Nov 11, 2014: Huffington Post: News Flash: Progressives Have a Winning Economic Narrative -- and Democrats Who Used It Won
The first case I looked at was Minnesota Democrat Al Franken's campaign. After eking out a victory in the great Democratic year of 2008, Franken won handily this year, even as Republicans took over the Minnesota House of Representatives. Imagine my smile when I quickly found Franken ads based on the key value statement in our Progressive Economic Narrative, "We all do better when we all do better." This was also a key theme of Minnesota's great progressive senator, Paul Wellstone.
The first case I looked at was Minnesota Democrat Al Franken's campaign. After eking out a victory in the great Democratic year of 2008, Franken won handily this year, even as Republicans took over the Minnesota House of Representatives. Imagine my smile when I quickly found Franken ads based on the key value statement in our Progressive Economic Narrative, "We all do better when we all do better." This was also a key theme of Minnesota's great progressive senator, Paul Wellstone.
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Oct 24, 2014: Washington Post: Sen. Al Franken is trying hard to be boring — and succeeding
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) broke into a spontaneous impression that recalled his days as a mad-cap comic. Jumping, waving his arms, running in place, the former “Saturday Night Live” actor was pretending to be his political hero, Paul Wellstone, chasing alongside the late senator’s son during a high school cross-country race. Apr 18, 2014: Philadelphia Business Journal: Al Franken tells Netflix CEO to oppose Comcast-TWC deal
In his previous career as a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live, Al Franken made a career out of poking fun at politics. But now U.S. senator (D-Minnesota) has become deadly serious when the issue of the proposed merger between Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) is broached. Franken is arguably the most vocal opponent of the proposal on Capitol Hill. Apr 11, 2014: Politico: Al Franken attacks Comcast merger
It’s Comcast vs. Sen. Al Franken — Round Two. May 4, 2014: Left MN: Al Franken leads all comers
Like the Gubernatorial portion of the poll, the Senate portion matches up the incumbent DFLer, Al Franken, against all of the announced GOP candidates. Jan 7, 2014: Daily Kos: MN-Sen: Al Franken (D) Teams Up With MoveOn.org In Reversing SCOTUS' Decision On Citizens United
Received this e-mail today from Senator Al Franken (D. MN) and MoveOn.org regarding the Supreme Court's ruling on Citizens United |
Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician who is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota, where he has served since 2009. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, an affiliate of the Democratic Party, he narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman in 2008. Prior to serving in the Senate, he was a writer and performer for the television show Saturday Night Live (SNL) from its inception in 1975 to 1980 and from 1985 to 1995. After leaving SNL, he wrote and acted in movies and television shows. He also hosted a nationally syndicated, political radio talk show, The Al Franken Show, and authored six books, four of which are political satires critical of right-wing politics.
Franken declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2007 and after a close race, he trailed Coleman by 215 votes. After a statewide manual recount, required because of the closeness of the election, Franken was declared the winner by a margin of 312 votes. After an election contest and subsequent lawsuit by Coleman, the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously upheld his victory on June 30, 2009 and Franken was sworn into the Senate on July 7, 2009.
Franken declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2007 and after a close race, he trailed Coleman by 215 votes. After a statewide manual recount, required because of the closeness of the election, Franken was declared the winner by a margin of 312 votes. After an election contest and subsequent lawsuit by Coleman, the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously upheld his victory on June 30, 2009 and Franken was sworn into the Senate on July 7, 2009.
