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flamingdem

(39,313 posts) Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:12 PM Dec 2017

Richard 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 OP

if he ran for pres as an Independant, it would be a hard choice for me to make... samnsara Dec 2017 #1

Wouldnt be a difficult choice for me. roamer65 Dec 2017 #11

Are there any polls to support this? pintobean Dec 2017 #2

Not yet. I can't really see Franken wanting to take that on flamingdem Dec 2017 #3

Wow, two senators wiped out, and the party split in two... Who benefits from this? Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #4

Franken has too much integrity to go the spoiler route. MrsCoffee Dec 2017 #5

Unless there is strong indications he'd win in a landslide flamingdem Dec 2017 #9

What's he basing this on? Wishful thinking? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #6

Governor Franken. roamer65 Dec 2017 #7

Please remember that Richard Painter is a Republican oberliner Dec 2017 #8

Of course I know that flamingdem Dec 2017 #10

samnsara

(17,622 posts)

1. if he ran for pres as an Independant, it would be a hard choice for me to make...

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:14 PM

Dec 2017

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

11. Wouldnt be a difficult choice for me.

Reply to samnsara (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:54 PM

Dec 2017

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?

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:16 PM

Dec 2017

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

3. Not yet. I can't really see Franken wanting to take that on

Reply to pintobean (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:17 PM

Dec 2017

But we'll see. He was pissed

Irish_Dem

(47,114 posts)

4. Wow, two senators wiped out, and the party split in two... Who benefits from this?

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:35 PM

Dec 2017

MrsCoffee

(5,803 posts)

5. Franken has too much integrity to go the spoiler route.

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:39 PM

Dec 2017

And too much integrity to join the calls for another circular firing squad.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

9. Unless there is strong indications he'd win in a landslide

Reply to MrsCoffee (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:48 PM

Dec 2017

And that could happen.

I don't think he wants this however. He has many talents. Our loss though

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,355 posts)

6. What's he basing this on? Wishful thinking?

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:43 PM

Dec 2017

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

7. Governor Franken.

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:44 PM

Dec 2017

He will have my $$$$ if he decides to do it.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

8. Please remember that Richard Painter is a Republican

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:47 PM

Dec 2017

And a Bush family fan-boy.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

10. Of course I know that

Reply to oberliner (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:49 PM

Dec 2017

But he's been dead on lately and has a certain perspective having had that background

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