Sarah Palin will campaign in Minneapolis on Wednesday alongside Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., bringing together perhaps the two most influential Republican women in the country for the first time since each played a leading role in rallying conservative opposition to President Obama's health-care proposal. Republicans in the state gave out 10,000 tickets for a downtown rally that will include Palin and Bachmann as well as Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), who is considering a presidential run in 2012. Conservative talk show host Sean Hannity will host his Fox News show from the event, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The rally, at 3 p.m. Eastern time, could feature some of the most intense criticism of Obama since the 2008 Republican National Convention, which took place in St. Paul. Many Democrats view Bachmann's and Palin's criticism of Obama and his policies as irresponsible and misleading. Palin famously argued last year that the president's health-care plan would create 'death panels,' a claim that has been widely debunked. And Bachmann recently declared, 'I said I had very serious concerns that Barack Obama had anti-American views and now I look like Nostradamus.' Bachmann, who was well known for controversial comments even before Palin's emergence in the 2008 campaign, has emerged as a de facto 'tea party' congresswoman, helping organize and then speak at several of the activist network's recent rallies in Washington. But her role in the tea party movement and her aggressive criticism of Obama during frequent appearances on FOX News have made Bachmann a particular target for Democrats, who are seeking her defeat in this fall's elections. State Sen. Tarryl Clark, a Democrat, has raised more than $1 million in her race against Bachmann, a high total for a non-incumbent so early in the election cycle. Bachmann has raised more than $1.5 million, more than all but four House Republican candidates, aided by thousands of dollars in small donations from conservatives outside of the state. Her appearance at a fundraiser following the rally with Palin could help with bigger contributions; donors who give $10,000 (the first $4,800, the legal limit, goes to Bachmann, the rest to the state party) get a picture with Palin. Democrats say the event will combine two of the most dishonest voices in politics. 'One says that President Obama is trying to force America's youth into re- education camps. The other insists that health-insurance reform will create government-sponsored `death panels,' ' Congressional Democrats said in a message to supporters about Wednesday's event. 'The outrageous lies by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin have become the stuff of legend.' The rally comes in the midst of a political comeback for Bachmann, who was first elected to Congress in 2006. In October 2008, Democrats sharply attacked the Minnesota lawmaker, and some Republicans distanced themselves from her after she said of Obama, 'I am very concerned that he may have anti-American views.' Democrats quickly organized to defeat her, donating more than $1 million to her opponent in four days. In a conservative district McCain won by eight points, Bachmann collected only 46 percent of the vote, winning a three-way race by just three points. Some GOP leaders are still privately wary of Bachmann and are not eager for her to take a high-profile official leadership role in the party. She has over the past year referred to 'gangster government' under Obama and said an idea Democrats were considering to pass health-care legislation sounded 'like a Chavez tactic in Venezuela.' But she cemented her place in the center of the conservative movement by personally calling for activists to come to Washington in November for an impromptu health-care event that turned a huge rally on Capitol Hill. Party leaders felt compelled to attend what she dubbed the 'Super Bowl of Freedom.' 'Representative Bachmann is looked to by many in conservatives as the Sarah Palin of Capitol Hill,' said Ron Bonjean, a former top GOP aide on Capitol Hill. 'She has demonstrated a unique ability to connect with and fire up tea party groups, especially during the health-care debate.' 