Al Franken

Al Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American satirist, comedian, bestselling author, and radio host with a predominantly liberal point of view. Franken was half of the comedy duo "Franken & Davis" which wrote for and performed for NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

Political aspirations

Franken had been a strong supporter of Democratic Senator Paul Wellstone, who was killed shortly before the 2002 election in a plane crash.

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Democratic - Senator - Paul Wellstone

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Franken announced in November 2003 that he was considering moving back to Minnesota, his home state, in order to run for the Senate seat held by Wellstone's successor Coleman in the 2008 election. He has also said that he'd take lessons from Democratic New York Senator Hillary Clinton on how to successfully run for U.S. Senate. On April 28, 2005, Salon.com reported that Franken, who had previously promised that if he was to run for office would move to Minnesota and broadcast from the Twin Cities, was doing just that. "I can tell you honestly, I don't know if I'm going to run, but I'm doing the stuff I need to do, in order to do it," Franken said. http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/28/franken/ He has said that he would run as a Democrat, claiming that "Democrats care so much more for the poor than Republicans do".

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November 2003 - Coleman - 2008 - Hillary Clinton - April 28 - Salon.com - Twin Cities

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