Tarryl Clark officially enters the 6th CD race

Her announcement video:

I’m excited by this news, as I think Clark will be an excellent challenger to Rep. Bachmann. I will admit I’m slightly surprised — the 6th CD probably has the greatest chance of any district of disappearing if Minnesota does lose a congressional seat after the census, and running for an office that may only exist for such a short time. Then again, should she defeat Bachmann there would be no greater hero within the DFL party.

The race now consists of three women, Bachmann, the GOP incumbent, and now Clark and former Independence Party candidate Maureen Reed vying against Elwyn Tinklenberg for the DFL endorsement. Such a crowded DFL field means a large amount of money to be spent before we even reach the actual primary. Reed has already shown some promise in the last quarter in fundraising, and Tinklenberg was able to raise great amounts near the end of 2008, albeit more out of Bachmann’s publicity than his own efforts. It will be interesting to see what sort of momentum Clark’s entry in the race brings for all three potential DFL candidates’ fundraising numbers.

Additional note: The website is odd. The straight url for tarrylclark.com redirects. I wish they had fixed that before the launch.

Edited to add: Well good, the url appears to be fixed. Much better.

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2 Comments

  1. WoMan says:
    July 29, 2009 at 10:19 am

    So, does this site encourage conservative women to run for office, or just liberals?

    If it doesn’t, I encourage you to read this and rethink your standards:

    http://www.looktruenorth.com/limited-government/49-conservatism/9072-what-sarah-palins-past-year-can-teach-us.html

  2. Political Muse says:
    July 29, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    With 2010 right around the corner we have an opportunity to bring Bachmann home.

    Here are the current facts as I have been able to determine them as a DFL constituent:

    1. Senator Tarryl Clark is WINNING the DFL endorsement race.
    2. Clark has been able to win elections in her conservative district.
    3. Senator Clark has worked the entire district listening to its residents even when she’s not running for office as part of her duties as Assistant Majority Leader.
    4. Elwyn Tinklenberg is a Blue Dog Democrat as evidenced by his ‘08 endorsement and campaign literature.
    5. Elwyn Tinklenberg has chosen not to abide by the DFL endorsement.

    That being said, you can help any of these candidates with your pocket book:

    Tarryl Clark: https://services.myngp.com/NGPOnlineServices/contribution.aspx?X=5iQdimGSZ+4oFpdcGjj83KomHp43FcO/hPQLmnaZcUs=

    Elwyn Tinklenberg: https://services.myngp.com/ngponlineservices/contribution.aspx?X=pEWjYFU42cf0ZVvT8kkgyg5bv//5KbmvYjM1pvRKsAg=

    Maureen Reed: https://maureenreedforcongress.ngphost.com/crmapi/contribute

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