Jim Graves

Representative Michele Bachmann says she is insulted when her Democratic opponent Jim Graves says she engages in "political speech". The audience in St. Cloud, MN roars with laughter

Representative Michele Bachmann debates her Democratic opponent Jim Graves. This is Bachmann's first debate since she stopped running for President.

Join The Uptake live for the 1st debate between Rep. Michelle Bachmann (MN-R) and her Democratic challenger Jim Graves in St. Cloud at 12:30 PM Eastern.
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The Minneapolis Star Tribune is Minnesota's paper of record. Its doing a disservice to Minnesota by not adequately covering Minnesota highest profile political figure, Rep. Michele Bachmann. They contributed to her winning election to Congress in 2006 by failing to print what she said and report what she did. They've continued this behavior to this day.

Bachmann's challenger, Minnesota hotel magnate Jim Graves, 58, entered the fray in early April, quickly rallying state Democrats to his side and, perhaps more importantly, convincing Independence Party leaders and candidates to stay out of the mix, putting as much as 10 percent of the electorate up for grabs.