemployment completely because we would be able to offer jobs at whatever level."

As you can see, when Michele Bachmann says what she actually thinks, it's often problematic for her.

We haven't seen much of Congresswoman Bachmann here in Minnesota lately, though. She refuses interviews, skips public events, and doesn't appear to want to say much about anything to the folks here at home - maybe because she knows she's on the wrong side of the issues.

Whatever the case, Tarryl is ready to debate Michele Bachmann, and we announced today six debates we've accepted. We'll see if Bachmann comes out of hiding to have a real discussion of the issues at hand.

These are the debates Tarryl Clark has accepted:

Here are the five debates:

October 12th: Debate hosted by the Stillwater Gazette, Stillwater
October 15th: Debate hosted by North Metro Television, Blaine
October 18th: Debate hosted by the Monticello Chamber of Commerce, Monticello
October 26th: Debate hosted by the Minnesota News Network, St. Cloud
October 31st: At Issue, KSTP Studios

The Strib reports that Sergio Gor is still being evasive.