• Republicans hate him. The former “Saturday Night Live” writer and actor is that kind of guy that brings everyone together by pulling them apart. Now he’s likely to be in the U.S. Senate. Says Minnesota Republican Party Chair Ron Carey, “I don’t know if we’ve ever had an opponent who is so disliked by Republicans as Al Franken.” source

• Republicans hate him. The former “Saturday Night Live” writer and actor is that kind of guy that brings everyone together by pulling them apart. Now he’s likely to be in the U.S. Senate. Says Minnesota Republican Party Chair Ron Carey, “I don’t know if we’ve ever had an opponent who is so disliked by Republicans as Al Franken.”
• Norm’s a long-shot. Despite initially being in the lead (barely) prior to the recount, an unlikely-to-hold-water court challenge is the only thing that stands in the way of Norm Coleman losing his senate seat to Franken. Some analysts say that Franken’s history as a liberal commentator and entertainer will come to haunt him in office. source

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