Almanac: At the Capitol

Lost in the week's news of Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign kick-off and Al Franken's pre-act/re-launch was the fact there is still a legitimate candidate left on the DFL side: Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer. Franken's rally was politically smart, rallying the troops, looking like the sole strong candidate. But activists and young people who are propelling a candidate called Barack Obama are also excited about JNP. I talked to Jack today and he says he has something to say about Franken trying to walk away with this race. Pallmeyer says he campaign is "taking off like wildfire!" He also said he is picking up the former Ciresi supporters. When I pointed out that conventional wisdom is against him, he said "conventional wisdom is wrong." See more from the Senate contenders tonight on Almanac.