Minnesota Senate Race

Al Franken Takes Solid Lead Over Norm Coleman In Minnesota Senate Race

Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Kevin Duchschere | Posted 05.25.2011

DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken has moved into his first solid lead over incumbent Republican Norm Coleman, according to a new Star Tribune Minne...

Sam Stein

Franken Puts Out Most Personal Ad Of Cycle

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Al Franken's senatorial campaign has put out one of the more highly personal and emotionally charged ads of this election cycle. The spot is narra...

Al Franken Wins Primary

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 05.25.2011

ST. PAUL, Minn. — With easy primary victories behind them, Sen. Norm Coleman and his Democratic challenger, Al Franken, wasted no time Wednesday...

Al Franken Edges Out Sen. Coleman In New Poll

Posted 05.25.2011

Al Franken may be disappointed that Jesse Ventura isn't running for Senate in Minnesota. But the comedian-turned-politician gets some good news in a n...

Wrestling with Jesse Ventura's Future

Al Eisele | Posted 05.25.2011

Al Eisele

Who better to help beef up the Homeland Security Department than this battle-tested former Navy SEAL and professional wrestler who could personally body slam Osama bin Laden?

Jesse Ventura Expected To Announce If He's Running For Senate On Larry King Live

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

Will he or won't he? Former Minnesota Governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is expected to announce Monday night on CNN's Larry King Live ...

Jesse Ventura Denies He's Running For Senate

Posted 05.25.2011

ABC News reported this morning that Jesse Ventura is planning a Senate run: In an interview with NPR's David Welna that ran today, former Gov. Jesse...

Sen. Coleman May Be Investigated For Cheap D.C. Apartment

National Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

A government watchdog group in Washington today called on the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate whether Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., violated Sena...

Minnesota Senate Race Shows Power Of Bloggers

New York Times | MONICA DAVEY | Posted 05.25.2011

On a laptop at a kitchen table in this cheery Twin Cities suburb, headlines ripping into Al Franken, the satirist whose campaign for the United States...

Pollsters Show Al Franken Leading Senate Incumbent

Election Central | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 05.25.2011

We're taking a step back from our focus on presidential race coverage to bring this piece of news: For the first time ever, Al Franken is ahead of Sen...