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2009-05-03 Home Front: Politix

Franken's in limbo as the weeks grind on

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Posted by Fred 2009-05-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 what about a revote?

Posted by 3dc 2009-05-03 00:54|| 2009-05-03 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Drop the legal challenge after 3 1/2 more years.

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2009-05-03 01:38|| 2009-05-03 01:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Illustrates the need for a run-off when no one gets a majority of the vote in the first round. No way Al beats Norm in a run-off particularly if Bambi is not on the ballot.

Posted by Steve White 2009-05-03 02:43|| 2009-05-03 02:43|| Front Page Top

#4
Great article that addresses Frankens weakness his lack of legislative experience.
Lets applaud Franken for meeting with proponents of both sides and for his desire to work with all the other members of the Minnesota delegation that may be trickier than working in the Senate after all Congressman John Kline (R-MN-02) actually suggested to have deceased Democratic Senator Paul Wellstones name taken off The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

Regarding the comment that Coleman would have beaten Franken in a revote, that is just not provable. First off, another Democrat would have beaten Coleman quite easily just look at the Klobuchar margin over Kennedy in 2006 and the Obama margin over McCain. Franken has personality problems not issue problems. Klobuchar has good Favorability ratings and I doubt there are any significant votes that her vote would have been different than Franken. On the issues, Minnesota sides with the Dems.
On the other hand, Colemans problem is that he did not maintain the MN-GOP votes. His reach-out to the Independent voters (marked by his support for SCHIP and climate change while opposing drilling in ANWR) lead to hardcore conservatives to advocate throwing Coleman under the bus as they saw no difference between Coleman and Franken.
The third-party candidates vote tally that typically was in the 75,000 range went to 437,505 which was people driven by people that did not want either Franken or Coleman. In a revote, there is no guarantee that these people would bother to vote.

IF Franken follows the path of working hard for Minnesota while not seeking the spotlight, he has a chance to be a productive Senator, develop the legislative experience that he lacks and be re-elected.

Posted by Minnesota Central">Minnesota Central 2009-05-03 08:17|| http://www.minnesotacentral.blogspot.com]">[http://www.minnesotacentral.blogspot.com] 2009-05-03 08:17|| Front Page Top

#5 C'mon, ~~Minnesota Central~~ Al, if you're going to praise yourself here, at least man up and use your own name.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-05-03 10:09|| 2009-05-03 10:09|| Front Page Top

#6 I don't see the word 'buffoon' anywhere in M.C.'s post.

Posted by SteveS 2009-05-03 12:31|| 2009-05-03 12:31|| Front Page Top

#7 "I don't see the word 'buffoon' anywhere in M.C.'s post."

See, Steve - I told you it was Al! :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-05-03 13:30|| 2009-05-03 13:30|| Front Page Top

#8 IF Franken follows the path of working hard for Minnesota while not seeking the spotlight, he has a chance to be a productive Senator, develop the legislative experience that he lacks and be re-elected.

Mighty big 'IF' there.

What am I saying - we're talking Al Franken here.

Posted by Pappy 2009-05-03 14:53|| 2009-05-03 14:53|| Front Page Top

#9 What about tax cheat?

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2009-05-03 15:55|| 2009-05-03 15:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Minnesota, vying for the most idiotic electorate in the union by electing jokes to office - first Jesse Ventura, now Al Franken.

Just how stupid ARE you people up there?

Posted by OldSpook 2009-05-03 17:05|| 2009-05-03 17:05|| Front Page Top

#11 O.S.
If Rochester Minnesota is any indicator, people were gorging on all the worst life has to offer, might explain there politics.

Inebriation and heavy smoking is du jour. Having the Mayo Clinic nearby might afford one good healthcare down the road? Oh, and of course, one would be surrounded by open fields, Winnebagos, truck stops and some of the worst weather imaginable. Pretty depressing.

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-05-03 17:27|| 2009-05-03 17:27|| Front Page Top

#12 Inebriation? You say that like it's a bad thing. Jeebus

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-05-03 17:30|| 2009-05-03 17:30|| Front Page Top

#13 Well, if I were inebriated Jesse Ventura would appeal to me too, because he'd probably make me laugh till I cried into my beer!

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-05-03 17:37|| 2009-05-03 17:37|| Front Page Top

#14 Just how stupid ARE you people up there?

Very stupid. Don't forget they also elected Farrakhan's buddy, Keith Ellison, to Congress.

Posted by Zorba Craising6734 2009-05-03 17:58|| 2009-05-03 17:58|| Front Page Top

#15 Word, Zorba.

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-05-03 18:01|| 2009-05-03 18:01|| Front Page Top

#16 Regarding the comment that Coleman would have beaten Franken in a revote, that is just not provable.

Certainly not without actually holding a revote, which is why people are proposing actually performing the experiment, dear Minnesota Central. Probability only talks about what might happen after all -- one still must actually flip the coin to find out which side lands facing up.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-05-03 19:41|| 2009-05-03 19:41|| Front Page Top

#17 Franken(stein) and unqualified tax cheat, is stealing an election, right before our eyes.
A sad day for our Republic.

Posted by Mikey Hunt 2009-05-03 23:33|| 2009-05-03 23:33|| Front Page Top

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