[mwl1]

The other thing going for the GOP this time is that Norm Coleman, like Paul Wellstone, is Jewish, thus neutralizing a key advantage that Wellstone has always had with in-state voters and out-of-state contributors.

[Faeroe]

Boschwitz is Jewish, too. Anybody is better than Wellstone, but I wonder whether Coleman will be able to pick up many swing voters. His personality is pretty smarmy and he has flipped on a number of hot-button issues.

[Clemenza]

Funny, I never thought Minnesota had a large Jewish population. It surely can't be as significant as that of New York or Florida.