Senator Coleman is running for reelection in 2008. His Democratic opponent will be former [[Air America Radio]] talk show host [[Al Franken]]. Former U.S. Senator [[Dean Barkley]] of the Independence Party is also in the race. Conventional wisdom holds that the race has a chance of becoming competitive. However, a July MPR/Mason-Dixon poll shows that Coleman is ahead of (Minneapolis attorney Mike) Ciresi 52%-29% (who lost the primary to Al Franken), and ahead of Franken 54%-32%.
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Senator Coleman is running for reelection in 2008. His opponent is the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party nominee, former [[Air America Radio]] talk show host [[Al Franken]], a [[liberal]] who is notorious for his inappropriate writings and bursts of anger. Former U.S. Senator [[Dean Barkley]] of the Independence Party is also in the race. Conventional wisdom holds that the race has a chance of becoming competitive. However, a July MPR/Mason-Dixon poll shows that Coleman is ahead of (Minneapolis attorney Mike) Ciresi 52%-29% (who lost the primary to Al Franken), and ahead of Franken 54%-32%.