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Is Al Franken the Ultimate Movement Candidate?

Chris Bowers: Franken might be the best example of a movement candidate since Paul Wellstone, who held this same Senate seat until his untimely death in 2002.
August 1, 2007  |  
 
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This post, written by Chris Bowers, originally appeared on Open Left

Yesterday, just before the site went down, a new Survey USA poll came out showing Republican incumbent Norm Coleman highly vulnerable in Minnesota.

7/26-7/29, 628 RVs, (February results in parenthesis)

Coleman (R): 49 (57) Franken (DFL): 42 (35)

Coleman (R): 48 (57) Ciresi (DFL): 42 (34)

That is remarkable movement against Coleman, with much more possible, since his approval rating has sunk to negative territory, 43%--48%, for the first time ever. By way of comparison, populist Democrat Amy Klobuchar's approval rating is 61-31%.

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