Senator Al Franken?
Salon is reporting that Al Franken is thinking about running for Senator in his home state of Minnesota. He’s bought an apartment in Minneapolis and is moving his Air America show staff back to the midwest.
Now I know nothing about freshman Republican Senator Norm Coleman, whom Franken would be attempting to unseat, but doesn’t this sound like a giant stinkin’ load of ammunition for the GOP? Will the cries of “celeb worship” and “out of touch with Joe Six-Pack” be leveled at the Dems starting, oh, now, even though Franken won’t be gunning for election until 2008?
Doesn’t mean he shouldn’t do it. Or that it couldn’t happen. Hell this is the state that elected Jesse Ventura as Governor seven short years ago. I’m just saying I can hear the scoffing already.
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I think it’s funny that he thinks he’s a politician or knows anything at all about politics. Him and Gerafalo. Ugh.
I think it’s funny that he thinks he’s a politician or knows anything at all about politics. Him and Gerafalo. Ugh.
Yeah but the republicans have Schwartzenagger. On his show Al Franken is pretty sharp – although quite boring I find.
Yeah but the republicans have Schwartzenagger. On his show Al Franken is pretty sharp – although quite boring I find.
Franken is trying to pick and choose his area to run in, like the Senator from New York. He does have a shot at it, Minnesota people can be pretty gullible when it comes to “voting for their own”.
I used to live in MN and was VERY embarrased when it was the only blue state in the country. (Was it Carter and Reagan?)
Franken is trying to pick and choose his area to run in, like the Senator from New York. He does have a shot at it, Minnesota people can be pretty gullible when it comes to “voting for their own”.
I used to live in MN and was VERY embarrased when it was the only blue state in the country. (Was it Carter and Reagan?)