Al Franken Wins!

[lame54]

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0933020420080910

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Al Franken, a comedian and former liberal radio talk show host, won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota.

In the November election, he will face incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and the Independence Party's Dean Barkley, who also won their nominating contests, according to returns from the state's primary election.

Franken, who once starred on the late-night sketch comedy program "Saturday Night Live," outran six opponents, taking 66 percent of the vote, with more than half the returns counted.

Coleman had only token opposition. Barkley, who was appointed briefly to the U.S. Senate by former third-party Gov. Jesse Ventura after Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash in 2002, topped a field of seven candidates.

Minnesota is one of several battleground states as Democrats try to maintain or expand their slim control over the U.S. Senate.

[glinda]

1. Way to go Al!

My little town is going to regret that someone stole my small Franken sign in just seven hours. I just went and bought a 4'x4' heavy plywood and spray paint and am going to make a real nice one now.

[pleah]

2. K&R for Al!

:applause: I hope he wins the election against Coleman! :woohoo:

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

3. Excellent! I imagine Bill O'Lielly's head just exploded. nt.

[applegrove]

4. Congrats.

[Yavin4]

5. What A Week for Former Air America Hosts

First, Rachel gets her own show, and now this.

Too bad Air America bites the big one now.

[jayfish]

6. He Starred On "SNL"? ...really?

The media sucks.

Jay

[KathieG]

7. Yay! Love Al!

:woohoo:

[Courtesy Flush]

8. OK, now what's he going to do?

I haven't followed his race. Is he going to do more than the Democrats who won two years ago?

So far, nothing has come of that. Can Franken change that?