Moore for Franken in Minnesota?

Fresh voice from unofficial "Patron Saint of Minnesota" could "swing" election by bringing DFL female singles to the voting booth in larger numbers.

NEW YORK, NY (October 23, 2008) Persistent rumors that television legend Mary Tyler Moore, the unofficial Patron Saint of the Twin Cities since her days starring as Mary Richards in the long-running television hit “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” will fly into Minneapolis to endorse DFL Senatorial Candidate Al Franken soon are apparently proving to be true.

In past statements, Moore, who currently lives in New York, has said she feels Franken’s opponent, Norm Coleman, the state's current Senator, has shown himself to be “charming” but “ineffectual,” and is probably not the right man to help solve the recent crises that he and his fellow Republicans in Congress have helped create.

“Through his Senatorial voting record over the past six years, Norm Coleman helped create the devastating and budget-busting problems we are currently experiencing in Iraq and on Wall Street,” said Moore. “So it’s really too much to expect that he would now be miraculously able to turn around and solve the same problems he helped create. The crises we are in right now are too severe to give Mr. Coleman that second chance.”

Franken and Coleman have been locked in a virtual dead-heat battle for the past several months, with a surprisingly strong Independent candidate stealing votes from both of them.

Among her other activities, Moore currently serves as chairwoman of the American Diabetes Association, is active in animal rights causes, and stars in a supporting role in the current television hit “Lipstick Jungle,” with Brooke Shields.

In particular, Moore is expected to launch a plea to single women in the state, a Democratic-leaning demographic that has a very low turn-out record nationwide.

“Single women in Minnesota have a lot of power, if they choose to use it,” said Moore. “They could be the decisive factor in this election.” Single women currently make up 51% of all women voters.

In previous presidential-year elections, Minnesota typically ranks amongst the states with the highest percentage of voter turnout, often topping 70%.

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