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In reply to the discussion: Everyone Seems to Be in a Big Hurry to Write Off Sen. Franken. Why? [View all]Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)72. You are thinking of 2008. 2014 was a different story.
Franken barely beat the incumbent Norm Coleman, who won only when Paul Wellstone was killed in 2002 right before the elections.
His opponent in 2014, who I had to google to remember his name, got less than 43% of the vote. 2020, if Franken chooses to run, and this republican hit job proves to be what I believe it is, will result in whatever loser the Repubs scrape up going down in an even bigger loss.
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I think most of us are just very sensitive of not abandoning our principles for partisan bias.
Kentonio
Nov 2017
#1
That's the thing though, there were reports that one of the new sources told a journalist
Kentonio
Nov 2017
#25
Well 2 of the 4 posted on facebook to thier friends about it AT THE TIME it happened
krawhitham
Nov 2017
#54
So let's throw one of our most effective progressive Senators under the bus
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2017
#62
franken had the nerve to actually count the votes in his senate race
questionseverything
Nov 2017
#79
It's Important to Make Sure That Sensitivity Isn't Being Manipulated by Skilled Operatives
dlk
Nov 2017
#7
Oh you mean the ones that are anonymous? Yeah we should allow the GOP to cook up more
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#38
I don't want him to be guilty. Him being guilty would be horrible for us as a party.
Kentonio
Nov 2017
#47
Huffpo isn't journalism. It's an internet content farm passing itself off as journalism.
kcr
Nov 2017
#64
It is true those who pile on Franken risk the next two elections and help the Gop.
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#39
Al has called for hearings and that's good enough for me. I don't believe these women because
OregonBlue
Nov 2017
#15
As far as I am concerned...there are no such women...I feel the first two or liars.
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#41
I am a woman. I am 68 and I can guarantee I've known my share of sexual harassment in my life.
OregonBlue
Nov 2017
#86
I don't see how principles would be compromised by acknowledging the differences.
chowder66
Nov 2017
#20
Those here and elsewhere who claim to be progressive are doing he heavy lifting for the GOP...the
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#43
Exactly right...perfect! I for one maintain that some are piling on because deep down in their
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#87
They are after headlines like this: (yahoo) "Franken's rising political star obscured by accusations
bagelsforbreakfast
Nov 2017
#31
Franken is one of the two or three most informed, aggressive and effective Democratic Senators
mn9driver
Nov 2017
#44
Placing orthodoxy before observable reality isn't a uniquely Republican trait
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Nov 2017
#73