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Franken seen as reluctant 2020 candidate
the hill ^ | 8/25/17 | Amie Parnes and Devin Henry

Posted on 08/25/2017 4:44:06 PM PDT by mathprof

Political associates of Al Franken say they believe the Minnesota senator could be talked into running for the White House if he believes he's the Democrat best positioned to defeat President Trump.

But they say Franken would need to be convinced, and argue that the former "Saturday Night Live" star would be reluctant to enter a battle with dozens of other Democrats in what's increasingly expected to be a wide-open race for party's nomination.

"He's not the type of person to crawl over everyone's dead carcasses to get to the White House," said R.T. Rybak, the former mayor of Minneapolis and a Democratic National Committee vice chair.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 2020demprimary; 2020election; alfranken; clown; democrats; franken
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To: mathprof

RT went to Breck.


41 posted on 08/25/2017 10:46:08 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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To: mathprof

We can only pray they are successful.....What a joke. the dems had to rig the election to get him in the senate!!!


42 posted on 08/26/2017 3:36:34 AM PDT by ontap
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To: The_Media_never_lie

With Jill Stein as VP he could catch two birds with one stone.


43 posted on 08/26/2017 5:48:19 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + folllow Him)
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To: tennmountainman

Trump is going to beat anyone they run.

All this street theater BS lately pretty much guarantees it.


44 posted on 08/26/2017 6:17:10 AM PDT by SirLurkedalot (10/10/51-7/7/16 RIP Dad, I'll be missing you until I cross over to Eternity)
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To: FiddlePig

GREAT poster; great post!


45 posted on 08/26/2017 10:28:34 AM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great- -- until it happens to YOU.)
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