Americans United For Change has just come out with this TV ad, calling upon Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) to resist pressure from his national party, and certify Al Franken as the winner of the Senate race after Franken presumably wins against Norm Coleman’s appeal at the state Supreme Court:
“The Republican Campaign Chairman, Texas Senator Cornyn, said Norm Coleman’s court challenges could take ‘years’ to resolve,” the announcer says, accompanied by a fuzzy shot of Cornyn in a cowboy hat. “Now Governor Pawlenty has a choice. Will he act in the best interest of Minnesota, or his own national political ambitions?”
The ad will air on cable TV in the Twin Cities and Rochester media markets. The oral arguments at the Minnesota Supreme Court won’t happen until a month from now, so there’s plenty of time for people to argue about what should happen after a court decision that may be widely expected, but hasn’t actually happened yet.
