Our “For The Middle Class, For A Change” Tour has been barnstorming Minnesota since its debut on Saturday, and Al has arrived to packed houses at college campuses, DFL volunteer centers and coffee shops around the state. Just yesterday, enthusiastic crowds met Al in Moorhead, Crookston, Brainerd, Morris, Climax, St. Cloud and Bemidji ­ and those enthusiastic supporters will be the ones fueling our statewide Get-Out-The-Vote operation on Election Day.

From the Morris Sun Tribune:

“It’s going to be a close election,” Franken told an audience at the University of Minnesota, Morris’ Oyate Hall. “I don’t want to wake up on Nov. 5 thinking there was something else I could have done, and I know you don’t want that, either.”

…

Middle class tax cuts, creating a system that provides health care for all Minnesotans, improving public schools, and pushing his campaign pledge of a $5,000 annual tax credit for higher education have been cornerstones of Franken’s campaign.

He also told the audience that ending the Iraq war, ensuring proper benefits for veterans, and protecting Social Security would be key issues in Franken’s Senate agenda.

The late Sen. Paul Wellstone’s service has been an inspiration for many years, Franken said, and he invoked Wellstone’s legacy and the work of Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and the presidential aspirations of Barack Obama as a reason for supporters to get out the vote next week.

“If we’re going to take Paul Wellstone’s seat back, if we’re going to give Amy Klobuchar a partner in the fight for local families, if we’re going to give Barack Obama 60 Senators who share his values so we can make changes we so desperately need, then we’re going to have to get to work over the next
eight days.”

Our field operation is planning an unprecedented GOTV campaign that will make 1.5 million phone calls and 2.8 million door knocks before the polls close to make sure that we elect Barack Obama, Al Franken and the rest of the DFL ticket ­ if you can help out, sign up here to volunteer!

Check out more clips from the trail:
Grand Forks Herald: Franken, Peterson make stop at Climax, Minn., farm

Brainerd Dispatch: Packed house greets Franken

St. Cloud Times: Franken urges Democrats to get out the vote

Minnesota Daily: Surprise! It’s Al Franken.

Albert Lea Tribune: Franken, Mondale stop in Albert Lea

Crookston Daily Times: Franken says he’ll stand up for middle class, puts out the call for volunteers

Fargo Forum: Franken visits Moorhead

Bemidji Pioneer: Bemidji get-out-the-vote rally calls for change

This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 9:13 pm and is filed under Blog, From the Trail, News Clips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.