Obligatory poll. Should Al Franken run for the senate?

[El Supremo]

Better vote quick. He will announce before the end of his show.

[Wapsie B]

1. Would he run for a seat from Minnesota?

Just have him stay off small planes.

[DaveinMD]

2. we need him on AAR

he should run against Coleman in 08 to get revenge for Paul.

[iconoclastNYC]

3. He doesn't bring that much to AAR

His star power was great to get them started but the other shows are much more compelling. They can bring on someone else. I won't miss his boring SNL stories, or his jokes that repeats 5-7 a week.

He'll be great in the Senate.

[DaveinMD]

4. they still need his starpower

and his show is their highest rated show. I think its a great show. 2008 will be his time.

[callous taoboy]

5. I just have to hear

him do "Stuart Smalley" while debating Santorum.

[goodhue]

6. He should run in 2008 and take out Coleman

And not in 2006.

[DinahMoeHum]

7. Other: He should run in 2008 against that jerkwater Coleman.

:kick:

[onehandle]

8. Ditto. Al vs. Coleman in 2008. nt

[d.l.Green]

9. I think they should give Jeff Gannon's press pass to HIM!

[Southsideirish]

10. Franken vs. Coleman. That's the way to go.

[Akno21]

11. He's great, but...

he would need to be a serious candidate, and not a joke. Also, what are his actual views on issues? I imagine he's liberal, but I don't know.

If Arnold can win, he can.

I hope he hasn't lost touch with his native roots, seeing as he now lives in a nice NYC apartment, not exactly small town Minnesota.

[DemoTex]

12. "... not exactly small town Minnesota."

As Al Franken said on his show today, "If I hold off and run against Coleman in 2008, I would be the only New York Jew in the race who actually grew up in Minnesota."