How do we get Al Franken back into the Senate

[EveHammond13]

I'm serious. I want him back in.

[onecaliberal]

1. #DraftAlFranken

[PoliticAverse]

2. He runs again and gets elected again. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Assuming he even wants to go back - considering how he was shafted by people

he thought were his friends - he's not going to run against either incumbent Senator. But whichever Democrat wins the presidential election could appoint Klobuchar to the AG position (she's not likely to get the nomination or the running mate position), which would open up her Senate seat. The governor of MN, a Democrat, could appoint Franken to fill that seat.

[EveHammond13]

6. I want him as majority leader and Schumer to retire as any named leader in the Senate

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. The majority/minority leader position customarily goes to a more senior senator

in their party. If Franken gets back to the Senate he would be one of the most junior Senators (and would be junior even to his replacement, Tina Smith). So the chances of that happening are approximately zero. However, I do think we can do better than Schumer.

[dchill]

16. "...we can do better than Schumer."

I don't want to say how long I've thought that. Now, of course, I believe it more strongly.

[RKP5637]

22. K&R!!! n/t

[dsc]

25. not necessarily

Frank Lautenberg got his seniority back when he returned

[EveHammond13]

39. as Captain Barbosa would say, rules are really just guidelines

[Eyeball_Kid]

27. You have a great idea. Here's another one, although it's equally implausible:

Franken could be named Speaker of the House without being an elected representative.

[wellst0nev0ter]

19. Remember, Franken would have to work with those who pushed him out

from the article:

Drew Littman, Franken’s first chief of staff, told me, “People said he didn’t have to do it, but he’s so social—his nerves are exposed all the time. It was like going to school and thinking these people are your friends and they really like you, and then one day they all get together and beat you up. You don’t want to go back to that school after that.” Norman Ornstein, Franken’s friend, said, “It was no more a choice than jumping after they make you walk the plank.”

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. Exactly. That was the comment in the article I was thinking of.

On the other hand, it might be a pretty satisfying screw-you to Gillibrand and a few others.

[hlthe2b]

4. Klobuchar gets named to a cabinet position under Dem President, Franken named to replace her

by Democratic Governor (Walz).

[EveHammond13]

7. I like it

[GoCubsGo]

32. I'm thinking he'd be the one more likely to wind up in the cabinet job.

I could see him as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, among others. He'd also make a great Press Secretary, or maybe Chief of Staff.

[EveHammond13]

40. I want Roger Stone in prison and Al Franken in the Senate

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. Pretty easy.

Amy Klochabar either wins the presidency or whoever else does names her to his/her cabinet.

The Minnesota governor then fills the empty seat with Franken.

[Raven123]

8. How do Minnesota voters feel about him?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. He is still very popular here.

Needless to say, Gillibrand isn't.

[NightWatcher]

9. Too late. He'll now always be the guy who had to resign under pressure from his party

for sexual harassment blah blah blah.

[watoos]

12. It's not too late for me.

What you posted is the right wing narrative

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. Or me. I'd be happy to have him back as my Senator.

I'm still pissed as hell that he's gone and that my vote was effectively taken away from me.

[NightWatcher]

24. Yes, what I posted is what any future opponents of his would say.

He cannot claim that he did not. He shouldn't have resigned or been forced out. Once you do that, you're professional political career is over.

[Nuggets]

35. You're making this up as you go along.

People saw what happened. They are with Franken.

[onetexan]

30. Ditto..would be good if Al got appointed to the Cabinet, or some position in Biden's administration.

[yardwork]

26. These are different times. Democrats must be bold.

[EveHammond13]

41. Two words. Mark Sanford.

[jberryhill]

11. Find out what he likes to eat and leave some out for him

Maybe we can lure him back with food.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Put it in one of those box traps. When he picks up the food he'll spring the trap.

That'll do it.

[Kurt V.]

15. is his replacement doing a bad job?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. No, Tina Smith seems to be doing quite a good job.

Anyhow, Franken would not primary a sitting Democratic senator.

[maxsolomon]

20. A new Senator in the Minority?

Who knows? I had to look up who it was. Tina Smith.

[Kurt V.]

23. i looked it up too. she won her special election by 10 pnts.

[democratisphere]

28. Minnesotans need to vote him back in.

Hope they get to it!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. Franken won't primary either of the two Dem senators.

If Klobuchar and Smith want to stay in the Senate he will not challenge them. If either decides not to run again, he could run for that spot, or if Klobuchar is appointed to a cabinet position the governor could appoint him to the open seat. But he won't run against a current Democratic senator.

[democratisphere]

31. Hope someone will be moving on to make way for Al.

[questionseverything]

33. i would vote for al for president

or the vp then he would be back in senate

[BootinUp]

37. I like it! Nt

[Nuggets]

34. He should run for President Nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

36. Maybe he could run in New York.

Wouldn't that be sweet.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

38. I don't, and I'm a Minnesotan.