Clinton raised money for Clark too
It appears that former President Bill Clinton was in Minnesota to raise money just for Mark Dayton's campaign for governor. Salon is reporting that Clinton held a fundraiser for Democrat Tarryl Clark's congressional campaign. The campaign did not tell reporters about the private fundraiser.
Clinton reportedly took aim at Clark's Republican opponent, GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann:
At a late-night fundraiser for state Sen. Tarryl Clark, Clinton described Bachmann as the epitome of a trend he regards as profoundly dangerous to the nation's future. "Your opponent," he told Clark, "is the ultimate example of putting ideology over evidence."
"I respect people with a conservative philosophy," he continued. "This country has been well-served by having two broad traditions within which people can operate. If you have a philosophy, it means you're generally inclined one way or the other but you're open to evidence. If you have an ideology, it means everything is determined by dogma and you're impervious to evidence. Evidence is irrelevant.
"That's how I see Rep. Bachmann. She's very attractive in saying all these things she says, but it's pretty stupid."
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