I just sat down with Al Franken for a one-on-one interview about his financial problems. We'll have some clips tonight on Almanac: At the Capitol and more Friday on Almanac. He said "yesterday was the best day of the campaign" because his staff and supporters rallied. Franken says they contacted most of the delegates and virtually every one said the recent news was not a problem.
Franken is not ready to get out of this race and he'd be surprised if Walz or Ciresi gets in. He intends on winning the endorsement and the Senate seat. When I asked about word at the Capitol saying there's more trouble for Franken he squarely said "will there be some small error somewhere to surface, maybe" but he thinks they did a fast but thorough "scrub" of his financial records.
Overall, Franken was relaxed and funny off camera. He gave us a tour of the headquarters showing us where volunteers were working the phones furiously for him. Check out more on our air tonight (tpt17 7pm & tpt2 10pm).