Franken gets break in MN Senate race
Mar 11, 2008 at 12:22 AM by Political Chase
From Roll Call (subscription):
In a somewhat surprising move, wealthy attorney Mike Ciresi has dropped out of the Minnesota Senate race in which he faced anti-war activist Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer and comedian Al Franken for the Democratic nomination.
“In my judgment, continuing the endorsement race would only lead to an unnecessary floor fight,” Ciresi said in a statement. [...]