$312 per minute

That's the rate of money DFL candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg has accepted in the first 24 hours since GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on MSNBC's Hardball. An official with Tinklenberg's campaign said they raised $450 thousand dollars in that time period.

To put that in perspective, Tinklenberg raised $312 thousand for the entire 3rd quarter and had $356 thousand in the bank at the end of the last reporting period.

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