Not A Joke?

Franken is apparentlygoing to announce his candidacy for the Senate:

Last year, Franken said he wanted to run for the Senate in 2008. But last night he told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that he is now considering his candidacy for next year.

In the wake of Jesse Ventura and now, apparently, Franken, sources tell Shot In The Dark that Herve Villechaise, Gary Coleman, Flavor Flav and Anna-Nicole Smith are also considering moving to Minnesota to run for elective office.

My hunch: Franken's "bid" is a publicity stunt for FrankenNet, which will spiral straight into the toilet without its star, with lawsuits no doubt to follow. Bad for business (unless, of course, Franken knows something about the network's future we don't know yet). It'd be a stunt, moreover, that would get him plenty of exposure for running for the so-called "Wellstone" seat in '08 against Norm Coleman.

Problems with my hunch: If Franken's serious, '06 is a much better chance for Franken than '08 against a popular, successful incumbent like Nahm "Not The Crazy One" Coleman.

Much better hunch: The NARN has four years of grade-A material in front of it.

Prost!

Posted by Mitch at February 10, 2005 05:40 PM | TrackBack