Jay Stephenson has an article at the St. Croix Valley Press about Rep. Michele Bachmann, and her supporters and detractors in the blogosphere. The former included myself, Andy Aplikowski and Craig Westover chipped in as well. You can guess who was included in the latter.

Here’s an excerpt…

“My congresswoman in Minnesota is a fundamentalist GOP nut,” reads one blog. Another asks for conservatives to donate to Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign: “The list of stalkerazzi and biased media coverage is endless…she needs your help.”

Love her or hate her, 6th District Rep. Michele Bach-mann (R-Minn) is one of Minnesota’s most controversial political figures. Since her days in the state Senate, the blog world has been lit up on both sides of the spectrum: detractors have referred to her as an extreme right-wing theocrat while  defenders say she’s a principled conservative who’s not afraid to stand her ground.

To date, Bachmann’s name pulls up 181,000 results when entered into a search on Google. She’s served in Congress for a little over one year. In comparison, the name of Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn), who has been in Congress for more than 33 years, pulls up 164,000 results.

Bachmann has also become a growing celebrity on YouTube with 136 clips posted — more than any other Minnesota representative excluding Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress.