Election - Minnesota Senate 2008

Quick info bites of candidates for the upcoming election

About this Election

This election takes place on Nov 4, 2008

Candidates

Norm Coleman

Senator
Prior to winning the Senate seat for Minnesota in 2002, Coleman served as Mayor of Saint Paul (1994-2002). He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Once a student activist in the early 70's, he's now firmly in line with Republican beliefs.
Al Franken

Actor, Comedian, Radio Host and candidate for U.S. Senate
An Emmy Award winning American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, radio host and, recently, politician. He is noted for his work on Saturday Night Lives. On February 14, 2007, Franken entered the race for the Senate.
Mike Ciresi
Attorney
Mike Ciresi is a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2008 for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. A successful attorney, Ciresi has taken on the tobacco industry, winning a settlement of $6 billion for Minnesota. He is a self-described progressive moderate.
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer

An Associate Professor of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, Nelson-Pallmeyer is campaigning for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor ticket for the Minnesota Senate in 2008.
Jim Cohen
Attorney and activist
Characterized as a Pragmatic Progressive, Jim Cohen is a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2008. With a long record of public service and public advocacy, particularly on environmental issues, he is running a grass-roots campaign to challenge old politics.

Issues

Iraq War Withdrawal
Democrats and Republicans in congress are considering various withdrawal and exit proposals as America's support for the war plummets.

The 3rd Quarter was supposed to be big in terms of Coleman's fundraising campaign for Senate in 2008. The GOP thought it wise to pull out the big guns in the form of a ritzy dinner with President Bush, a certain money maker, or so one would think. Coleman's camp released their quarter numbers, $1.7 million raised, the Bush dinner estimated to have raised $1 million in a single night. The shocker came when Franken's campaign released their quarter numbers, $1.89 million. The incumbent Sen. Coleman still enjoys a slight lead over Franken in the polls, but could these numbers indicate a campaign heading south for Coleman?


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