Almanac: At the Capitol

Tune in to Almanac tonight because we think we have some news to report.  I’ve been working on the biographies of the Senate candidates in a show called "Senate Race MN: Big Three Moments" it’s the big three moments of the three candidates’ lives, the personal turning points for Dean Barkley, Norm Coleman and Al Franken.   The whole program premieres Oct. 22 8:00 pm on TPT-2.  

We got amazing access to all the candidates’ homes, wives, and children for emotional and candid interviews.  One candidate revealed something that he told me he wanted to get out before his opponents got to it first.  We will reveal that tonight on Almanac.  Next week we’ll have more interesting news on another candidate.  We’re talking about things that everyone has whispered about in Minnesota politics for years, but rarely if ever talked about on the record.

So, for all of those who wondered why my blog and I dropped off the radar screen recently, this is why.  This project has been incredibly surprising, rewarding and draining.  I see all the candidates in a different light and understand them on a deeply personal level and I think viewers will too.  We've never seen them like this.  I really have to thank the Barkleys, Colemans and Frankens for being so willing to open up about some of the most difficult times of their lives.