Lori Sturdevant met with eight young voters

[question everything]

They all voted for Obama, but only 3 for Franken.

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/34484079.html

- "Al just did not feel Minnesotan. He worked hard to reinsert himself back into the culture of a state that is just different from his DNA." He went with Coleman.

- "Barkley was the lesser of three evils. There were things I very much did not like about Coleman. I think he demonstrated a failure of leadership at times. ... I didn't think Franken fit what I thought a senator should be. I didn't see him offering solutions."

- "My tolerance for this Senate race got lower and lower as I watched Obama. He was on a national stage and captured our hearts. Here in a state, Minnesota, with really nice folks, you have to be all nasty? You don't. I just rejected it."

The ones that did vote for Franken did so reluctantly:

- "The Senate race was so nasty. Obama mobilized so many. The votes that Franken did get, I think many of us would say, we did it resignedly" to assist Obama.

[Eric J in MN]

1. Democrats in Oregon and Maine also ran against Republican incumbent Senators...

...who portray themselves as bi-partisan.

Obama did better in both those states than in Minnesota.

In Oregon, Jeff Merkley (D) won by only 2 percentage points.

In Maine, Tom Allen (D) lost by 22 points.

Al Franken getting about the same number of votes as Norm Coleman doesn't mean he did badly.

[Dinger]

2. From What I've Read Here, The Star Tribune Endorsed coleman,

and has shifted to the right. And, how did they select these "eight young voters"?

[dpbrown]

3. The Star Tribune was bought by an "investment" company and all its good people have gone to MinnPost

No one with any sense should read that rag anymore.

[Dinger]

4. Yes, We Should Consider The Source (nt)