Gee, that must have been one short listening tour for Al Franken. According to unnamed Minnesota Democrats, he has decided to oppose Senator Norm Coleman in 2008. Fredric J. Frommer of the Associated Press reports:
Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota in 2008, a senior Democratic official from Minnesota said Wednesday.
Franken told the official, who did not want to be identified because Franken has not made an announcement, that he had decided to run in a recent conversation.Andy Barr, the political director of Franken's Midwest Values Political Action Committee, declined to comment.
The news was not unexpected. Franken has been calling members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to get their input on a run, and he announced this week that he would be leaving his show on Air America Radio on Feb. 14. He told listeners he would be making a decision on a race soon.
Read the whole story at the link above. A comedian's campaign must be taken seriously in a state which elected a professional wrestler Governor.
Franken would be the first professional comedian elected to the Senate, but there are dozens of jokes already serving.
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