Following the presidential election of 2004 and the midterm elections of 2006, Mondale is seen talking with Al Franken about the possibility of the latter running against Coleman for Senate in 2008 in the documentary "". In the film, Mondale encourages Franken to run, but cautions him, saying that Coleman's allies and the Republican Party would look for anything they could use against him. Franken ultimately ran and won the 2008 Senate election by 312 votes, with Coleman contesting the election results until June 30, 2009. Mondale and Senator Amy Klobuchar stood with Franken in the United States Senate chamber when Franken was sworn in on July 7, 2009.