He’s not quite there yet, but jokester-turned-politican Al Franken (not to be confused with politican-turned-joke Rod Blagojevich) is another step closer to being sworn in as a United States Senator.  A winner will be named at today’s meeting of the State Canvassing Board, and Franken, who is currently sitting on a 255 vote lead, will [...]

In less than 24 hours the polls will open in what is surely the most historic election of my lifetime.  With this wild and unpredictable campaign drawing to a close, it’s time for me to take a shot at what I think will happen tomorrow.
I predict that Sen. Barack Obama will become the first African-American [...]

There has been a great deal of movement in Senate races all over the country.  Let’s take a look at a couple of the more interesting races.
Mississippi - Sen. Roger Wicker (R) vs. Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (D)
There’s been a great deal of controversy in Mississippi, where appointed Sen. Roger Wicker, filling in for the racis- [...]

Running for Senate isn’t always a lot of fun, but it looks like Bob Kelleher (R), who’s challenging Max Baucus (D) in Montana, hasn’t gone wanting for good times. The Political Wire has it on good authority that Kelleher knows how to get down.
Kelleher noted that he dropped out of a monastery “because he [...]