Dear (Bachmann Supporter),

Just hours ago, press reports broke the news that a self-identified Occupy
Wall Street supporter and ‘community activist’ will challenge me for
reelection to Congress. Announcing her candidacy, my opponent claimed she
was inspired to challenge me by Occupy Wall Street. Do you really need to
know any more?

For the past six years, I've represented Minnesota's sixth district,
fighting for the principles and values that you and I both share:
individual liberty, personal responsibility, and a government that spends
less than it takes in. By touting the values of Occupy Wall Street, my
opponent clearly favors the opposite: a lazy handout culture where big
government is king. This is the America that the left seeks to impose on
the American people, but it is a fate that I refuse to accept.

That's why I'm asking for your immediate assistance in making an emergency
contribution to help me defend against my Occupy Wall Street opponent of
$25, $50, $100, or any amount up to the legal limit
($2,500).

The threat that Occupy Wall Street poses to our conservative values this
November cannot be overstated. With President Obama as their cheerleader,
the left will spend millions between now and November to re-elect him and
replace conservatives like me with Occupy-branded liberals who will cheer
at every big-government Obama initiative. For them, this is their last
chance to fundamentally transform the America we know and love into their
own socialist haven, and I know you won't stand for it.

In the months ahead, my campaign to represent our values in the United
States Congress will not be easy. In addition to the attacks from Occupy
Wall Street, just weeks ago, a Minnesota court arbitrarily drew my home out
of the district where I have raised my family and represented in Congress
for the past six years.

This means I will now have the challenge of communicating with tens of
thousands of new voters -- even as Democrats like my opponent lie and
mischaracterize my record -- and I'm depending on you to provide the
resources necessary to make that happen.

Will you make an emergency contribution to my campaign today and ensure
that your voice for our conservative values continues on in the United
States Congress?

While my opponent embraces her Occupy Wall Street roots, I'm proud to be
running on my conservative record. Our country can't afford the dangerous
policies advocated by Occupy liberals and, with you by my side, we'll
ensure that they don't get anywhere near Washington, DC.

Thank you for your continued support and prayers. It truly means the world
to me.

Sincerely,


Michele Bachmann

PS. The end of the financial quarter is fast approaching and, with an
Occupy Wall Street member now running against me, the media will use the
numbers that we report as an indicator of our strength as a campaign. Will
you please make an immediate emergency contribution of $25, $50, $100, or
any amount up to the legal limit ($2,500) to show our campaign has the
momentum to win?

Source and Analysis: http://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2012/03/michele-bachmann-goes-after-occupy-wall-street-ism

Anne Nolan is running against Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. (Photo courtesy Anne Nolan)

DFLer Anne Nolan steps forward to challenge Bachmann
by Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio
March 9, 2012

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrat Anne Nolan today will formally launch a campaign against Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District.

Nolan ran unsuccessfully three times in the past for the state Legislature. She is the first DFLer to step forward to take on Bachmann.

Nolan works for a small business that helps employers develop flexible work schedules for their employees. She says her congressional campaign will focus on many of the same issues that the Occupy Wall Street movement has highlighted.

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"Occupy has been raising all of these issues and I think they're right. I think this race is a great opportunity to hold those issues up and talk about them and change what the county's talking about," Nolan said.

More: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/03/09/nolan-bachmann/?refid=0