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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRichard Painter: If Al Franken ran for the MN Senate seat as an ind with no Super PAC $ he would win
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Richard Painter: If Al Franken ran for the MN Senate seat as an ind with no Super PAC $ he would win (Original Post)
flamingdem
Dec 2017
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if he ran for pres as an Independant, it would be a hard choice for me to make...
samnsara
Dec 2017
#1
Wow, two senators wiped out, and the party split in two... Who benefits from this?
Irish_Dem
Dec 2017
#4
samnsara
(17,658 posts)1. if he ran for pres as an Independant, it would be a hard choice for me to make...
roamer65
(36,748 posts)11. Wouldnt be a difficult choice for me.
But I still think he should run for Governor of Minnesota in 2018.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)2. Are there any polls to support this?
flamingdem
(39,335 posts)3. Not yet. I can't really see Franken wanting to take that on
But we'll see. He was pissed
Irish_Dem
(47,719 posts)4. Wow, two senators wiped out, and the party split in two... Who benefits from this?
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)5. Franken has too much integrity to go the spoiler route.
And too much integrity to join the calls for another circular firing squad.
flamingdem
(39,335 posts)9. Unless there is strong indications he'd win in a landslide
And that could happen.
I don't think he wants this however. He has many talents. Our loss though
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,490 posts)6. What's he basing this on? Wishful thinking?
roamer65
(36,748 posts)7. Governor Franken.
He will have my $$$$ if he decides to do it.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)8. Please remember that Richard Painter is a Republican
And a Bush family fan-boy.
flamingdem
(39,335 posts)10. Of course I know that
But he's been dead on lately and has a certain perspective having had that background