Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) will be welcoming a very special guest to Minnesota today: Sarah Palin, for a rally together in Minneapolis.
The much-anticipated rally will begin at 3 p.m. ET, and will be streamed online by Bachmann’s campaign. Other guests will include Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a potential presidential candidate, as well as right-wing talk show host and Bachmann ally Sean Hannity.
The really interesting — not to mention mystifying — thing about this event is that it’s not in Bachmann’s district, which does not include any part of Minneapolis.
However, the Minneapolis Convention Center is indeed a large venue, fitting for a big rally plus a high-dollar fundraiser. But the fact remains that it is within the safely Democratic district of progressive Rep. Keith Ellison.
For his part, Ellison has put out his own fundraising e-mail: “I need your help to send a strong message to Bachmann and Palin that their scare tactics are not welcome in my District. Can you help me reach 100 donors by making a contribution of $5 or more?”
Eric Kleefeld
Eric Kleefeld joined TPM as an intern for the final months of the 2006 midterm elections, and then kept showing up for work. His other interests include guitars, old comic books and the politics of various English-speaking countries.
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