Al Franken’s campaign seems to be playing it cool regarding the ramifications for them of Arlen Specter’s switch to the Democratic Party — that if Franken is seated, he would officially be the 60th Dem in the Senate, seriously raising the stakes of this whole fight.
I asked Team Franken for comment about Specter’s switch, and the prospects of being that 60th Democrat. Spokesman Andy Barr told me: “Sen.-elect Franken looks forward to working with Senators of both parties to make progress on President Obama’s agenda and move our country forward.”
Al Franken might be looking forward to working with Senators of both parties, but chances are the Senators of the other party aren’t looking forward to working with him — or too eager to even let him have that chance.