Al Franken’s reelection plan: No jokes. He’ll woo voters by ‘just doing his job.’
By Richard Leiby
ST. PAUL, MINN. — For the next 90 minutes, we’re going to hear all about propane gas. How it warms the rural poor, keeps chickens from freezing in barns and dries soybean crops. And how a severe shortage here in Minnesota, during the worst winter in 30 years, is causing much alarm.
About 20 fuel transporters, processing experts, state bureaucrats and farmers are gathered in a conference room outside the commerce commissioner’s office, occupying a long, gleaming table. Ready to brainstorm — but first, introductions.
“I’ll start with me,” says the familiar bespectacled man at the head of the table. “I’m Al Franken, junior senator from the state of Minnesota, clothed in immense power.” A beat. Franken grins.
Nobody clutches his gut or seal-barks laughter, but the line — a reconstituted quote from the biopic “Lincoln” — shows that Franken can still bring the funny. Although at this sensitive point in his remade career, he just can’t be too funny.
The Democrat is seeking a second term while tethered to President Obama, whom he has staunchly supported — not necessarily a plus here. Recent polls put the senator’s approval rating between 48 and 55 percent. And he has not by any means forgotten that he won the seat in 2008 by just 312 votes after a hard-fought recount.
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and I've sent my money for his re-election. 
Doing one's job: If only the Repubes in Congress could grasp it. 
and d*mn it's only March. I remember the ads against Russ Feingold started in May and I thought that was bad......this is so much earlier. Don't know the pac that sponsored the ad, will catch it the next time. D*mn. Sh*t it's starting already......do they really think Al's gonna be an easy target?? D*mn, and not if I have anything to do about it. 
