Al Franken is falling further behind in the polls and facing down the doubts of Minnesota political pros, many of them in his own party, after the campaign was slow to stanch the bleeding from his
Last month Jesse Ventura floated the idea of joining the race to unseat incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman in an interview with the Associated Press. The gambit seemed more like an attempt by the…
Yes, it’s true that, as Andy Birkey noted here this morning, it takes a certain amount of chutzpah for the Minnesota GOP to hurl stones at Al Franken’s tax debts in California. It’s also true that…
The FEC has released new numbers summarizing the financial status of the Al Franken for US Senate campaign through March 31, and here’s how they break down:
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Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman is the Senate co-sponsor of a little-noticed domestic anti-terrorism bill that could carry us several steps closer to the good old days of the House Un-American Activities Committee and Joe McCarthy. The Violent Radicalization…
“You don’t have to race to the center to be elected,” says Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer. “The time is absolutely right for political leaders to be linked to citizen movements in ways that can change the political landscape, and I…
Is an endorsement letter from former Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe more trouble than it’s worth for Mike Ciresi?
Such a letter from Moe recently appeared in the mailboxes of DFL state convention delegates and alternates. The letter outlined Moe’s…
As reported by the Star Tribune Wednesday, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Peter Agre has decided against entering the DFL field seeking to face incumbent Senator Norm Coleman in 2008.
On February 14th, humorist and Air America radio personality Al Franken made official what political observers have long expected: he will run for the DFL nomination for U.S. Senate in 2008, hoping to face off…
Editor’s Note: As a continuation of our 2008 Candidate Series, Joe Bodell and Robin Marty will continue debating the strengths and weaknesses of potential challengers to Senator Norm Coleman. These posts should not be seen of an endorsement of any…
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