Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she raised $1.7 million dollars during the second quarter. Bachmann took to Twitter to thank her supporters, whom she says made 40,000 contributions. Her Democratic challenger, Jim Graves, reported $400,000.

The Republican Congresswoman is on her two-day energy tour through Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. Michele Bachmann blames Democrats for the high gas prices because they didn't support domestic drilling legislation. During her GOP presidential campaign she promised to bring gasoline prices back to $2 per gallon.

Garrison Keillor, host of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion," is hosting an event Wednesday at the Fisher's Club in Avon to raise money for DFL hotelier Jim Graves as he builds his campaign coffers in a race against Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.

Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann officially launched her re-election bid Monday for a fourth term representing Minnesota's 6th District. She will face DFL challenger Jim Graves, a luxury hotel owner, in November

MPR reports Brian McGoldrick is the latest DFLer to announce is candidacy for Minnesota's newly configured 6th District. Anne Nolan is also challenging Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann.

A new poll finds Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann with a lead of nine percentage points over her Democratic challenger, Jim Graves. It was released just after a national Democratic committee listed the contest as one of the party's best chances to capture a House seat now held by the GOP. Meanwhile, Bachmann maintains a big fund-raising advantage over her rival.

The Republican senator will hold a fundraiser in Washington this week while the Bachmann camp plans its own major fundraiser in Minnesota to raise money to retire debt from her presidential bid.

Wealthy hotelier Jim Graves raised about $669,000 from donors in the all-important third quarter between late July and Sept. 30, MPR reports. Even with the $270,000 in additional cash of his own that he donated to the effort, his total paled in comparison to $4.5 million raised by his opponent Rep. Michele Bachmann. She is consistently among the most prolific fundraisers in the U.S. House.