Bachmann and Pals Trading Cards - #2 Allen Quist

From now until the election, Dump Bachmann will be presenting a series of trading cards called "Bachmann and Pals" featuring some of Bachmann's associates. Click on the trading card to make it bigger for downloading:



A description of Quist by the Tim Walz campaign via Lloydletta:

Quist and Michele Bachmann are two peas in a pod – they have been teammates for more than ten years.

He launched his campaign this week by asking people to join him and Rep. Michele Bachmann at a rally in Washington, DC. Their first goal: preventing Congress from reforming America’s broken health care system.

Allen Quist, a former GOP endorsed candidate for Governor in Minnesota, first began working with Rep. Bachmann in 1998 – two years before she ran for office in Minnesota. It’s clear from their extreme right-wing ideology that they are kindred political spirits. Indeed, he got her elected to the State Senate, the first political office she held.

Good Allen Quist profile here.

Allen Quist's wife is Julie Quist. Julie Quist now works in Michele Bachmann's office.

"Is Michele Bachmann a Political Liability?"

According to the Bluestem Prairie blog, First District GOP congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn sent out a memo with this quote:

Mr. Quist’s allegiance to Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is understandable, and I would expect nothing less as Mrs. Quist serves as the congresswoman’s district director. Congresswoman Bachmann has impeccable conservative credentials and serves the 6th District with distinction. But tying one’s candidacy to another campaign is politically risky and offers the media a free pass to issue stories about Bachmann-Quist, rather than Tim Walz and his liberal voting record.

Andy Birkey at MnIndy has more about this. Andy Birkey also has an article about some Bachmann backtracking.