At the Star Tribune, an online netlet discusses our three new Representatives (Ellison, Walz, and Bachmann). Here is what she had to say about Bachmann:
Michele Bachmann, on the other hand, ignores a significant segment of the people living in her district. Bachmann was elected by capturing just over 50 percent of the votes. Yet she continues to carry forth her extreme conservative agenda and blithely disregards the views of nearly half of the people in her district. I think it would be great if Michele would give us a "pat on the back" every now and then with an honest attempt to represent all the people in her district and not just the those of her own party.
MARY CURRAN, MARINE ON ST CROIX
One need only look at her voting record and her constituent services to understand that Bachmann doesn't even hold those that voted for her in much regard as she spends more time courting the likes of Freedomworks, George W. Bush, and Jason Lewis than she does courting the people of her district. It takes a particularly arrogant character to spend so little time within ones district and expect to keep the support of those that voted for her let alone those that did not vote for her. Whomever the nominee for the DFL may be had better highlight the complete lack of constituent services by this Representative or they are missing a huge opportunity to show how little Bachmann really cares about the people of this district. It shames me that every time I visit Bluestem Prairie I see another fantastic opportunity for the people of the 1st District to meet with their Representative in person while we in the 6th must be satisfied with shock jock radio appearances and phone meetings.
Cross Posted on Dump Bachmann
