In my March 27, 2014 blog post, It’s no joke, Senator Franken, I wrote of his effort to intimidate IRS employees; a plan to closely scrutinize tax exempt status applications submitted by Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations.
Sen. Al Franken dealing with ‘unfavorable’ rating in home state. (newsbusters photo)
Led by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Franken and several other senators pressured the IRS to delay Tea Party application approvals; a scheme to prevent groups from furthering their push for less government, lower taxes, less spending and adherence to the Constitution.
While Franken serves the predominantly liberal state of Minnesota, a poll recently conducted by Magellan Strategies for American Encore.org, revealed a 45 percent unfavorable and 41 per cent favorable ranking for the Democrat senator. While he has only a 44 percent job approval ranking, 40 percent of poll respondents feel he deserves reelection. Go figure.
