The Daily Digest (Cravaack wins support of 49ers, Fundraising reports trickle in, Romney hammered on Bain tenure)
The International Union of Operating Engineers announced that it supports GOP Rep. Chip Cravaack's reelection bid. The move will allow Cravaack to note on signs, in ads and in campaign lit that he's "Labor Endorsed" in a union friendly district.
One of Cravaack's DFL opponents, Tarryl Clark, announced that she raised more than $1 million for the campaign. She has $259k in the bank. Clark faces Rick Nolan and Jeff Anderson in the DFL Primary in August. Cravaack, Nolan and Anderson have not released their fundraising numbers yet.
GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann reports raising $1.7 million in the last quarter. Her campaign wouldn't say how much she has in the bank.
Bachmann's DFL opponent, Jim Graves, reported raising $400k in the last quarter. He has personally loaned his campaign $250k since he entered the race.
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