Thus, if Franken steps down, Dayton can sitll appoint another Democrat.
However, this new senator will have to run in 2018 to fill the remaining two years and the way Republicans have been making inroad in Minnesota, I am not hopeful.
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Why is that thought even a thing?
I honestly don't get the haste with which the Dems have started throwing Franken under the bus. If they are not outright calling for his resignation, they are intimating that he is unworthy to keep his seat in the Senate and should be ousted, or censured.
Comparing what Franken 'supposedly' did with LeeAnn Tweeden, and what Moore 'supposedly' did with the many women who have come forth is False Equivalency, a tried and true GOP effort to confuse and separate the Democratic Party. Franken was not lying in wait for Tweeden. Franken was not eager to get his sexual way with Tweeden by threats. Franken did not bully her, or hold her against her will. Franken did not repeat his action with myriad others. And he is a long time supporter and proponent for Women's rights. The photo shows a prank, albeit one with bad taste and lack of political awareness. But he was a comedian when this incident occurred. He was not an officer of the court. He was not an Asst DA. He was not a Judge. He was not a Senator. False Equivalency.
No wonder the Russian bots have not given up and are still shooting out memes and opinions, "facts" and tweets designed to separate us, confound us and weaken us. We let them do it to us during the Presidential campaign too and we are paying dearly for the blinders many of us wore.
I am sickened by the furious and rapid denouncements some of our female Dem Senators have laid on Franken and quite frankly it's worrisome. What hope do we have to win, to undo, to heal this nation if we are so easily persuaded to turn our backs on some of our best and brightest.
Remember, Franken said that although he did not necessarily agree with Tweeden's recollection of the event, he nevertheless defended her right to be believed. Nothing like Moore, or PINO trump, or Weinstein, or O'Reilly. 
This is actually breaking my heart. How can we continue to be so damaging to ourselves when we are in such dire straits?
Why is it we Dems are so damn eager to throw our best and most brilliant under the bus?
The truth of this incident is going to come out and all the Dems who rushed to judgment are going to have a huge meal of crow while our party becomes just that much weaker.
It's so painful to watch
