Existential Despair
By Mitch Berg
I pulled this off of an E-Democracy discussion group. These groups are all basically DFL sandboxes.
Poll results show that about 19 out of 20 Republicans plans on supporting Senator Coleman; Franken is drawing about 3/4 of Democrats. It’s reasonable to expect independents to break toward the incumbent. As a result, Senator Coleman is currently sitting on a ten point lead.
As far as I know, there are no other declared candidates who will challenge Franken in the primary – yet. I’m not backing someone else, but I hope I’m doing more than venting. I’m trying to say in as many forums as I can that I am worried. Perhaps people who have influence in the DFL and in Franken’s campaign will recognize that the poll numbers reflect concerned Democrats as well as Republicans and independents. I’d like Al to get some new advice and definitely some better marketing. As [someone else] said, the vulgar joke issue must be taken seriously by the Franken campaign because it certainly is being taken seriously by people he needs in November.
I’ve written to the Franken campaign. Naturally, I didn’t get an answer. I’ve responded to their appeals for contributions and to appeals from the DFL with strongly worded appeals of my own – please get serious! Franken is bombing and the party must shake up his act or get someone else.
So far so good. Almost reasonable.
Until we get to the zowie:
That might be Ciresi, or Nelson-Pallmeyer or someone no one’s thought of. Draft Steve Miles, even Patty Wetterling. Coleman is beatable. It’s inexcusable that he should have a 10-12 point lead.
I’m going to just sit and marinade in that little burst of concentrated desperation.
(Marinade).
(Marinading).
(Mari mari marinade).
Please, please, please Tics; draft Patty Wetterling. If she couldn’t beat Bachmann, the great lightning rod for lefty derangement, she sure won’t put a scratch on Coleman.
Or better yet, Tics, please please please please PLEASE draft Jack “Conspiracy Nut” Nelson-“Conspiracy Nut”-Pallmeyer.
I’ll donate. Pinky swear.
June 30th, 2008 at 8:06 am
I think the Tics keep running angry little gnomes like Franken because they are bitter, and cling to their abortions and their nationalized health care. They’re afraid of people who make logical arguments, and yet look like them.
June 30th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Poll results show that about 19 out of 20 Republicans plans on supporting Senator Coleman;
It should be pointed out though – speaking as one of the 1 out of 20 Republicans who doesn’t plan on voting for Senator Coleman – that the fact that I find Coleman unacceptable doesn’t mean I’m going to cast a protest vote for Franken who is just as bad if not worse on the issues I care about. I’m planning to either not for the US Senate (but still vote for McCain, Paulsen, and the State races) or do a write-in for Rod Grams.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
What the heck is going through 75% of Democrats’ minds to actually consider voting for a nutcase like Franken?