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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Lauri on September 09, 2008, 09:29:44 PM
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laststeamtrain (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-09-08 10:20 PM
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Al Franken: Winner
Advertisements [?]Comedian Al Franken grabbed the Democratic nomination Tuesday for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, setting up a showdown with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman that had been years in the making.
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Lord Faris, part of a well-regarded family in state Democratic politics, criticized Franken for "angry and offensive public behavior" and said he'd be too easy a target for Coleman and his allies.
With 18 percent of precincts reporting, Franken had 70 percent of the vote to Lord Faris' 27 percent.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/state_primaries
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3960672
sooo.. was anybody else running on the Dem side there? was this a big shock?
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I hope he gets a huge beating when the final votes roll in.
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i cant believe they are posting this like it was some huge feat... Franken was always going to win the Dem slot.
but lets let them have their giddy little dance.. :popcorn:
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Somehow, this short post captures the essence of the Franken voter:
napi21 (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-09-08 11:03 PM
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Just heard on KPOJ that Frankin won the Dem Primary!
CROGRATS Al!!!!!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3960965
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If I recall, he was the ONLY Dem running for that seat in MN. I could be wrong or someone jumped in after I left.
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And remember he did have a one on one talk with a veteran, just not the way you would normally think. :rotf:
Link (http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080809/NEWS01/108080047/1009)
On Friday, DFL-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken demonstrated how true that saying can be, when a roundtable on veterans issues at Brigitte’s Cafe his campaign scheduled drew only one participant.