MN Senate: Suits and Health Care

If you haven't been following "suit-gate" and the healthcare dodge, here's a two-minute backgrounder.

Suit-gate: Harper's Magazine publishes allegations that Norm Coleman's tab (for expensive suits) was footed by a wealthy GOP donor.

Healthcare dodge: A reporter asks whether Coleman supports Sen. McCain's healthcare plan but the Coleman campaign refuses to answer.

Now watch these videos to see what makes both of the seemingly mundane stories so damaging for the Coleman campaign.





One or both stories might not have lasted long, especially given all the coverage of the financial crisis and the Presidential race, but Coleman's refusal to answer or even acknowledge media queries has only exacerbated the situation.