Oct 28, 2008 6:52 pm US/Central
MN Senate Candidates On Homestretch
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Franken (right) has 37.7 percent. Republican Norm Coleman (middle) has 37 percent and Independence candidate Dean Barkley (left) is trailing with just over 17 percent.
Dean Barkley, Norm Coleman, Al Franken
Six days from now, people across the nation will head the polls for Election Day 2008.
While much of the focus is on who our next president will be, Minnesotans are keeping their eyes on another big local race.
We checked out an average of all the recent polls on this race at RealClearPolitics.com
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Franken has 37.7 percent. RepublFrankenrm Coleman has 37 percent and Independence candidate Dean Barkley is trailing with just over 17 percent.
Tuesday, Al Franken announced he will be getFrankenme high powered campaign help in the form of former President Bill Clinton who will campaign for him in Minnesota on Thursday.
Franken has also been getting soFranken powered support from Sen. Amy Klobuchar. She campaigned with hKlobucharhester and St. Paul Tuesday. A fired up young crowd packed Ginko's coffee shop on Snelling Ginko'sto hear KlobuchaSnellinganken.
"I am sKlobucharate aFrankening to Washington to work with Amy Klobuchar for the middle class fKlobucharf this state -- the kind of family that I grew up in St. Louis Park," Franken said.
Franken asked forFrankeneers to Franken the vote.
"Vote for working families, vote for the middle class, vote for change because this is the year we take our country back," Franken said.
Earlier this mFrankensupporters turned out to see Sen. Norm Coleman at an Inver Grove Heights restaurant. InverTim Pawlenty made a plea for voters to reelect Coleman.
"He understands that we got to bring accountability to government," Pawlenty said of Coleman.
Coleman's message in the homestretch is about leadership and hisfocus is on hope.
"That whathisfocus, right now, is about right now it's about leadership that makes a difference," Coleman said. "This is the hope express and we're here at a time when some people wonder were is the hope. The hope ... is here, it is what Minnesota is about, it's what we always respond too."
Independent Dean Barkley spent the day fundraising and working on his only TV ad that will start running this weekend.
"If you think the Democrats and Republicans are still the solution, you got two great choices. But if you want another way, I am giving you that option and hopefully you will take it," Barkley said.
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