The Al Franken Senate campaign: How to sit still in the polls — and win

In politics as in the intensive care unit, a flat line is usually a sign that something bad is happening. At the moment, however, I’m looking at the essentially flat — actually slightly declining — arc of Al Franken’s polling performance in the Minnesota US Senate race, and that line describes a very different story: the transformation of Franken from also-ran to frontrunner without ever budging more than a couple of points in poll standings.

How did this happen?

MnIndy liveblog: Madia at the Humphrey Institute

DFL candidate Ashwin Madia spoke Monday over the noon hour at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute, in a Charlie Rose-style dialogue with Prof. Larry Jacobs. Tomorrow, Madia’s Republican opponent in the 3rd district congressional race, state Rep. Erik Paulsen,…

Recent polls show Democrats gaining momentum

Minnesota Public Radio and the Humphrey Institute released a pair of polls in recent days that show Democrats picking up ground in both the U. S. Senate race and the presidential campaign. The survey was unique in that it…

Franken taps seasoned campaign manager in Schriock

The Al Franken campaign announced today that Stephanie Schriock (pictured below at right) will manage his bid to oust Sen. Norm Coleman. Schriock, a Mankato native, has a lengthy political resume, most recently serving as chief…