VIDEO: Franken to Mass Dems: Ignore Your Families and Pound Pavement for Warren
The SNL alum turned U.S. Senator riled up a highly partisan crowd Friday, Oct. 18 in Lexington, where he and local politicians hit on economic and environmental concerns in support of Elizabeth Warren.
Politics are no laughing matter, but with little more than two weeks remaining before the Nov. 6 elections, Massachusetts Democrats looked for a shot in the arm from the so-called "clown" of the Democratic Party, Al Franken, the former SNL cast member turned U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Franken was in Massachusetts Oct. 19 to support Elizabeth Warren, the U.S. Senate candidate looking to unseat Scott Brown, the Republican incumbent, in a tight race many politicos expect will have ramifications far beyond the Commonwealth’s borders. And the stumping stopped in Lexington Friday afternoon, as Franken and U.S. Rep Ed Markey, who represents Wayland, joined a few more familiar faces to address an overflowing Depot building. There were jokes …
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