New poll no laughing matter for Al Franken

As long as the folks at the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute were in the field gauging voter opinion on the presidential race in four key swing states, they also conducted surveys on closely watched Senate contests in two of those locales.

The results in the White House battle, released late last week, were pretty positive for presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama and attracted wide attention. The less-noticed findings for the Senate matchups in Minnesota and Colorado painted a mixed picture for Obama's party.

In Minnesota, one-term Republican incumbent Norm Coleman led onetime "Saturday Night Live" cast member and writer Al Franken by 10 percentage points, 51% to 41%.

Franken ended up winning the state's Democratic Senate nomination more easily than expected, but during the spring he took flak over back corporate taxes he owed in 17 states and a raunchy article he wrote for Playboy magazine several years ago (when comedy still was his prime occupation).

The new poll found that Franken has not consolidated the Democratic vote in Minnesota as well as Coleman has his GOP base. But the former funnyman's big problem is with independents -- he trailed Coleman among this bloc by 20 percentage points.

Democratic hopes of adding to their slender Senate majority look better in Colorado, according to the Quinnipiac survey.

There, in a fight for an open seat currently held by a Republican who did not seek reelection, Democratic Rep. Mark Udall led his Republican foe, Bob Schaffer, by 10 points, 48% to 38%.

Schaffer famously stumbled out of the gate when, in his first television ad, an image he referred to as Pike's Peak in Colorado actually was Mt. McKinley in Alaska.

-- Don Frederick

 

Comments

[Lord Philpot]

Jolly good to see that imposter Franken go down in flames. As for Udall he should go back on food stamps
where he belongs. Shame on the dems rank and file for
picking those 2 inept clods.

[VJ Machiavelli]

Al Franken is no "joke" he is a member of the Democ"rat"ic Rich Elite" who is running for the Senate. The very same people who will be writing bigger checks to "Uncle Obama"

As we all know he "WILL" raise their taxes.

But if he wins I wonder how many will take their Louis Vuitton check books with them when they "travel" overseas for a "vacation"

VJ Machiavelli
http://www.vjmachiavelli.blogspot.com

[jack]

I have to laugh at you guys, Wining about the Dems, as if raising taxes was a bad thing. After all the atrocities that Bush & Co. have committed which is costing every American alive 10's of thousands of dollars and yet you cry [they] are going to raise my taxes. Get a life taxes are always going up just like death, it's inevitable.

[VJ Machiavelli]

Jack

If you are part of the "RICH ELITE" " Uncle Obama" is going to raise "YOUR TAXES"

So get ready to get out your Louis Vuitton check book and write a bigger check to "Uncle Obama" when he wins.

I say when because i know Jack you believe he will win.

VJ Machiavelli
Http://www.cjmachiavelli.blogspot.com

[Pete Rivers]

" I have to laugh at you guys, Whining about the Dems, as if raising taxes was a bad thing. After all the atrocities that Bush & Co. have committed which is costing every American alive 10's of thousands of dollars and yet you cry [they] are going to raise my taxes. Get a life taxes are always going up just like death, it's inevitable."

Quite right. The occupation of Iraq alone is costing about $USD10 billion each month on average over the last five years (based on 100 million taxpayers that's $100 per month each) and even if we came home tomorrow, it would continue to cost us in all the injured vets. And the Repugs want to stay indefinitely -- 100 years according to McSame. Who do you reckon ought to foot the bill for that? Santa Clause?

Ya gotta laugh.

PeteR

[Robert Lewis]

U.S. Senate Candidate Al Franken and the 5 page $25,000 WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD OF NY STATE Judgment

http://webofdeception.com/#franken

[Who needs Franken ?]

The senate will do just fine with Franken getting creamed
in the next election. We already have too many poor
misguided rabble-rousers who want the goverment to rule our lives.

[Beth]

I can't stand that Al Franken. He degrades women. I read his two articles. I cannot comprehend why any woman would support him.

[s katz]

All of the Republican supporters complaining about "tax and spend Democrats and liberals", when Republicans want to BORROW from the Communist Chinese at our children's expense and SPEND it on the delusions of their mentally disturbed 'Decider' make me sick to my stomach.

It's OK. America has figured out finally that Republicans really are just an organized crime syndicate. The election in November will rid us of much these diseased sick creatures from government.

Thank God.

[Steve Barry]

I think Franken is a stronger candidate than Norm Coleman. The Iraq War isn't exactly popular. The election is four months away, this poll is far from the doomsday some would say it is.

Franken needs to expose Coleman for the Cheney-cronie that he is, he can win this.

[Gerty Falkenhorst]

Why do the dems always pick such objectionable loosers
We had enough of the other Franken,Bob who was at
CNN for an eternity and was such a boring mouthpiece
for the dems.