How did the Bachmann-Tinklenberg race turn out?

[bulloney]

I Googled about everything I could think of and there's nothing on how that race ended. I heard nothing on the MSM.

Let me know if there's a vote count.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Badly.

[NMDemDist2]

2. badly n/t

[47of74]

3. Not good

We'll have to endure another term of the Bat-Bleep Crazy Congresswoman. She defeated Tinklenberg, albeit by only three percentage points.

[Freddie Stubbs]

4. BACHMANN 46%, TINKLENBERG 43%

The independent candidate got 10%

http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/ElecRslts.asp?M=CG&R=ALL&PN=0000

[Ian David]

5. Apparently, most people in Bachman's district are batshit-crazy McCarthyites. n/t

[Frosty1]

6. Without a doubt

That area of Minnesota is the most incestuous, inbred, fundamentalist, child abusing part of Minnesota. Oh...and yes batshit crazy.

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. Bachman got 46%, less than a majority

An independent candidate got 10%

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. Is this Minnesota again?

If so, do a lot of "independent" candidates run in Minnesota and is this how a lot of Republicans manage to eke out a win (by the independents siphoning votes from the Dems)?

[Freddie Stubbs]

10. If you remember in 1998, an Independent actually won, beating Norm Coleman and a Democrat

[trotsky]

11. Yes, this is exactly how we've been stuck with dipshits recently.

Pawlenty (both times), Coleman, Bachmann, etc. The Independence Party in MN seems to serve one purpose only, and that's to help elect Republicans.

[Ian David]

9. Good point. n/t