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Tom Scheck

DNC airs radio ad calling on Coleman to concede

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The DNC just issued a news release saying they plan on running a radio ad calling on Republican Norm Coleman to concede. Here's a link to the ad.

Update: A source with knowledge of the buy says it will run on KSTP-AM and AM950 through the end of the week. The source said they'll buy another week if Coleman doesn't concede.

Here's the news release:

Washington, DC-- Today, the Democratic National Committee announced it will begin running a radio ad in Minneapolis/St. Paul calling on Norm Coleman to concede the Minnesota Senate race to Democrat Al Franken. The ad will run on news talk radio stations in the Twin Cities and comes one day after a three judge panel in Minnesota decisively and overwhelmingly declared Franken the winner of the contested race and said he was entitled to an election certificate.

But instead of conceding, Coleman continues to put his political ambition ahead of what's right for Minnesotans who deserve full representation in the U.S. Senate. Despite what analysts and many have called a hopeless cause, Coleman is vowing to continue his appeals and legal challenges and cause further delay in seating the rightful winner in he race, Al Franken.

"Enough is enough," said DNC Chairman Tim Kaine. "Al Franken won the election, the recount and now the legal challenge where his lead actually grew. Minnesota deserves two Senators and the people of America deserve 100 in the U.S. Senate. More importantly, the voters who cast ballots on Election Day deserve to have their verdict stand. Senator Coleman should not put his political ambition ahead of the will of the people. It's time for Norm Coleman to concede and for Al Franken to be sworn in as the next U.S. Senator from Minnesota. If Mr. Coleman won't concede, state officials should issue an election certificate to Al Franken, as the three judge panel said he is entitled to, so he can be sworn in immediately."