Minnesota (US), June 14: Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, a favorite of the Tea Party movement, has said that she intends to make a formal announcement for a bid for the White House in 2012 soon.

According to the Bachmann, a third-term congresswoman and the first female contender to enter the 2012 race, has been leaning heavily toward a run over the past few months, visiting early primary states, raising money and railing against Obama.

DFL Senate candidate was joined by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, a rousing rally at the University of Minnesota, in what Al Franken termed as “a true statewide grass-roots campaign.” Franken is waging a tough battle against Republican incumbent Norm Coleman, and Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley.

More than 1,500 supporters crammed into the McNamara Alumni Center of the University campus, and more than 600 were in an overflow room and outside.

US Representative Michele Bachmann - a first-term Republican, up for reelection in Minnesota’s 6th District - has come under fire for her controversial comment about Obama’s patriotism. The comments came during the course of a Friday night interview on MSNBC, when Bachmann asserted that Obama has a close connection to 1960s radical William Ayers. She said that Obama “had a very strong association with Bill Ayers.”

When asked by Chris Matthews whether she believes that Obama may have anti-American views, Bachmann replied: “Absolutely. I’m very concerned that he may have anti-American views.” She also said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, both Democrats, have “far-leftist views.”

The latest Obama vs McCain pre-election opinion polls show that Barack Obama is currently leading John McCain in Minnesota and Pennsylvania, while the latter is leading is in West Virginia.

Quinnipiac University/Wall Street Journal/Washington Post’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show that Barack Obama is presently holding lead over John McCain in the states of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin are swing states, presently favoring Democrats. Here’s what the Quinnipiac University/Wall Street Journal/Washington Post’s latest McCain vs Obama Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin opinion polls show.

Michigan Poll —

The Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, Barack Obama has maintained his lead over his Republican rival, John McCain in the recent Obama vs McCain Minnesota Polls. According to the polls, Obama has respectable lead over McCain, in the presidential race, in the North Star State.

Well, Obama is leading McCain in the recent Minnesota Polls, conducted by Star Tribune/Princeton Survey Research Associates International, Minnesota Public Radio News/Humphrey Institute, American Research Group, and Rasmussen Reports. Let’s check out the details of these MN polls.

The Department of Agriculture announced that 32 people in 12 different states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning after eating ready to eat frozen dinners. The consumers apparently did not correctly follow the cooking instructions and cooked the meal in the microwave rather than the recommended conventional oven. The agency is urging consumers to follow the cooking instructions given for precooked frozen chicken entrees.  

Obama is holding slim lead over McCain, in the presidential race, in Minnesota — say the recent Obama vs McCain Minnesota opinion polls. Except One, Obama leads McCain, in all the current month’s MN opinion poll, conducted by Survey USA, Star Tribune Minnisota/PSRAI, Rasmussen Reports, American Research Group, and Quinnipiac University/Wall Street Journal/Washington Post, including the Big Ten Poll.

Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama are statistically tied, in the presidential race, in the state of Minnesota — that’s what the latest Obama McCain Minnesota Polls say.

So far, two “Obama vs McCain pre-election opinion polls” have been conducted in Minnesota, which has 10 electoral college votes; One poll favors Obama, while the latest one shows them statistically tied. The polls have been conducted by Survey USA and Star Tribune Minnisota/PSRAI. Check out what these latest McCain Obama Minnesota Polls show.

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According to Nielsen Media Research, approximately 37.2 million viewers tuned in for Palin’s speech, an astoundingly large number for a speech by someone who is not a presidential candidate.

The viewership was just a million lesser than that of Barack Obama’s historic acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention last week and it surpassed the viewership of Joe Biden’s last speech, which attracted 24 million viewers, by a comfortable margin.

At the Republican National Convention held on Thursday night, Cindy McCain was all praise for her husband in a speech, in which she vouched for his characteristics of a straight talker and a father, who by example has passed on his love of country and values to his children.

"It's going to take someone of unusual strength and character — someone exactly like my husband — to lead us through the reefs and currents that lie ahead. I know John. You can trust his hand at the wheel," McCain said.

Sen. Barack Obama is leading Sen. John McCain, in the presidential race, in the states of Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio — Say the recently released Obama versus McCain pre-election Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio opinion polls conducted by CNN/Time Magazine/Opinion Research.

Iowa has 7 Electoral College Votes. CNN/Time Magazine/Opinion Research IA Poll, conducted from August 31 to September 2, showed Obama leading McCain by 15 % points — 55 % to 40 % among the registered voters of Iowa.

The North Star State – Minnesota has always been favorable to Barack Obama. That’s what the recent Obama McCain Minnesota pre-election opinion polls show. The popularity of Obama in Minnesota is also visible from “Minnesota For Obama” T-shirts selling hotly in the state.

According to Obama versus McCain Minnesota polls, Obama has maintained his lead over his Republican rival John McCain. Obama leads the two pre-election opinion polls conducted by Rasmussen Reports and Survey USA, in the Gopher State in the current month of August. Minnesota has 10 Electoral College votes    

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