Comments on: National poll numbers suggest Franken won’t follow in Obama’s footsteps

By: Mill

Mill — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:55:05 +0000

A lot will have changed by the time we’ll face an election for the seat Mr. Franken is about to occupy. Or for that matter, who will occupy the White House.

The guy hasn’t served a day yet – of what possible value is a poll about his re-electability at this moment?

Maybe it’s time all us election junkies took a little time off to read books to little children, or drive elderly neighbors to their grocers and physicians. An endless election process is not healthy.

By: Eric Ferguson

Eric Ferguson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:45:46 +0000

Maybe the polling business is low right now. In 2016 however, we’re ready for our first Jewish president.

And I have a mental picture of Franken shooting me a dirty look.

By: t-bag jones

t-bag jones — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:53:02 +0000

Who cares if the national polls don’t favor our Senator-Elect. Have you seen some of the rubes repesenting other states? Either members of the KKK, or closeted homosexuals who hate themselves {Eric Cantor, I’m looking at you}. Or John Boehner making ads with bloodhounds? Yeah, there’s no history depicting white men with blood hounds I guess.
Plus, I doubt Al will be trawling for blowjobs in MSP.

By: Ralph Kramden

Ralph Kramden — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:36:57 +0000

That’s a relief – he’d probably wear a bow-tie and we would re-live all those Sen. Paul Simon sketches from the ’88 campaign.

By: Chris Steller

Chris Steller — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:38:18 +0000

Sure, but now he’s got an excellent excuse not to challenge Obama.

By: Ralph Kramden

Ralph Kramden — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:09 +0000

Doesn’t the fact that there will be a Democratic party incumbent in 2012 suggest *even more strongly* that Franken won’t run for president then?