Small checks drive Michele Bachmann’s big bucks

By BRIAN BAKST, Associated Press
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5 hours ago

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — New York retiree Phyllis Hornung has never been to Minnesota and has no ties to the state — other than the steady stream of campaign donations she sends to Michele Bachmann.

Almost every other month last year, Hornung sent the conservative Republican congresswoman a check for $25, or sometimes $75.

“She captured my heart immediately,” said Hornung, a former commercial real estate broker who recalls first seeing Bachmann two years ago on television — an appearance that prompted her to make a small contribution online.

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