Bachmann faces toughest test yet
Annandale, Minnesota (CNN) -- Jim Graves strolled down Main Street in his pressed shirt with French cuffs and skinny jeans, a dapper enigma in a land of flannels and Wranglers. He stuck out his hand to introduce himself to a ruffian in a wheelchair scooter. The two talked politics before the stranger confessed he's an anarchist who believes Americans should be allowed to kill three people a day. "That would take care of the idiots REALLLLLL fast," the man said with a chuckle. Not the typical conversation for a millionaire hotel magnate, who's more prone to discuss bed-sheet thread count than shooting folks. But when people know you're running for Congress, apparently no topic is off limits. A bit exasperated, Graves wished the man well and quickly departed. Graves isn't gunning for just any seat.
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Michele Bachmann
Overall Sentiment: -0.0835572
Relevance: 0.832836
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| 0.357519 | Bachmann responded, "Well, phooey. ... I'm not afraid at all." |
| 0.0589425 | "I hope she gets her ass kicked," said one Minnesotan, one of the few dissenters who met Bachmann ... |
| -0.092081 | "This race will offer a clear, stark choice between what my opponent stands for and what I stand for," Bachmann said. ... |
| 0.0901876 | "Government has no interest or willingness to balance its books," Bachmann told ... |
| 0.277209 | he said he was watching a cable news show this spring when the host asked why "good people" ... |
| 0 | "These are the people Michele Bachmann represents," he said ... |
| 0.30145 | "We were very proud that our favorite son, Walter Mondale, was chosen as vice president," Bachmann said. ... |
| -0.154226 | Bachmann once hid behind bushes at a gay rights rally, her opponents contend, and her husband's counseling clinic has been vilified by gay rights activists as a place where they try to "pray the gay away." |
| -0.136659 | "So, this is my opponent's new mentor in Congress," Bachmann said, ... |
| 0 | "Just remember," Bachmann said, ... |
| -0.176348 | "Just remember," Bachmann said, "the only way we repeal Obamacare is this year." |
| 0.313277 | "Hey, that's a great option," Bachmann said. ... |
| -0.0900329 | "Hey, that's a great option," Bachmann said. "I'm grateful we got it, because the Supreme Court completely let us down. They upheld this completely unconstitutional bill, unfortunately. But now, it's up to the American people. Now, we've got a chance." |
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Jim Graves
Overall Sentiment: 0.060238
Relevance: 0.516422
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| -0.0541934 | "It's just a fact she doesn't want to meet," Graves said. ... |
| -0.0439597 | "It's just a fact she doesn't want to meet," Graves said. "We've asked her to come on with us, anywhere, anytime, and we'll be there." |
| -0.0444087 | "I don't care what Michele Bachmann calls me," Graves said. ... |
| -0.0205556 | "When you stick to what you believe in," Graves said ... |
| 0.1521 | "The primary issue is that the 6th District needs good, quality, on-the-ground representation," Graves said, ... |
| -0.0309196 | "The whole system could've rolled down, and the whole world was looking at us, at America, to hold it up," Graves said. ... |
| -0.0400369 | "I have to confess," Graves told ... |
| 0.0912393 | "I have to confess," Graves told me, "over the years, I've said I wish I could sit down and debate that woman." |
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Bachmann
Overall Sentiment: 0.057915
Relevance: 0.448561
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| 0.248244 | "I honestly believe this woman's a saint," said Pamela Larson, a Bachmann ... |
| 0.0784952 | "I honestly believe this woman's a saint," said Pamela Larson, a Bachmann volunteer with the Christian Motorcycle Association. "I just think she's the most wonderful, selfless servant as far as working for the government and taking our concerns to Washington." |
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Graves
Overall Sentiment: 0.0465472
Relevance: 0.380461
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| -0.0541934 | "It's just a fact she doesn't want to meet," Graves said. ... |
| -0.0439597 | "It's just a fact she doesn't want to meet," Graves said. "We've asked her to come on with us, anywhere, anytime, and we'll be there." |
| -0.0444087 | "I don't care what Michele Bachmann calls me," Graves said. ... |
| -0.0205556 | "When you stick to what you believe in," Graves said ... |
| 0.1521 | "The primary issue is that the 6th District needs good, quality, on-the-ground representation," Graves said, ... |
| -0.0309196 | "The whole system could've rolled down, and the whole world was looking at us, at America, to hold it up," Graves said. ... |
| -0.0789828 | "Where I differ most with Obama is on the tenor of his approach at times," Graves said. ... |
| -0.105872 | "Where I differ most with Obama is on the tenor of his approach at times," Graves said. "My wife and I looked at each other, and I said, 'Why don't we try to help make a change?'" |
| -0.0400369 | "I have to confess," Graves told ... |
| 0.0912393 | "I have to confess," Graves told me, "over the years, I've said I wish I could sit down and debate that woman." |
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Obama
Overall Sentiment: -0.335715
Relevance: 0.238578
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Obamacare
Overall Sentiment: -0.124008
Relevance: 0.226832
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| -0.0579258 | "I've been proven right in the tragic events of this last month. The Muslim Brotherhood is not the Lutheran Brotherhood," she told ... |
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Overall Sentiment: 0.0108885
Relevance: 0.159833
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Rep. Barney Frank
Overall Sentiment: -0.0668499
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Nancy Pelosi
Overall Sentiment: -0.0314904
Relevance: 0.144159
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Ronald Reagan
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Gretchen Carlson
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Walter Mondale
Overall Sentiment: 0.652179
Relevance: 0.140737
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Mike
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.140071
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| 0 | "It depends on your day," Tracker Mike responded. ... |
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Doris Ashwill
Overall Sentiment: 0.0821204
Relevance: 0.134329
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| 0.134728 | "I hope he wins," said Doris Ashwill, ... |
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Marcus
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Kirby Payne
Overall Sentiment: 0.0154983
Relevance: 0.133883
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| 0.0177547 | "The barriers are one step below insurmountable," hotel consultant Kirby Payne told ... |
| 0.0153053 | "The barriers are one step below insurmountable," hotel consultant Kirby Payne told the Star Tribune in 2005. "I'm not sure why he wants to do this. Is it ego?" |
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Jim
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Sandy Oltz
Overall Sentiment: 0.168798
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| 0 | "What I remember most," said Sandy Oltz, ... |
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Conrad Wilson
Overall Sentiment: -0.0754236
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| -0.0564107 | "Political correctness," she told me ... |
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