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Forcing Franken out is a remarkably stupid move by the women in the Senate. The tax bill won by two votes, and Senatorial females just gave an additional advantage to the Republicans.
Couldn't they primary him like the Republicans do?
Tony it should be fine, the seat can be filled by Governor will appoint someone who can fill the seat within days...
in short there is no chance of this impacting Dems voting power short term. longer term it means the seat now up in nov 2018 and it is a purple state..
You think this means the seat sits empty? The MN governor will appoint a successor (most likely Lt Gov Tina Smith) and one or the other will be in office to vote on any upcoming legislation. There is no advantage to the Republicans here.
Hmm. Maybe the Republicans would have gained an advantage in capturing the Senate seat in November 2018 if Mr. Franken had stayed in office. Perhaps that is why the Democrats were so intent on Mr. Franken departing.
The photo of Franken's hands on that woman's mammary glands while she was sleeping, instantly invalidates that tactic.
That damned him more than anything else.
I was making the point that followed here.
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It's actually good for the democrats long term. They can spin it to show that they don't protect their own like the republicans do.
Get our old guys to resign, the seats are relatively safe in an emergency election or a Governor's decision on a replacement and now the Democrats can claim moral supremacy over the Republicans trying to save an Alabama seat in that special election or the President staying tough and refusing to resign himself.
Actually it's the Democratic Party that is rising up and taking a stand against sexual misconduct.
Its the Republican Party that is going down like the Titanic.
It's a blow to the Democrat party. No question about it.
The Democrat Party will be loath that Al Franken's speech will be used as campaign fodder in 2018. We was afterall, a very visible symbol of their presence in the US Senate.
He was also, mentioned as a possible 2020 Presidential candidate. That is now gone too.
Hmm. Maybe the Republicans would have gained an advantage in capturing the Senate seat in November 2018 if Mr. Franken had stayed in office. Perhaps that is why the Democrats were so intent on Mr. Franken departing.
If he’s innocent, he should have remained in office and been investigated.
That's what Trump and Moore are doing... so far nothing substantive.
Just because Franken is choosing to commit political suicide, doesn't mean others have to...
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