| The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced today that it's officially targeting the race in Minnesota's Sixth district, and watching closely in the Third.
Targeting the Sixth makes good sense for the D-trip -- getting rid of Michele Bachmann should be a worthy goal for all rational, caring primates. The D-trip's position on the Third is somewhat more interesting though -- they targeted this seat heavily in the '08 cycle, but came up short with fundraising horse Ashwin Madia as the candidate. This time around, saying "we're watching the race" means that Erik Paulsen is running with the advantages of an incumbent now, but the D-trip still wants to defeat him. At the same time, this position says "Dem candidates -- raise a bunch of money to make getting involved worth our while."
It just boils down to a monetary calculation for these committees. That means that Jim Meffert and Maureen Hackett have to raise a boatload of money by the time the CD3 DFL convention rolls around so the DCCC can make a good decision on what to do. |
