General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: The Sexist Skewering of Kirsten Gillibrand [View all]workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)After Franken was shown the rope by the lynch mob and assured he would be shunned if he stayed, he "chose to resign."
What a joke.
And now his seat is in play for the republicans! Good job guys!
In Franken's Fall, Sudden Senate Pickup Chance for Republicans
By Kyle Potter & Thomas Beaumont December 08, 2017
Frankens exit gives Republicans an opening to expand their reach in an already favorable Senate map two dozen Democratic senators are up for re-election next year, including 10 in states that President Donald Trump carried in 2016. That difficult math raises the question of whether Dayton will appoint a temporary placeholder or try to give a Democrat a running start for the 2018 campaign.
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty the last Republican to win a statewide election in Minnesota, in 2006 was seen as a potential heavyweight contender in the GOP.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/12/08/in_frankens_fall_sudden_senate_pickup_chance_for_republicans_135730.html
Nope, no profiles in courage here just a pack of suckers for Trump and the republican party.