Wellstone, Coleman put their differences on display

Star Tribune ^ | 31 August 2002 | Mark Brunswick

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If there was ever any doubt about the stark differences between U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., and Republican challenger Norm Coleman, they should have dissolved in the midday sun at the sticky confines of the Minnesota State Fair on Friday.

[45Auto]

"One of the most pointed exchanges came from a question about a federal ban on assault weapons that is scheduled to expire. Wellstone and Coleman said they support continuing it but with limitations. Coleman said he would make a clear distinction between the banned weapons and semiautomatic hunting rifles, and Wellstone said all "sportsmen and women should have the right to hunt."

They are both ignorant fools; the 2nd is NOT about hunting. The whole damn country is doomed.

[IronJack]

I have a close friend who's on Ventura's staff, and who knows his way around the Capitol pretty well. He is convinced the Wellstone race is a giveaway to the incumbent. But then, he's also a hardcore DFL'er.

[cryptical]

The only thing that makes Coleman palatable is the fact that he's not Wellstone. My vote for Coleman will actually be a vote against Little Paul. That's sad, but it's political reality in the state where nothing is allowed.

[The Vast Right Wing]

As long as the Senate is Republican, I don't care is Coleman is a marxist. We need republican control to get judges through committee. With neither side having a 10 vote majority, there is little difference in who controls the senate with the exception of being able to put judges up for a vote.