It looks like Al Franken has a good chance to beat incumbent Republican senator Norm Coleman, or senator sprinkles as Big Ed used to call him. This from Politico.

A new Star Tribune Minnesota poll released yesterday shows a 13-point jump in support in the last month for Democratic comedian-turned-politician Al Franken, who's now taken his first clear lead, 43 percent to 34 percent, in the much-watched race against Minnesota incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.

The Star Tribune poll also shows support for the relatively low-profile campaign of Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley at a high watermark of 18 percent, with most of his support drawn from Coleman, in what may be an indication of local unhappiness with Washington in general and Republicans in particular. Franken continues to lead Coleman, though, in a hypothetical two-candidate matchup.

Two trends seem to be contributing to Franken's lead in the Star Tribune poll, which also showed Coleman's job-approval rating at a new low of 38 percent. In what's been a fiercely contested campaign, Coleman has taken heat for the tenor of his advertising, with 56 percent of respondents seeing ads aimed at Franken as “mostly unfair personal attacks,” while just 42 percent said the same about those aimed at Coleman.

The Politico story can be found by clicking here.

Speaking of Franken, his campaign came out with a powerful ad about how he helped support his wife during her bout of alcoholism. You can view that ad by clicking here.

Wowie Zowie. I knew he could do it, I said it all along from way back when!!!!

That is what defines a "home run ad" from a "home run guy"!!!