DNC's Dean targets two seats: Democrats target two Minnesota seats

[madfloridian]

Howard Dean and Al Franken were appearing together today. This is very interesting what the DNC plans to do.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5671345.html

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Saturday that the party intends to target the seats now held by U.S. Reps. Mark Kennedy and John Kline.

Both Kennedy, who represents the Sixth District, and Kline, in the Second District, are closely aligned with President Bush, whose administration is marked by "incompetence and corruption," Dean said in an interview before he spoke at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake to the inaugural meeting of the Indigenous Democratic Network List, a new 527 political group trying to elect American Indian candidates.
Dean said recent Republican woes have pushed his prediction of tilting both the House and Senate back to the Democrats from 30 to 45 percent.

Later, he told a couple hundred American Indian activists that the Democratic Party needs to do a better job of asking everyone for their vote. "We need to compete in Oklahoma and Mississippi, not just Pennsylvania and Ohio," the former Vermont governor said.

Dean also praised former FBI agent Coleen Rowley, who is challenging Kline. "She needs young people. She needs young Native Americans to work on her campaign," he said.

Rowley welcomed the boost from Dean in her bid against Kline, the veteran of four congressional campaigns, two of which he lost before winning the seat in 2002.

"I am a complete novice. I will take all the help I can get," she said.

She knows what she faces: a well-funded, savvy and polished incumbent. She has raised $80,000 since entering the contest in July and said she will need $2 million.

Franken weighs in

Rowley picked up one campaign volunteer: comedian and radio host Al Franken, who also spoke to the group. "Coleen is a hero of mine," Franken said.

He said that he remains undecided about whether to challenge U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman in 2008, but that he is likely to move home to Minnesota in January and work for Rowley."

[Larkspur]

1. What a refreshing candidate Rowley would make!!

She actually welcomes Dean's help. Good for her.

[madfloridian]

2. Colleen Rowley would really be interesting.

Did you see that about Franken? I thought he had made up his mind. I read he just bought a new home somewhere in Minnesota, but this says he has not decided.

[Skink]

3. DNC'S Dean...Gotta like that.

:toast:

[MaineDem]

10. They bought a condo in Minneapolis, I believe

They're moving his show there in the near future. I wouldn't be surprised to see Al Franken as a Senate candidate shortly.

[safi0]

11. I think Franken

Will run, but I can't see him announcing 3 year before the election his intentions

[madfloridian]

4. And on the lighter side from Chicago last night.

This is a very cute comment by Dean quoted by someone who was there last night. Typical of his humor toward himself.

"Dean re-emphasized his fifty state plan. He interjected that some people are concerned about him becoming part of the DC bubble, then he laughed at himself staying, “You don’t have to worry about that as long as I keep saying comments like, “hiding the salami”.”

http://shadowbfa.blogspot.com/

[napi21]

5. I love hearing that Dean and the DNC is backing Coleen!

I liked her even before she was a candidate!

I also can't believe the Dems are so lucky to have Dean as their Chairman! He is sooo much better at the job than Terry was!!!!

[lovuian]

6. Oh I like it!!! Jesse Ventura is outof there!!!

:bounce:

[Carolab]

7. We really need to kick Kennedy's and Kline's butts out of here.

Along with our Repuke Governor AND ESPECIALLY that slime bag Coleman.

Incidentally, the Kennedy election was/is in GREAT doubt...very strange results in the 6th Congressional district on election night on the live results from the SOS office, never explained properly by the SOS, changed the next day. Patty Wetterling was robbed.

[madfloridian]

8. So that is who Patty Wetterling is. I have been getting email from her.

Now that you mention the circumstances, I will pay more attention. I thought she sounded familiar.

[Carolab]

12. Patty started the Wetterling Foundation, for her son Jacob.

You may recall he was kidnapped and never found.

[msongs]

9. and what has the democratic party INC done about this?

election fraud is not a concern to the democratic party INC. at least not enough of a concern to do much about it.

Msongs
www.msongs.com/political-shirts.htm