The 6th District of Minnesota was one of the few bright spots for the GOP in 2006.  While incumbent Republicans across the country were losing seats, rookie Michele Bachmann won the seat in a three-way race with 50.1% of the vote in a thoroughly purple state.

 

Over the last two years in office, Michele Bachmann has racked up a solid conservative voting record.  Here are a few recent interest group ratings for Rep. Bachmann:

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By way of comparison, the same ratings for NRCC Chairman Tom Cole (OK-4) look like this: 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you might expect, Bachmann's voting record has made her a HUGE TARGET for the leftists.  In two years, she has become of the left's worst nightmares, and they have decided to pull out all the stops to take Bachmann out.

 

Fortunately, polling shows that Bachmann is ahead in the race, but the left-wingers are pouring millions of dollars into the race, and the race is tightening.  A win is by no means a "sure thing."

 

With the chips down, this would seem to be a prime opportunity for the Republican Party to stand behind a solid conservative.

 

Sadly, the National Republican Congressional Committee has instead decided to de-fund Bachmann's race.  This, while it has continued to back the awful RINO Don Young (R-AK).

 

Decisions like this were the reason I decided to personally "de-fund" the NRCC and NRSC years ago, and it's something you might want to keep in mind the next time you get a letter or call from the NRCC asking for a donation.

 

Just a thought.