and at this moment she s in a hurry. we have to speed it up, or we ll be late. reporter: she ll be speeding for the next eight weeks until the election. not a single moment in this year s most expensive congressional campaign will be squandered. chances are you have not heard of her opponent, tarryl clark, who is already at today s battleground, the state fair. the minnesota state fair is a huge deal in this state. high profile politicians running for office don t dare miss it. we ve got to speed up. we re on in two minutes. we re on in two minutes? reporter: for bachmann running the show means spending her time with those she knows she can exclusively count on. they love her, she loves them. right now she s rushing to be a guest on a christian radio station. i believe that life is from conception until natural death. and so i want to respect life at every stage. reporter: michele bachmann spent a lot of time at this ir over the years, she and her husband raised five chil
there, and it s not the walter cronkiteir remark we are the gatekeepers of the media, and if you don t do the interview at the new york times or cbs, you are stifled. it s not the case any more. reporter: her conservative views are lock step with theea party. it s why she went to glenn beck s rally in washington. she s carrying the flag for the tea party nationally and losing touch with minnesota. bachmann is now emphasizing taxes and the economy. this is her latest campaign spot. i know, i know, it s state fair time, and you don t want to hear about politics. tarryl clark voted to raise taxes on your corn dog, deep fried bacon and beer. reporter: she says the ad is misleading, she said residents should have a vote themselves. she did not vote herself t raise their taxes. do you think she s a fair campaigner?
congressional campaign will be squandered. chances are you have not heard of her opponent, tarryl clark, who is already at today s battleground, the minnesota state fair. the minnesota state fair is a huge deal in this state. high profile politicians running for office don t dare miss it. we re on in two minutes. we re on in two minutes? reporter: for bachmann running the show means spending her time with those she knows she can exclusively count on. they love her, she loves them. right now she s running to be a guest on a christian radio station. i believe that life is from conception until natural death. and so i want to respect life at every stage. reporter: michele bachmann spent a lot of time at this fair over the years, she and her husband raised five children and 23 foster children. that s right, 23. they weren t all in the house at the same time, but it s quite the accomplishment. they sent their foster children to public school, and in many occasions they didn t like
she s carrying the flag for the tea party nationally and losing touch with minnesota. bachmann is now emphasizing taxes and the economy. this is her latest campaign spot. i know, i know, it s state fair time, and you don t want to hear about politics. but while you re at the fair, you should know that tarryl clark here voted to raise taxes on your corn dog, and your deep fried bacon, and your beer. reporter: tarryl clark says the ad is very misleading, she voted to give the residents of minnesota the right to decide themselves if they wanted tax increases. she did not vote herself to raise their taxes. do you think she s a fair campaigner? i think she has her own way of doing things. which is very much out of the karl rove playbook. i ve never seen her do anything else. reporter: michele bachmann stands by her ad and eventually did agree to talk to me. but only two questions. we re polar opposites, she s voted for every big increase spending bill there is. reporter: the pol
i agree with you, ed. she says stuff that a lot of the americans resonate with and thinks that the size of the government is far too big and we should have our personal liberties and freedoms. she organized a rally on capitol hill a few months ago where thousands of americans, patriots came to have their voices heard on capitol hill. i think that s a great thing, whether it s a republican, democrat, whether we can get people involved in our democracy, particularly in tough economic times, i think that s a very strong thing. the stuff i was talking about was the psychotalk she does. that s why she s raising money. i wasn t saying that, ed. listen, with the republican party the crazier are today, the more money you raise. look at rand paul, look at sarah palin. look at michele bachmann. this is a woman who said she was talking about the shakedown before joe barton was. i mean, she s the first one out there with it. you know what also impresses me is tarryl clark challenging miche