Everything went perfect for Coleman? His opponent died. Just like in Missouri's 2000 Senate race, when a candidate dies their poll numbers usually go up and voters back the replacement. It gained nationwide attention and if anything it looked like Minnesota would unite behind whoever the Democrat was. Here's where it went perfect for Coleman though: For some reason the MN Dems picked the guy who barely won his homestate in '84s Presidential race. Yep, they picked Walter Mondale. But heres where it went GREAT for Coleman: That so called "memorial" service where Harkin was shouting like it was a campaign rally and the booing of Republican Senators who went to pay their respects to a late colleague. Well all that backfired ....badly. Now Minnesota is represented by the former conservative Dem turned Republican Norm Coleman. A successful Mayor of St. Paul and a candidate that overcame the odds in a difficult race.
No way did everything go perfect for Norm Coleman. The only things that did go "perfectly" for him were caused by the MN Democrats. Thank you much for helping Norm get to the Senate! 
How did the Democrats help Coleman?
All this Reagan crap should have helped Kerry by similar reasoning.
