Farmfest Debate: Al Holds Norm Coleman Accountable
Yesterday was a HUGE day for us on the campaign: Al debated Norm Coleman for the first time at Farmfest near Redwood Falls, and it was a great success! Al laid out his vision for revitalizing rural communities, and focused on the issues that matter to people – the economy, energy prices, health care – just like he has along the campaign trail. He also used the debate as an opportunity to hold Norm Coleman accountable for his record of backing George W. Bush and selling out middle class Minnesotans to the special interests.
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Al’s Three Point Plan to Lower Energy Costs
Today, Al held a press conference to outline a three point plan to address energy costs. Check out the stories from MPR and the AP.
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Making Prescription Drugs Affordable
Yesterday, Al stood with Minnesota seniors and former nurse Rep. Erin Murphy from St. Paul to announce new proposals to take Medicare back from the big pharmaceutical companies and lower the cost of prescription drugs.
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Kitchen Table Tax Relief
After Al announced his new common-sense solutions to ease the middle-class economic burden yesterday, the Star Tribune and MPR wrote about Al’s new proposals and the rest of our busy week here at TeamFranken.
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Dispatch from Minnesota
Last week, a reporter from The Nation spent a day shadowing Al and learned quite a bit about Minnesota politics and our U.S. Senate race along the way – everything from the inspiration of Sen. Wellstone to the amazing DFL caucus turn-out this year to our campaign’s experience in “happy problems” (such as having to move into a bigger space to fit all of our fantastic and dedicated volunteers).
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