The Bachmann campaign is going around warning people that recent legislation passed by Congress to save the jobs of teachers will ultimately be, in her words “laundered,” by those teachers to their respective unions. Her opponent, Tarryl Clark, has jumped on these offensive remarks with a new web ad featuring teachers in the district and [...]

Full video from The Uptake of Farmfest debate between Minnesota Congressional candidates.

The Tribal Law and Order Act was signed into law on July 29, 2010. This is Whitehouse video of that event with a powerful introductory speech by Lisa Marie Iyotte of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe who recounted her own experiences being a victim of rape. The Act will improve enforcement and prosecution of these types [...]

Talking Points Memo interviews Tarryl Clark at Netroots Nation Convention.

Tarryl Clark speaks at the Netroots Convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tarryl Clark, the Democratic candidate challenging Michele Bachmann in the 6th District of Minnesota, spoke to The Uptake at the annual Netroots Conference.

Tarryl Clark is out with another web ad targeting Michele Bachmann and tying her to two other Republican congressman (Joe Barton and Steve King) who have made comments defending BP.

Tarryl Clark hits Michele Bachmann for supporting BP over the American people.

It was announced today that Tarryl Clark, DFL candidate to take on Michele Bachmann in the 6th District, was placed on the DCCC “Red-to-Blue” program. For Clark, the addition means help from the national organization with fundraising and organizing. What it also means is that the local conservative machine jumped into high gear to discount [...]

Tarryl Clark talks about her race against Michele Bachmann with Esme Murphy on WCCO.

All signs point to 2010 being an anti-incumbent election with various polls confirming this sentiment. Here in the 6th District we have media darling Michele Bachmann running for re-election claiming to be a conservative concerned about government spending.

In a new web ad, the Clark campaign cleverly demonstrates how much taxpayer money is wasted by Michele Bachmann while she decries the spending of taxpayer money by others in Washington.

The Clark Campaign put out this web video of Tarryl riding the Northstar rail line with her family to file for her run against Michele Bachmann.

A powerful web ad highlighting just how little Michele Bachmann has done for her constituents.

Tarryl Clark, who represents Minnesota Senate District 15, gives her final speech on the floor of the Minnesota Senate. She is leaving the seat to run for congress against Michele Bachmann.

Tarryl Clark put out this web ad highlighting the fact that Michele Bachmann might talk about jobs for a day but she has done nothing in Congress to help spur job growth in her district.

Tarryl Clark put out this web video of footage from the recent DFL Convention and asking supporters to ‘Stand With Us’.

I know, it’s a shocker. Michele Bachmann put out this video spreading the false claim made by other Republicans that the Wall Street Reform Bill currently making its way through Congress will lead to “permanent” bailouts of big banks by the federal government.

A new web ad put out by the Tarryl Clark campaign highlighting the spending hypocrisy of Representative Michele Bachmann.

Last week I wrote about the first 6th congressional district campaign literature I received from Maureen Reed. Only days later I received my first piece of literature from Tarryl Clark but have been too busy to get it up. So, without further adieu… The crux of the mailer is concerned with explaining why Clark is [...]

In a new web ad, Tarryl Clark takes on Michele Bachmann and her statements regarding the phasing out or privatization of social security. In a play on the famous credit card commercials, the ad ends with: “For 6th District voters who want their representative to protect their retirement, there is Tarryl Clark.” “For everyone else, [...]

I went to my Senate District 15 Convention today as a delegate from the February 2nd caucuses.

I came home today to find campaign literature from Maureen Reed sitting on the counter. This is perhaps the first literature I have received from any candidate in the 2010 cycle.

Michele Bachmann’s national political tour and quest for celebrity has made recent stops in California, Missouri, and now, North Dakota.

State Senator Tarryl Clark sat down with Tom Hauser of KSTP to discuss her campaign to take on Representative Michele Bachmann in the 6th District of Minnesota.

Speaker Pelosi spoke on the House floor today in strong support of pay-as-you-go legislation, which requires Congress to offset the costs of tax cuts or increases in entitlement spending with savings elsewhere in the budget, thereby restoring fiscal discipline to the federal government. The legislation passed by a vote of 233 to 187 and will [...]