Franken 2012!

[asdjrocky]

Who should his running mate be?

[phleshdef]

1. Franken will be too busy campaigning for President Obama's 2nd term.

[DailyGrind51]

2. Either Bernie Sanders or Dennis Kucinich

[asdjrocky]

3. Bernie would be great.

Or maybe Grayson.

[avaistheone1]

50. Great idea.

Sanders might be a good counterbalance to Sanders.

[DailyGrind51]

51. Grayson IS a very good choice!

[hlthe2b]

4. Now, that would be hilarious... (i,.e., Franken debating Palin)

[asdjrocky]

5. Just seeing that would be worth it. nt

[no_hypocrisy]

6. I can already hear his laugh after she finishes trying to answer a simple question.

[Vicar In A Tutu]

12. Alas, she would still crush him in a Reagan - Mondale style landslide.

First of all, he'd have displaced a sitting President from the same party, suggesting a total lack of unity. Secondly, and crucially, if the media and their GOP pals can convince millions of people that Obama is running a radical, socialist agenda then they'd impale Franken gruesomely.

[Wildewolfe]

13. That debate

and I use the word loosely, would give the Palin campaign it's new slogan... "like a rock"

[Ozymanithrax]

7. Franken is not going to run for President in 2012.

Perennial looser Kucinich might, if he doesn't face a stiff challenge in his home district.

[Blue Owl]

8. if not 2012 then for sure 2016

I almost hope Bill-O and Rush are still around to see it happen.

[gateley]

9. I think he would be a good match with Bernie. I'd take either one on top of the

ticket.

Edit to add, I'd prefer Obama stay put until 2016. I think he will get better and better.

[dionysus]

10. thorazine/evaluation 2012!!1!11!1!!!

[asdjrocky]

11. That's funny.

[dionysus]

24. .

;)

[Phx_Dem]

16. Woo hoo!! rolf

[JTFrog]

47. Lol! n/t

[chelsea0011]

14. Well, in his book, "Why Not Me", his running mate was Lieberman

[woo me with science]

15. Now that would make for some seriously surreal SNL skits. nt

[gauguin57]

17. Al Franken/Stewart Smalley 2012.

Campaign slogan already written for them (good enough, smart enough...)

[CTLawGuy]

18. but he voted for the pro-health insurance company

senate HCR bill. Surely you can't be supporting HIM?

[alcibiades_mystery]

19. Don't expect consistency from fanatics

[CTLawGuy]

20. I know

but it's FUN to ASK!

[Jennicut]

27. LOL. Thank you for that.

[phleshdef]

21. Pwned.

[CBR]

48. +1 nt

[DCBob]

22. Franken vs Palin would be entertaining..

if nothing else.

[Ter]

34. Probably the only Puke Franken can beat nationally

N/T

[karynnj]

23. Santa Claus -

This is a stupid thread as no Democrat will primary Obama, especially someone who has not even been a Senator for a year.

[Hekate]

25. The recount alone would be something for the record-books.

:eyes:

[NYC_SKP]

26. How can I put this delicately?

:rofl:

:P

[Clio the Leo]

28. Joe Biden.

Sure, it's obvious that Barack Obama has proven to be the worst President in American history having not accomplished ANYTHING in his first 388 days, but no reason to throw Joe out too! ;)

[TankLV]

29. He'd be a damn sight better than that "talker" we got now, that's for sure!

[ProSense]

30. Luckily, Franken

isn't a moron like some people.

[jenmito]

32. You got THAT right...

I'm sure he'll be out campaigning for Obama as hard as he can.

[jenmito]

31. "That 'talker'"accomplished more in his first year than most presidents.

[Hawkowl]

33. Grayson

or Howard Dean

[Ter]

35. Yeah right, he barely won his MN seat

He could never win nationally.

[krispos42]

37. He took on an incumbant Republican who was also mayor of St. Paul for 8 years.

And Franken had neither ran for nor held political office when he took the plunge for the US Senate.

It was a hell of an achievement, perhaps more impressive than Obama's victories over first Clinton, then McCain.

[Ter]

38. But Coleman wasn't popular

Not to mention he was a complete wingnut. I dunno, IMO a non-controversial Democrat could have won by a larger margin. I'm not calling for a centrist, but a Democrat without baggage.

[krispos42]

42. But he was experienced and a former Dem.

He was a windsock and a weasel, but that isn't always a negative in terms of getting votes.

A different, more experienced Democrat probably could have won with a larger margin, true, but Franken pulled it off and he's doing well in the Senate, so it all worked out. I think most of the controversy was manufactured, anyway. Like it's surprising a talk-radio host said something that would irritate somebody, right?

He might not go national, but two or three terms in the senate is a very respectable career.

[onenote]

54. Franken won in a state that once elected a former wrestler as governor

(an election, that, by the way, Coleman lost.) Coleman was a one-term senator who narrowly won election in 2002 after Paul Wellstone died. I like Al, and think he's going to be a terrific Senator, but to suggest that Franken's victory was even remotely as impressive as Obama's convincing victory over Clinton in the primaries and his even more convincing victory over McCain nationally is plain silly. Obama, you might be interested in knowing, got over 350,000 more votes than Franken.

[gmoney]

44. If he was elected, he might not be seated for 8 months...

[krispos42]

36. Obama/Grayson 2012

Grayson/Franken 2016 $ 2020
Franken/Kucinich 2024 $ 2028
Kucinich/Mr. X 2032...

[Sebastian Doyle]

40. Kucinich in 2032? Not very likely.

He's already 63, and given that two of his siblings have already died in recent years, I doubt he will have an extra long life. :evilfrown:

[krispos42]

41. He's 63???

Damn, I figured him for at least a decade younger.


Okay, Obama/Kucinich 2012, Kucinich/Grayson 2016 and 2020...

[Sebastian Doyle]

39. It's going to be a cold day in Hell before any Senator is elected President again.

Besides, as long as Al keeps doing what he's been doing so far, he's exactly what we need in the Senate.

[cali]

43. Fantasy politics. pretty pointless. nothing wrong with it as long as you

grasp that this is a pure unadulterated fantasy.

[asdjrocky]

45. And what's wrong with that Debbie Downer???

:hi:

[Perky]

46. Why Wes Clark of Course.

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[avaistheone1]

49. Alan Grayson or Marcy Captor.

They both rock.


I hope I speelt their names correctly?

:kick: :kick:

[olegramps]

52. You had better hope that Obama gets on track. That scenario would be a disaster.

[mucifer]

53. I like President Sanders and VP Franken. Then they could talk to each other in Yiddish and

then everyone could know that we do really run the world :)



Just kidding guys. I like this thread. Yes Obama is gonna run again and all the Democratic senators will back him. But, "what if" threads are fun.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

55. Franken/Sanders 2012

or Sanders/Franken 2012