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THE FIX: NEW FRANKEN DEPUTY CAMPAIGN MANAGER JOINS “A CAMPAIGN UNDER SEIGE”
By Michael Brodkorb | July 17, 2008
“Eric Schultz, national spokesman for former North Carolina senator John Edwards’s 2008 presidential bid, has signed on as deputy campaign manager for the foundering Senate bid of entertainer Al Franken in Minnesota.
Schultz, who was heavily lobbied by national Democrats to take the job, will have a broad role in the campaign — overseeing the communications, research and speechwriting arms. He, along with highly regarded campaign manager Stephanie Schriock, media consultants Mandy Grunwald and Saul Shorr, and pollsters Diane Feldman and Roy Temple, will form Franken’s political inner circle as he heads for a general election clash against Sen. Norm Coleman (R).” Source: The Fix/Washington Post, June 13, 2008
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“He joins a campaign under siege.
Franken got off to an extremely strong start, erasing many of the doubts that observers — The Fix included — had about the seriousness of the endeavor. Through a combination of extremely strong fundraising and a focus on grassroots organizing, Franken all but forced attorney Mike Ciresi from the race — a development that ensured he would be the Democratic nominee.
And then, everything went wrong. Franken and his staff mishandled reports that he owed back taxes in a number of states — allowing the story to linger for weeks before eventually paying off the money he owed. Then came the revelation of a satirical column Franken had written for Playboy magazine heavy on sexual talk (man does that sound prudish) that brought him condemnation from, among others, Minnesota Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum.
Franken caught something of a break when former governor (and professional wrestler) Jesse Ventura decided earlier this week not to join the race as an independent but recent polling suggests that Coleman has opened up a solid lead over Franken.” Source: The Fix/Washington Post, June 13, 2008
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July 17th, 2008 at 5:19 PM
Ouch. This has to hurt. Al’s biggest weakness so far has been communications, and now to see that he has hired one of the best in the game, well, that really can’t mean good things for Norm Coleman and his sewer dwellers.
July 17th, 2008 at 5:21 PM
Leroy: It’s the middle of July. Team Franken was in need of new communications staff last July. I think some Democrats will say “what took you so long?”
July 17th, 2008 at 5:31 PM
With the polls saying the race is anywhere from 10 points down to two points up, I think it is fair to say your salad days are behind you, and the free pass on Al Franken is about to come to a screeching halt.
July 17th, 2008 at 9:50 PM
not surprisingly the dfl brings in a candidate from outside the state of minnesota, and now the staff to support the outsider.
must be there are no good democrats left in minnesota.
July 18th, 2008 at 1:50 AM
Correct me if I am wrong, Ansel, but didn’t Norm Coleman come from New York, and bring his campaign manager in from Iowa?
Seems to me, your point is weakened terribly when the hypocrisy factor is added in.
July 18th, 2008 at 7:47 AM
Norm Coleman has been serving the people of Minnesota for many, many years. Al Franken has been embarrassing himself and this state for the last year. Before that he was hanging in NY where we will shortly be sending him back too. Leroy, you know nothing about what it means to serve.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:02 AM
Norm’s been serving Minnesotans for, what, 25 years? Angry Al’s been flying over us for that long.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:32 AM
“Porn-O-Rama Drama: DFL tosses in the kitchen sink to salvage a shred of credibility for the future”
At this point, it’s all about damage control. Al is like the Titanic and it’s dragging the Democrat life boats down with him.
Does anyone need more proof that the DFL is the party of scrubs at this point?
I think not.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:45 PM
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