Since his endorsement on Saturday, many committed DFLers have been questioning Al Franken's ability to run an issues-focused campaign and be a strong presence at the top of the ticket. As I wrote last week, the Franken team has yet to show that they can perform damage control and turn the media's attention back to the issues. MNCR contributor Chris Truscott suggests that "Franken is politically toxic." Congresswoman Betty McCollum has been particularly vocal:
I think that this has the potential of being a very large distraction....
Mr. Franken, how are we going to stop talking about this this fall? What are you going to do so that we're talking about the economy, we're talking about education, we're talking about health care and we're talking about bringing out troops home from Iraq.
McCollum has nailed the issue on the head. The Franken campaign needs to learn how to change the subject. This campaign should be about the issues, because Senator Bush is wrong on every single one of them. At the convention over the weekend, a Franken staffer suggested to me that the poor media coverage was not the campaign's fault, because they can't control what's in the media. If they believe that, they're in major trouble.
Al, we're begging you, get your act together. We really don't want to keep bashing you. We support you on the issues, and we want to see you win. Once your campaign pulls itself together and turns the debate to the issues, I believe you'll have the full support of DFLers behind you.
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