“Where is Norm Coleman, these days?”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/363619-franken-resignation-could-upend-minnesota-races
Two familiar faces that state Republicans believe could make waves are former Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Sen. Norm Coleman, who lost to Franken in 2008 by a few hundred votes.
While Pawlenty has publicly tamped down rumors he’s considering a gubernatorial bid, an opening in the Senate could mix things up. And Coleman, who was spotted in the Capitol on Wednesday, told reporters that he hasn’t ruled out a bid.
“Those are two guys that have been on the sidelines for the long time, and they have the national recognition and fundraising ability to take on the [Democratic-Farm-Labor] machine in Minnesota,” one top Minnesota Republican told The Hill.
Another possible candidate could be Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), who lost a narrow race for governor in 2010.
It’s also possible that state Rep. Jim Newberger, the Republican already running against Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), could hop over to an open seat if he believes a crowded primary could be a better bet than a tough slog against a popular incumbent.
Similarly, Republicans predicted that a Franken resignation or retirement could scramble the crowded GOP gubernatorial field.
Stewart Mills III, a businessman who lost to Rep. Rick Nolan (D-Minn.) in each of the past two cycles, told The Hill that while he doesn’t expect Franken to resign, he’d “more than kick the tires” on a bid if Franken stepped down.
The Saudi Lobbying Complex Adds a New Member: GOP Super PAC Chair Norm Coleman
As the Obama administration counts on Saudi Arabia as a key ally against ISIS, the kingdom flexes its muscles in Washington.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Saudi Arabia’s political operation already includes former Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., who chairs one of the largest Republican Super PACs in the country, as well as the public relations firm MSLGROUP/Qorvis, and Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company that funds several influential American political groups, including the American Petroleum Institute. Aramco’s U.S. subsidiary, Saudi Refining, is a registered agent of the Saudi government. The government also finances a number of think tanks and universities, and has made contributions to prominent American nonprofits, including the Clinton Foundation.
Wasn’t Coleman basically a carpetbagger from New York?