Good Tuesday morning Fellow Seekers,
The Al Franken for Senate campaign put out a two-paragraph response yesterday afternoon to the Coleman campaign’s video attacking Franken for his changing positions on various aspects of the Iraq War. I promised yesterday to pass it along. Here’s the full text of the Franken rebuttal (it’s actually attributed to […]

Good Wednesday morning Fellow Seekers,
Four DFLers seeking their party’s nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman debated Tuesday evening before an audience of several hundred that filled the Roosevelt High School auditorium in South Minneapolis.
The four — comedian Al Franken, attorney Mike Ciresi, attorney Jim Cohen and Professor Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer — agreed in general […]

Good Thursday morning Fellow Seekers,
DFL U.S. Senate candidate Mike Ciresi has been on the attack lately against his chief rival for the DFL endorsement, Al Franken, over Franken’s early support for the decision to invade Iraq. Ciresi has said that he opposed the war from the beginning.
But it is apparently the case — and the […]

Good Tuesday noon Fellow Seekers of amusing salutations,
The latest fund-raising appeal from Al Franken has a Halloween theme. It’s titled “Help me unmask Norm Coleman. Lots of references to candy and costumes. The key paragraph says:
“You see, there’s another seasonal tradition getting underway - the one in which Republicans who’ve spent their time in Washington […]

Good Monday noon, 
The first Star Tribune poll since the paper forced out long-time Minnesota Poll director, Rob Daves, is full of bad news for the three major U.S. Senate candidates.
Norm Coleman’s approval rating (45%) is at a level (anything below 50 is considered this level) that paints a big V for vulnerable on the chest of any […]

Good Wednesday morning Fellow Seekers,
The joint appearance on Almanac a week ago Friday featuring Al Franken, Mike Ciresi and Jim Cohen, was the closest thing we’ve had to a debate among the DFL Senate candidates. It was polite (or bland, depending on your tastes) and didn’t highlight a lot of clear differences among the three […]