McCollum not ready to pick sides in Senate race

DFL Rep. Betty McCollum said she isn't ready to back DFL endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken. AP has the story below. A McCollum staffer confirmed it.

Here's the story:

ST. PAUL (AP) - The leading Democrat to criticize Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken over racy material from his past career in satire isn't picking sides now that Franken faces a primary challenger.

U.S. Representative Betty McCollum says she is waiting to ask Franken how he plans to put the issue behind him and unseat Republican Norm Coleman.

McCollum says Franken had to reschedule a meeting planned for earlier this week.

She says she won't say much more until they talk face-to-face.

McCollum says she doesn't know much about Priscilla Lord Faris, the St. Paul attorney who emerged this week as Franken's Democratic primary opponent.

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