Democrats apparently still have hopes of knocking off stalwart conservative Minnesota congresswoman Michelle Bachmann. If it didn’t happen in 2008, it’s hard to see it happening in 2010; now a new poll finds that, “tested against a couple of her potential Democratic opponents, Bachmann leads Maureen Reed 53-37 and Tarryl Clark 55-37.”

Democratic pickup opportunities are going to be few and far between this cycle, and Bachmann strikes me as too high-profile, and from too secure a district, to be in serious trouble. This could change if one of the challengers turns out to be a gangbusters candidate or some sudden scandal emerges, but when only 29 percent of the voters in the district approve of the job that congressional Democrats are doing . . . well, it just doesn’t add up to a compelling case to replace her with a Democrat.