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Franken makes the pitch for Sestak, Conway
Posted by: Eric Roper under Minnesota U.S. senators Updated: May 21, 2010 - 2:35 PM
Sen. Al Franken revved up his political machine once again on Friday to garner support for Democrats running for Senate in Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
In a fundraising pitch, Franken asked supporters to donate to his leadership PAC so it can bolster the pockets of Jack Conway in Kentucky and Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania -- the latter of whom recently defeated Franken's colleague Arlen Specter in the Democratic primary.
Franken described their challengers, Pat Toomey and Rand Paul, as "a former derivatives trader from Wall St., and a Tea Partier." Paul has come under fire in recent days for his statements regarding the government's role in civil rights legislation.
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