Franken seen as reluctant 2020 candidate
Political associates of Al Franken say they think the Minnesota senator could be talked into running for the White House if he believes he’s the Democrat best positioned to defeat President Trump.
But they say Franken would need to be convinced and argue that the former “Saturday Night Live” star would be reluctant to enter a battle with a slew of other Democrats in what’s increasingly expected to be a wide-open race for party’s nomination. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Franken's Minnesota colleague in the upper chamber, is seen as a possible presidential candidate.
“He's not the type of person to crawl over everyone's dead carcasses to get to the White House,” said R.T. Rybak, the former mayor of Minneapolis and a Democratic National Committee vice chairman.
At the same time, Rybak said he wouldn’t rule out Franken entering the race. He argues the senator is outraged over what is happening to the country and that he would do whatever it takes to defeat Trump.
Michael Dale-Stein, a spokesman for Franken, says no one should expect a Franken 2020 presidential bid.
“Sen. Franken is not going to run for president in 2020,” Dale-Stein said.
“He's proud to represent the state of Minnesota and plans to spend the next several years fighting for Minnesota families — working on issues like income inequality, healthcare, education, college affordability, equal rights, and on behalf of consumers and small businesses.”
Such declarations seem unlikely to keep people from discussing Franken as a possible candidate in the age of Trump.
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He's someone that I can trust.
...what decent human being wants to subject themselves to an American presidential campaign? 
