DFL Feminist Caucus endorses Franken

At the end of a not terribly exciting 60-minute question-and-answer session with Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer and Al Franken, the two candidates vying for the nomination of the state DFL Party, aides for Franken quickly passed out a press release announcing that the DFL Feminist Caucus has endorsed Franken for the U.S. Senate.

In the release, Jackie Stevenson, political director of the DFL Feminist Caucus, said that the caucus board voted 72 percent to support Franken: “Al very strongly demonstrated an understanding of our issues and we know he’ll represent us in Washington.”

And Franken is quoted in the press release: "I am so tremendously honored to have the support of the DFL Feminist Caucus. And I promise to go to Washington and fight for women from every party, their children and their families.”