A new Rasmussen poll has Norm Coleman opening up a 7-point lead over Al Franken. TPM notes that Franken appears to have been damaged over his failure to pay business taxes in all of his states, and even the liberal site acknowledges, “National Democrats have viewed this seat as a top pickup opportunity, but unless Franken can figure out a way to deal with his travails, the bad publicity hitting him may cause Dems to squander the chance to oust one of the GOP’s most vulnerable incumbents.”
