Al Franken ad currently on TV in Minnesota

Run time: 00:33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALR8iVbzVEU   Posted on YouTube: July 19, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: July 21, 2008 By DU Member: Eric J in MN Views on DU: 1551

 
Al Franken is a Democrat running against a Republican incumbent, Senator Norm Coleman.

You can help Al Franken at:
http://alfranken.com

Ya gotta love truly fresh blood pickin' up the colors! :patriot:

NT

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Franken Stumbling in Minnesota Senate Race

Just a few months ago, Al Franken had plenty of reasons to smile about his chances of unseating Minnesota’s Republican Sen. Norm Coleman .

Minnesotans oppose the war — and the president — that Coleman supported. Franken was doing his homework: he had entered the race early and was running a strong grass-roots campaign focused on local organizing and smaller-venue events.

And, in early June, he secured the DFL nomination at the state convention on the first ballot.

But costly mistakes in the campaign of former Saturday Night Live writer are now imperiling his chances of winning.

Poll trends in the past several weeks indicate that Coleman has increased his lead over Franken. Although the numbers have fluctuated, four of the last five polls show Coleman ahead of Franken - three by more than nine points. So now, CQ Politics is changing the rating on the race to Leans Republican from No Clear Favorite.

more: http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002921763

...that Coleman has increased his lead.

That article doesn't name a pollster who found Coleman has increased his lead.

Franken is doing consistently well in Rasmussen polls and not in other polls. Rasmussen shows Franken with the momentum.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/minnesota/election_2008_minnesota_senate

I haven't talked to my pals to the north lately and so don't know how things look in the real world. Polls are pretty fickle things and with 3+ months to go, I'm optimistic Minnesotans will make the right choice.

Okay, I'll tell the truth: I like Al Franken, but I'm still convinced he's a comedian first and a politician second.

Thus, whenever I see a Franken ad or hear his voice, I fully expect a punchline.

I realize this isn't a good thing and I realize ads like this are trying hard to position Franken as a serious, concerned candidate.

But wouldn't it be great if that ad ended with Al saying, "I'm Al Franken, and I approve this message because Coleman and Bush are complete doofuses."

NT

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