Eric Black: Jesse Hurts Franken Most

"Cutting right to the chase: If Jesse Ventura gets into the Senate race, it's another serious blow to the Al Franken candidacy," writes Eric Black with MinnPost. He does a nice job of outlining why Jesse could tip the scales in Coleman's favor.

If Ciresi challenges Franken in the primary, he would not damage Franken or the Dems in the same way Jesse would. If Ciresi loses the primary, he gets out of the race and isn't a factor on election day. If Ciresi wins the primary, then it proves Dems will have a better chance with Ciresi on the ticket.