The Fix weighs in on the Senate race
Posted at 10:15 AM on April 4, 2008
by Tom Scheck
(3 Comments)
The Washington Post political blog keeps Minnesota's Senate race at #6. Chris Cillizza doesn't mention Democrat Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer in his entry:
6. Minnesota: The Fix isn't big on "we told you so's" but, when it comes to the surprising strength of comedian Al Franken's (D) Senate candidacy, well, we told you so. Franken simply outworked and out-organized 2000 Senate candidate Mike Ciresi who opted out of the race last month after it became abundantly clear Franken would win the Democratic nod at the state party's endorsement convention. Ciresi's surprise departure kicks off the general election race between Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman (R) a few months before the incumbent would have liked. Still, Coleman is a very sound candidate and a recent Republican poll that showed him leading Franken by 6 points seems about right. (Previous ranking: 6)
Comments (3)
Watch this documentary about Al Franken:
Franken support is wide, but very thin. This race isn't over by a long shot, since it is actually easier to jump off a bandwagon than to jump on one. Particularly if you notice that the bandwagon is heading for a cliff.
I find it laughable that the Fix is talking about "We told you so", when they are so disconnected to this race in Minnesota. This endorsing race is far from over, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer and Al Franken are in for a long convention.
Now that people are getting to know Jack he is gaining fast. I see two likely endings to the convention, neither with a Franken endorsement:
One: a no endorsement. I don't see Jack supporters giving this to Al.
Two: little by little Franken delegates hear the strength of Jack's message, see the strength of his electability, and break into Jack's camp. Then Jack gets the 60% plus one, and wins the endorsement.
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