Business mishaps threaten Franken campaign
Professor Larry Jacobs comments on the political implications of U.S. senate candidate Al Franken's recent business troubles.
Political analyst Larry Jacobs, director of the Humphrey Institute's Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, said the incidents by themselves "are small potatoes," but may speak to deeper problems.
"It's the drip-drip quality that is not helpful," Jacobs said. Failing to make full disclosures, he added, prolongs the stories "and really points to a much broader, more significant weakness -- their ability to do good damage control."
Star Tribune
April 25, 2008
