Editors' Blog Franken! by Josh Marshall 11.23.08 | 6:39 pm I’d been growing a little pessimistic. But Nate runs the numbers and says Franken actually appears to be a very slight favorite to pull it out. One country cannot stand a once in a century economic crisis, two wars and Norm Coleman. We have limits. Send Tips Josh Marshall is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TPM.