Al Franken thinking of running for Senate in 2008 [View All]

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http://www.kstp.com/article/view/124370/

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Al Franken, the comedian, best-selling author and Minnesota native said that he's considering moving back to the state to run against Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in 2008.

"It's a long way away, five years away," Franken told the Star Tribune Monday night. "It might be crazy. I might not be the best candidate. Part of this is seeing what happens next year and what direction things are going."

He has previously dismissed talk of political office, but Newsweek this week first reported the story of his possible bid for the Senate.

Franken, a friend of the late Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone, said he's being encouraged by his friends to run. Driving him as well has been his distaste for the Bush presidency, he said.

Okay, this could be like, the coolest thing to hit Minnesota politics since...sometime before I was born :).