Posted on 09/09/2008 7:42:49 PM PDT by Emma Sansom
ST. PAUL, Minn. - 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.
Franken, who gained fame as a "Saturday Night Live" cast member, easily beat six other candidates chasing the Democratic nod. Coleman trounced his only opponent, an expatriate living in Italy.
Minnesota voters joined those in six other states and the District of Columbia in deciding general election matchups. Nominations for House, Senate and governor were on the line, along with the fate of another TV celebrity: Kevin Powell, a former cast member on MTV's "Real World," who lost his bid for Congress in New York.
Franken's celebrity has both helped and hurt him. His coast-to-coast recognition enabled him to amass an impressive bankroll for a first-time candidate, but archives full of racy material provided ammunition to Republicans and his most visible Democratic rival, attorney Priscilla Lord Faris
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"You numbah-one GI. I f*** you all night long. I f*** you till tomorrow."
Not much gravitas....
Sorry it didn't work out :(
I crossed the party line, too and voted for Bob Larson (I don’t anything about the other candidates, I was just being random) just to keep Franken. Sorry it didn’t work out, Minnesota. I can’t believe this schmuck is making it this far! But I can’t say I’m surprised, either.
...just to keep Franken OUT, I meant.
I didn’t know anything about any of the candidates either but she was the only other dem running that I have seen any commercials for (and her daddy was a big shot lawyer) so I thought she was the only one that had any chance.
how is Coleman doing in the polls?.....how’s his money?
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