Wisconsin DUer asks if there is any way to get Franken back into office?

[HelenWheels]

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1. I think he should run for Governor

He's a lot better than Jesse Ventura.

(from a neighbor in Madison)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Jesse Ventura hasn't been governor since 2003. We just elected Tim Walz,

a Democrat who was formerly a congressman. Governors aren't term limited in MN so the only way Franken could run for governor without primarying another Dem would be if Walz decided not to run at some point.

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5. You're right -- I should stop bringing that up

It was far more embarrassing to have Tommy Thompson, and then Walker, as Governor than Jesse Ventura, lol.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Only Kansas can compete with Wisconsin in the Sucky Fascist Governor contest.

Ventura sucked but he wasn't a fascist.

[HelenWheels]

14. Wisconsin voted out its Sucky Fascist Governor

We now have an honest Governor, Tony Evers.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

15. Yes, and I was delighted to see that.

I loathed Scott Wanker even though I don’t live in Wisconsin.

[Lulu KC]

16. DID compete

Laura Kelly beat out Kobach, who would have been even worse than Brownback. It feels like a different state already.
Now MO is traveling down the road.

[Glorfindel]

2. After the lousy way he was treated by members of his own party?

Why on earth would Senator Franken want to subject himself to more of the same? I wish he'd go the Al Gore route, placing himself beyond politics and seeking to make the world a better place. After all, Vice President Gore won an Oscar and a Nobel Peace Prize for his good works. Not too shabby for an ex-politician.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. He could run for the Senate in 2020 but he'd have to primary an incumbent Dem,

which wouldn't be a good idea, unless Klobuchar resigns to run for president. His House district is (I think) CD#5, which is about to be Dem Ilhan Omar's seat. So if he wanted to get back into office he'd have to do something at the state level like run for Governor, but our new Governor, Tim Walz, is also a Dem and is not term limited. Maybe he could be appointed to a cabinet position if a Democrat wins the presidency in 2020.

[question everything]

6. Too late, really

The "allegations" came every day, drip drip drip, and stopped once he said he would step down.

In politics the perception ("optics?&quot counts more than substance. Unfortunately.

[Mister Ed]

7. He could run for President in 2020. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. I would be very surprised if he wanted to do that.

[Mister Ed]

10. I would be too.

But I'd be much more surprised to see him primary an incumbent Democratic governor or Senator in Minnesota.

But as long as we're playing fantasy football on this thread, here's an idea: he could move to New York, and primary Kirsten Gillibrand. I bet he'd win. Too bad he'd have to wait 'til 2024 to do it.

[Eric J in MN]

11. If Amy Klobuchar is elected president in 2020

...then maybe she’ll put Al Franken in her cabinet. Or maybe he’ll run for her seat.

[Mister Ed]

12. That seems to me the most plausible of the scenarios...

...for a possible return to public office for Franken.

[Eric J in MN]

13. Also if another Democrat is elected president in 2020

...and puts Amy Klobuchar or Tina Smith in the Cabinet, then there will be an opening.