Tweety just said Franken has high unfavorables in MN. Is that true?

[Hello_Kitty]

And if so, is it because Coleman's crybaby routine is working?

[ErinBerin84]

1. the guy from Politico said it

and Chris asked if that was true. I'd be interested in the data as well.

[spanone]

2. well, he's got more votes....so....

[KamaAina]

3. Tweety having a flashback to campaign season?

This is the aftermath of an election, ding-dong. :eyes:

[pacalo]

4. I just googled for Franken's numbers & the only 2 hits were politico & the freeper site.

So, there you go. Ignore it, as Matthews should have.

[Unca Jim]

5. Well, I'm here and...

I'd have to say that's true. A lot of people hate Al for some reason. Still, he won so they'll get to like him eventually.

[ogneopasno]

6. People aren't crazy about Al, but I don't think his unfavorables are any worse than Coleman's. And

besides, Al won.

[peacetalksforall]

7. I've never heard of any unfavorables. There was a flap about not filing

something and he took care of it with an explanation.

What bothers me is that I thought his numbers should be much higher. He is great with crowds and is quite serious, but can make people laugh in a nano-second, when appropriate. I'm sure those who voted for Wellstone voted for him - that's why the numbers should have been higher, but Wellstone was up against a fight when he was campaigning against Coleman just before the crash.

What was galling is that the Minneapolis Star Tribune endorsed Coleman - a really traitorous act if you just look at those from Minneapolis - heavy Dem. But, the paper goes out to the entire State.

If you go to a red neck area of Minnesota and ask some people, you could come up with a statement made by Politico.

Coleman has said and done some slimey things. Franken is a gentleman. Franken and his lawyers have been smart, gracious, adult, respectful of the judges and the court system - and they haven't missed any opportunity to place Coleman and his lawyers in their place in a very civil way.

[Hello_Kitty]

8. Your last sentence is the impression I've had.

It's seemed like Al has been classy while Norm has been a whinebag through the whole thing. And it also seems that Al's pretty much kept himself out of the national limelight, so I was wondering if there was some local dynamic I wasn't aware of.

[MiniMe]

9. I think that most people who voted for Barkley would have voted for Franken

I think that kept Franken's numbers down.