Clark starts spending while Bachmann sits on millions
The campaign fundraising in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District signals that it could be the most expensive Congressional race in Minnesota history. Both GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann and Democrat Tarryl Clark are raising millions and a large part of those funds are expected to end up on TV.
Side note: KSTP/Survey USA just released a poll showing Bachmann ahead of Clark by nine percentage points.
Clark started running ads in late June criticizing GOP rival over comments on the BP oil spill. Clark bought $127,820 worth of ads at WCCO, KARE, KMSP and WFTC between June 19th and July 9th (I forgot to check the size of the Clark buy at KSTP but she also bought time there).
While Clark is ramping up her TV face time, Bachmann is waiting to spend her campaign cash. Bachmann, who raised $4.1 million for the campaign, hasn't bought time at any of the stations.
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Here's the breakdown of Clark's buy:
WCCO
6/19 - 7/11
$54,020
KARE
6/28-7/9
$52,660
WFTC
6/28-7/9
$12,840
KMSP
6/28 - 7/9
$8200