In the old party game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” Hollywood actors are linked through movie roles. Here in Minnesota politics, we have our own version: Six Degrees of Globalization . At the center is U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach, the congresswoman from Minnesota’s 7th District. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach has ties to the global lobbyist Vin Weber. Our research did not reveal any connection between these two and actor Kevin Bacon. On the campaign trail, Fischbach presen

Michelle Fischbach isn’t just a career insider congresswoman — she’s the puppet master of a corrupt machine hell-bent on controlling Minnesota’s reddest district.

While Minnesota Republicans were fighting to flip CD7 from longtime Democrat Collin Peterson in May 2020, Michelle Fischbach and her establishment machine were busy orchestrating one of the sleaziest endorsing conventions in recent memory.