Here a footnote to Al Franken’s speaking tour of Minnesota, in which the campaign is promoting him as “Senator-Elect Franken” as he speaks to crowds around Minnesota about the economy, and the need for him to get to Washington soon to help out.
Franken told CNN that he doesn’t insist that people address him as Senator-elect — but that it isn’t inaccurate, either. “I won the recount,” said the apparent-provisional-sort-of-Senator-elect. “You can call me Al.”
“I don’t think this is presumptuous at all,” he added, when asked that particular question about his speaking tour. “I think that Minnesotans know that it’s…very possible that I’ll be in the Senate, and that I want to hit the ground running when I get there.”
At today’s post-court press conferences, Coleman lawyer/spin-man Ben Ginsberg was asked about Franken’s speaking tour as Senator-elect. “I think it’s a cute media stunt,” Ginsberg replied with a smile.
