Michele Bachmann's Hardball appearance had contributions flow in to the Tinklenberg opposition campaign like a big green flash flood.
Now, Doug Grow at MinnPost.com reports the conundrum - all that money, FEC says a candidate cannot use it for himself/herself, and once remaining bills all come in and are paid, what to do?
Have a look. It is an interesting concept - more money than they managed to spend. There's always bonus payments for the campaign workers, as a possibility, but then what?
