Franken 2020, he's got what it takes

[Norbert9]

He would mop the floor in debates against tangerine mussolini, if he's not impeached first.

[USALiberal]

1. I 100% agree, why is he not discussed more for 2020?? n/t

[DesertRat]

7. He's being discussed here on DU, right now.

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Plus a quick google search reveals over a million results.
https://www.google.com/search?q=al+franken+2020&oq=al+franken+2020&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.4426j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[GeoWilliam750]

18. Franken and Warren for 2020

But before that we must work at the local levels to turn the state house blue.

The biggest thing will be to end gerrymandering, which results in the political polarization of the entire country.

[nycbos]

2. He is good enough he is smart enough and doggoneit people like him.

[mulsh]

3. Has anyone spoken to Mr. Franken about what he'd like to do? He might make a good president

but ultimately Senators have a greater chance of making lasting and significant changes. That's why smart presidents, like Obama, try to accomplish objectives through legislative rather than executive actions. My favorite example of a Senator accomplishing way more than he could have as President is Ted Kennedy. Check out his legislative record and ask yourself if he could have been nearly as effective in two terms.

I'd vote for Al Franken if he ran. I'd like to hear his plans from him first.

[smirkymonkey]

4. I love Al!

I have a line up of dream candidates and he's on it. However, I am thinking in this climate his Jewishness might work against him. It's not a problem for me or most liberals, but could hurt him with the usual suspects.

[mitch96]

5. His Jewishness might work against him

Agreed, this is gonna be the 800# gorilla in the room. I think we all know how rural republicans feel about this.. A christ killer in the white house!!
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[smirkymonkey]

6. Personally, I see it as a positive, but given the current Christofascist environment

I think it might be a hang up. I think that might have been the hang up that people had w/ Bernie as well. I loved Bernie - voted for him in the primary - but I don't know how fly-over country would handle having a Jewish president.

[GeoWilliam750]

17. They would not vote for any Democrat anyway

Thus, it would probably make not a great deal of difference.

Also, Bernie seems to have aroused very little anti-semitism.

[GeorgeGist]

8. I like Franken but I want a woman president.

[MoonRiver]

9. I just want to win. eom

[Blue_Warrior]

14. That's a little short sighted.

I want a great and liberal president, regardless of the gender. Sanders or Warren or Franken!

[theophilus]

10. I love Al a bunch!

Having said that, though, he fell awfully quiet once he became a Senator. I understand that. He has done a lot of good. If he came out as being more in the Bernie mold I could see him as a good candidate.

However, I am reading "A Generation of Sociopaths" and I hope that Mr. Trump is our last Boomer president. I know many, many Boomers are decent human beings but I do believe they (by which I mean me) have gotten us into the mess we are in right now.

But over anyone in the Hillary mold (McAuliffe?), etc. I would accept Al. I just ask that there be a discarding of Boomers in the political field, please.

[crazycatlady]

15. be careful of knocking boomers on this forum

Thanks for the book suggestion.

[Vinca]

11. He's a person I would definitely consider.

[teezy]

12. A Franken/Warren ticket is my dream n/t

[Kaleva]

13. If he ran, I'd support him but he's a major asset in the Senate.

[Kimchijeon]

16. I would love to see that!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. He's good enough

He's smart enough and doggonit people like him.

[DavidDvorkin]

20. He's too short

It's absurd that it matters, but it does.