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(58 posts) Sun Dec 10, 2017, 09:17 AM Dec 2017

Comment: Did Franken's speech keep the door open?

Had Sen. Franken been announcing he was staying and fighting instead of stepping down, he would've only had to change one sentence. Was he leaving the door open?

http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/12/09/comment-did-frankens-speech-keep-the-door-open.cnn

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Comment: Did Franken's speech keep the door open? (Original Post) UnTied Dec 2017 OP

No way Abouttime Dec 2017 #1

I am not so sure we will ever find out the truth SHRED Dec 2017 #6

I wondered that too. Chemisse Dec 2017 #2

Probably not, but it more or less silenced the cover the furor gave to the GOP. Thor_MN Dec 2017 #3

Yes. As soon as I heard him say "in the coming weeks" I was convinced he'll rescind his resignation. GreenEyedLefty Dec 2017 #4

It has been the media that has said he has resigned but not Al. I heard his words. JimBeard Dec 2017 #5

Abouttime

(675 posts)

1. No way

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Sun Dec 10, 2017, 09:23 AM

Dec 2017

He is gone, our other Senators can't get rid of him soon enough. In the end we will find out the real truth but I have a feeling Al wasn't as well liked as many here believed.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

6. I am not so sure we will ever find out the truth

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Sun Dec 10, 2017, 10:07 AM

Dec 2017

Chemisse

(30,813 posts)

2. I wondered that too.

Reply to UnTied (Original post)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 09:33 AM

Dec 2017

He said 'in the coming weeks.'

After the Alabama election the political climate may change for him.

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

3. Probably not, but it more or less silenced the cover the furor gave to the GOP.

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Sun Dec 10, 2017, 09:40 AM

Dec 2017

His reason was that he could not fight the false allegations and be an effective Senator. He was far more effective than most Senators in my opinion. He did not resign, just said that he would. The door is not all the way closed.

He has given his critics nothing to fight with, so now discussion only works against against his accusers.

GreenEyedLefty

(2,073 posts)

4. Yes. As soon as I heard him say "in the coming weeks" I was convinced he'll rescind his resignation.

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Sun Dec 10, 2017, 09:43 AM

Dec 2017

JimBeard

(293 posts)

5. It has been the media that has said he has resigned but not Al. I heard his words.