The O'Franken Factor
I didn't mention Al Franken yesterday as a possible candidate for Senate because frankly I didn't think about it. Today, he announced that he will not be running, which is a good thing in my opinion. Sure, I think he's a very funny guy, and I agree with his politics, but I could not vote for him. I don't think Minnesotans appreciate the carpetbagging. He admitted as much.
There is a list of possible candidates at the Star Tribune. Of the list right now, I think Amy Klobuchar could be a very good candidate. Although she isn't widely known outside of the metro area, she is a very good speaker and I think she could energize Democrats. Mike Hatch is supposedly off the list. The others, like Jerry Janezich, Tom Rukavina, and Buck Humphrey, are longshots right now.
posted by MN Politics Guru @ 18:33
1 Comments:
Regardless of your or his politics, you must admit Franken is not funny and never was. I remember growing up watching SNL and wondering how the heck he got on the show. The "Al Franken Decade"?
He was on the show for years with a range of the funniest people in the world, among whom his presence was no less bizarre than the appearance of a black hole would have been.
His current talk radio gig is much more appropriate for him as there is effectively no requirement or expectation of humor.
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