Guest post by Scott Hopkins
Senator Al Franken.
Repeat that to yourself a few times and get used to it, because the three most recent polls out of Minnesota have Franken now beating Norm Coleman.
Watch this clip from the first debate, which occurred last weekend. Franken’s answers on Iraq are very strong, but it’s Coleman’s body language that is most revealing. He looks extremely uncomfortable (and even beaten) while Al is speaking, as if he’s rather be anywhere than on that stage at that moment. This is a candidate on the run, and there may be more trouble for him tonight in the second debate.
Rasmussen this week:
As the electoral landscape continues to look bleak for Republicans, Al Franken has pulled ahead of Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in Minnesota’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race. Support for Independent candidate Dean Barkley could have a significant impact on the final outcome of the race. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Franken with 43% of the vote, Coleman with 37%, and Barkley with 17%. This is the largest advantage Franken has enjoyed all year.
There are all sorts of developments occurring in this race, from Norm’s sudden, McCainesque vow to suspend all negative ads (as they seem to be backfiring) to his disastrous response to “Suitgate”. But Franken seems to have emerged from a rough summer, and with some good Minnesota coattails from Obama, just may come out on top.
Having Al Franken as a U.S. Senator would be great for many reasons, but here are the two most important: A strong progressive would be back in the seat once held by Paul Wellstone, and Bill O’Reilly’s head would explode.
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Let’s make this an open thread. Lots of things in the news this weekend.
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