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• MN-Sen: Coleman already fading

  Published: July 31, 2007, 12:43 pm

  Tags: Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, 2008, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Mike Ciresi

  SurveyUSA. 7/26-29. Registered voters. (2/12-13 results) Coleman (R) 49 (57) Franken (DFL) 42 (35) Coleman (R) 48 (57) Ciresi (DFL) 42 (34) That's a dramatic shift in support in just five months, and we've still got well over a year to go. Same goes for incumbent Republicans in Maine, Oregon, and elsewhere -- early GOP leads will continue

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• MN-Sen: Pro-war group runs ad thanking Coleman for war support

  Published: August 2, 2007, 2:47 pm

  Tags: Iraq, Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, 2008 Elections

  run ads thanking vulnerable senators for their support for Bush's war. Democrats couldn't air a more damaging ad. Coleman has been trying to play both sides, pretending he's got concerns about Iraq while continuing to vote for this dramatically unpopular war. This ad makes it crystal clear which side Coleman is on.

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• Blue Majority: Al Franken for Minnesota Senate

  Published: August 21, 2007, 6:08 pm

  Tags: Blue Majority, Al Franken, Mn Sen, Norm Coleman, Activism, Minnesota, Senate, 2008 Elections

  Majority --Al Franken for Senate official page --Minnesota Senate race tracker wiki

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• KY-Sen, OR-Sen, NM-Sen, MN-Sen: Latest numbers

  Published: August 22, 2007, 12:13 pm

  Tags: Ky Sen, Sen, Nm Sen, New Mexico, Oregon, Kentucky, Senate, 2008, Mitch Mcconnell, Gordon Smith, Pete Domenici, Mn Sen, Minnesota, Norm Coleman

  is doing as United States Senator? Approve 50 (48) Disapprove 43 (44) Minnesota Do you approve or disapprove of the job Norm Coleman is doing as United States Senator? Approve 47 (43) Disapprove 44 (48) New Mexico Do you approve or disapprove of the job Pete Domenici is doing as United States Senator? Approve 53 (55) Disapprove 41 (41)

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• MN-Sen: Coleman under 50 percent

  Published: September 11, 2007, 1:49 pm

  Tags: Norm Coleman, Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, 2008, Mike Ciresi, Al Franken

  Reports. 9/6. Likely voters. MoE 4.5% (March 7 results) Coleman (R) 46 Ciresi (D) 42 Coleman (R) 46 (46) Franken (D)  41 (36) Great trendlines for Franken, 14 months out from the election. Ciresi wasn't polled in March. One really encouraging data point: Franken is now viewed favorably by 46% of Minnesota voters and

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• MN-03: Big retirement

  Published: September 17, 2007, 4:17 pm

  Tags: Jim Ramstad, Minnesota, House, Mn 03, 2008, Mn Sen, Norm Coleman

  work in Congress. Absent his considerable clout, it is going to be impossible for a Republican new-comer to even come close to Ramstad’s margins in the 3rd. The Dem index is high and increasingly the suburban districts in the 3rd are represented at the state level by Democrats. Second, this has ramifications in the Senate race.

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• MN-Sen: Franken outraises Coleman

  Published: October 4, 2007, 2:41 pm

  Tags: Al Franken, Norm Coleman, Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, 2008

  On the web: Al Franken For Senate Blue Majority ActBlue page Update: lol, just two days ago the Beltway crowd poo pooh'd the idea that Franken could outraise Coleman given the Bush fundraiser: Among Senate races, comedian Al Franken isn’t likely to out-raise Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), as he did last quarter. A campaign source,

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• Ventura for Senate?

  Published: April 1, 2008, 2:03 pm

  Tags: 2008 Campaign, Political Books, Mn Sen

  said he's watching the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and Al Franken (D) with great interest and could even become an independent candidate. Said Ventura: "I've learned after 56 years you never say never. I have no intention at this point in time, but who knows, that could change. I'm not very pleased with either

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• MN-Sen, MN-Pres: latest poll

  Published: April 24, 2008, 9:46 pm

  Tags: Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, 2008, Al Franken, Norm Coleman, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama

  President, Senate. 4/22. Likely voters. MoE 4.5% (3/19 results) Senate Coleman (R) 50 (48) Franken (D) 43 (46) President McCain (R) 38 (43) Obama (D) 52 (47) McCain (R) 42 (47) Clinton (D) 47 (46) Clinton up six, Obama up nine. All post-Wright and "bitter" and all that nonsense. Obama has a higher ceiling, he wins states like

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• MN-Sen: Novak: Franken wins if Obama the nominee

  Published: April 24, 2008, 4:34 pm

  Tags: Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, 2008, Al Franken, Norm Coleman, Barack Obama, President, Hillary Clinton, Kentucky, House, Ky 03, John Yarmuth, Anne Northup

  This analysis by the Prince of Darkness pretty much applies to any race west of the Mississippi: This race, more than most, will come down to turnout. The two men who could drive turnout are Obama and Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), who squeaked by to reelection in 2006. If Pawlenty is McCain's running mate, that might motivate otherwise depressed or

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• MN-Sen: Ventura won't run

  Published: July 15, 2008, 10:45 am

  Tags: Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, Jesse Ventura, Al Franken, Norm Coleman, 2008

  opting out. Update: Rasmussen's latest poll has Franken leading.   Rasmussen. 7/10. MoE 4.5%. (6/11 numbers in parentheses) Franken  (D) 44 (45) Coleman  (R) 42 (48) Rasmussen has generally had this race closer than other pollsters have, but nevertheless this is welcome news. SurveyUSA is not so optimistic: SurveyUSA.

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• MN-Sen: Franken comes out swinging

  Published: August 7, 2008, 4:40 pm

  Tags: Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, 2008, Al Franken, Norm Coleman

  progressive champions in the Senate. Winning this seat would be one of our biggest upgrades in the Senate this year. It's an important race. On the web: Al Franken for Senate Orange to Blue ActBlue page

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• MN-Sen: No Lease? No Payments? No Problem!

  Published: August 15, 2008, 5:31 pm

  Tags: Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, 2008, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Jeff Larson, Apartment Deal, Ethics

  at the end of the year. The Senator subsequently provided a copy of a check for $532.88. The check was written just weeks after the National Journal first reported on Coleman's cozy living arrangement. The Senator had been renting his Washington D.C. apartment for $600 a month -- a significant bargain for properties in the neighborhood. The

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• Why aren't these ads on the air?

  Published: August 15, 2008, 10:39 am

  Tags: Votevets, Body Armor, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Conrad Burns, Lamar Alexander, Tn Sen, Saxby Chambliss, Ga Sen, Thad Cochran, Ms Sen, Norm Coleman, Mn Sen, Susan Collins, Me Sen, John Cornyn, Tx Sen, Elizabeth Dole, Nc Sen, Mike Enzi, Wy Sen, Lindsey Graham, Sc Sen, James In

  Cochran (MS) Norm Coleman (MN) Susan Collins (ME) John Cornyn (TX) Elizabeth Dole (NC) Mike Enzi (WY) Lindsey Graham (SC) Jim Inhofe (OK) Mitch McConnell (KY) Pat Roberts (KS) Jeff Sessions (AL) Gordon Smith (OR) Ted Stevens (AK) John Sununu (NH) And not only that, but these Senators had all been elected or reelected just months before. That

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• MN-Sen: Coleman's lead cut in half, per SUSA

  Published: August 18, 2008, 8:51 pm

  Tags: Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, 2008, Norm Coleman, Al Franken

  results on the Minnesota Senate race over the past several months had fallen into two categories: Rasmussen polling, and everybody else's polling. Rasmussen has consistently been the most favorable to DFL and Orange to Blue candidate Al Franken, showing a consistent 2-3 point race with incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman. In several

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