Al Franken: Winner

[Lauri]

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?

[Airwolf]

I hope he gets a huge beating when the final votes roll in.

[Lauri]

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.. 

[GOBUCKS]

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
 

[Thor]

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.

[tuolumnejim]

And remember he did have a one on one talk with a veteran, just not the way you would normally think. 

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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.