MINNEAPOLIS - Comedian Al Franken said Wednesday he will run for U.S. Senate in 2008, confirming his long-suspected plans to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
Franken’s announcement came on the final day of his radio show on Air America. The former “Saturday Night Live” performer’s celebrity instantly makes him a heavyweight contender and brings national attention to the Minnesota race.
“Minnesotans have a right to be skeptical about whether I’m ready for this challenge, and to wonder how seriously I would take the responsibility that I’m asking you to give me,” Franken said in a video clip posted on his Web site.
“I want you to know: nothing means more to me than making government work better for the working families of this state, and over the next 20 months I look forward to proving to you that I take these issues seriously,” Franken said in a transcript of the clip.
Source: Al Franken jumps into Senate race - Politics - MSNBC.com
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