
On Thursday’s lead into the Arizona Cardinals versus Minnesota Vikings game on the NFL Network, Sens. Al Franken (D-MN) and John McCain (R-AZ) sparred over their home state teams’ match-up. The two took jabs at each other and even got
by Trent Baker10 Dec 2015, 7:58 PM PST0

A video uploaded to the website LiveLeak shows the high-pressure, racist antagonism towards the police by Black Lives Matter activists in Minnesota who have occupied the area in front of the 4th Precinct police station.
by Lee Stranahan29 Nov 2015, 9:33 PM PST0

Sen. Al Franken tells EMILY’s List he’s sorry for being a man.
by Charlie Spiering4 Mar 2015, 6:05 AM PST0

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Cycle,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) got out in front of his Democratic colleagues and said he would support former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president, assuming she runs for the 2016 Democratic Party
by Breitbart TV16 Dec 2014, 10:09 PM PST0

Unlike his predecessor, left-wing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will not commit to rejecting a bill that would allow non-citizens to vote in city elections. In January, City Council member Council Daniel Dromm will reportedly introduce legislation that would
by Tony Lee16 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Conservative activist James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas is out with a new video showing Democratic campaign workers appearing to condone and assist an individual posing as an illegal immigrant to vote in North Carolina. In the video, a woman pretending to
by Caroline May30 Oct 2014, 9:28 AM PST0

“Could control of the Senate in 2014 be decided by illegal votes cast by non-citizens?” That is the question posed by political scientists Jesse Richman and David Earnest, who answer in a forthcoming article in the journal Electoral Studies: “Most
by Joel B. Pollak26 Oct 2014, 6:48 AM PST0

An upcoming study to be published in the publication Electoral Studies has its authors positing the question “Could non-citizens decide the November election?” Writing in the Washington Post, Old Dominion University political science professors Jesse Richman and David Earnest preview
by Caroline May24 Oct 2014, 2:12 PM PST0
Yesterday, Breitbart News reported on a new KSTP/SurveyUSA poll that has Democrat Al Franken leading Republican challenger Mike McFadden 53 to 38 percent. We later updated with a statement from the McFadden campaign. Additionally, subsequent research of our own casts further doubt on
by Dan Riehl22 Oct 2014, 7:39 AM PST0
Update: The McFadden campaign has offered the following response to the survey. From Tom Erickson, McFadden for Senate spokesman, “If the guys at SurveyUSA really think that Democrat turnout in Minnesota will be higher than 2008 or 2012, then we’d like whatever
by Dan Riehl21 Oct 2014, 7:13 AM PST0

In a recent ad, a jean clad Sen. Al Franken stands by a Minnesota corn field explaining that he worked with Republicans and Democrats to pass a farm bill in spite of the congressional gridlock in the state. But to
by Charlie Spiering2 Oct 2014, 1:00 PM PST0

The Powerline blog points out that even more or less friendly journalists were under whelmed by Democrat Al Franken’s performance in his first head-to-head debate with his Republican challenger businessman Mike McFadden. Seems like @MikeforMN had his coffee this morning. @AlFranken
by Dan Riehl1 Oct 2014, 4:29 PM PST0
U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., denied a debate request from the Minnesota Student Association to debate at the University of Minnesota. According to a report, the invitation was accompanied by “a heavy push on social media, prompting student leaders to question
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 5:05 AM PST0
According to University of Minnesota political scientist Larry Jacobs, “Al Franken’s gonna have a fight on his hands. I don’t think there’s any doubt about that.” Jacobs is also director of the school’s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance.
by Dan Riehl18 Aug 2014, 8:00 AM PST0
Fresh off his primary win and now facing off against Democrat Al Franken, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden is calling for both Barack Obama and Congress to return to Washington to deal with the ongoing immigration crisis, as well
by Dan Riehl14 Aug 2014, 6:11 PM PST0

Saturday during the Weekly Republican address, the challenger to Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), Minnesota republican Mike McFadden said, “No matter where I go, from Winona to Warroad, people tell me the same thing: ‘We are heading in the wrong direction.’”
by Breitbart TV9 Aug 2014, 9:56 AM PST0
Senator Al Franken has declined a Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) invite to debate both his Republican and Independence Party opponents at the Minnesota State Fair. The debates had enjoyed a 20 year MRP tradition. Franken’s campaign gave no explanation. Perhaps this
by Dan Riehl22 Jul 2014, 10:06 AM PST0

On ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) was at a loss when asked for what a comedian could mock him. Franken said, “When I would make fun of politicians, only because they were screwing up in some way, and
by Breitbart TV4 May 2014, 9:10 AM PST0

Monday, political analyst Dick Morris joined NewsMax TV to discuss the GOP’s chances to win back control of the U.S. Senate in the 2014 mid-term elections. Morris pointed out that 13 currently held democratic seats are now in play. The
by Breitbart TV21 Apr 2014, 1:18 PM PST0

Former Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler is becoming one of Hollywood’s more vocal Democratic supporters. Poehler lent her voice to the battle to promote the flailing, failing ObamaCare reform, and she uses her Parks and Recreation gig to worship at
by Breitbart News17 Apr 2014, 3:09 PM PST0

Since his narrow election to the Senate in 2009, Sen. Al Franken has labored to create a new image for himself as a studious wonk. But it looks like he still retains the racy sense of humor that originally landed
by Charlie Spiering14 Apr 2014, 2:26 PM PST0

Senator Al Franken (D-MN) is having a bit of a freak out out over Sarah Palin’s endorsement on Thursday of state senator Julianne Ortman, the leading candidate to win the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in Minnesota and
by Michael Patrick Leahy7 Apr 2014, 7:07 PM PST0

An unfortunate thing is occurring in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota. Despite the party’s convention being 54 days away, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in Washington, D.C. is playing favorites and heavily assisting one of
by David Bossie5 Apr 2014, 8:01 PM PST0

Framing the potential Senate contest as the “The Clown vs. The Mama Grizzly,” former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed Minnesota State Senator Julianne Ortman Thursday in her bid to get the GOP nomination and unseat Sen. Al Franken (D-MN). The
by Tony Lee27 Mar 2014, 12:54 PM PST0

Support appears to be crumbling among constituents of Senator Al Franken (D-MN) and Minnesota Democratic Governor Mark Dayton, according to new poll data posted from Public Opinion Strategies this week that the Minnesota GOP is touting. The statewide survey of 600
by Kerry Picket13 Mar 2014, 9:58 AM PST0