BREAKING: MN Lt. Gov. Tina Smith named as replacement for Sen. Al Franken

[brooklynite]

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[ret5hd]

1. You got your wish. Move on.

[brooklynite]

6. Are you suggesting that ignoring news means it didnt happen?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. What does that mean?

[ret5hd]

12. You can't deduce my feelings?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. Actually, no. Sorry.

[Thor_MN]

18. There are certain posters that have been vigorous cheerleaders for Franken's ouster.

And they will not let it go, hoping to create more divisiveness, apparently. Some of the most rabid have East Coast locations in their screen names. Can't tell if they are upset that a Mid-West Senator upstaging their own is the cause of their animus or if they just want to attack Democratic figures in general.

[riverwalker]

2. Live link

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[Cuthbert Allgood]

3. Good

She's awesome.

[riverwalker]

4. She said she is keeping Frankens staff

That’s good

[Wounded Bear]

5. Should "hire" Al as her "chief of staff"...

[riverwalker]

8. Dayton was asked about Arne Carlsons blog

asking Franken to rescind his resignation. He said Franken was firm about resigning and took guidance from him.
Smith ended by saying “I won’t be underestimated”. She’s got spunk, I hate spunk. (Just kidding)

[still_one]

9. No surprise, but unfortunate since reports indicate that Lt. Gov Tina Smith has no desire to pursue

Franked's full term, which infers in 2018 she will NOT be running for that seat.

[riverwalker]

10. No she is running

Dayton said that’s exactly why he did choose her, because she’s committed to run in 2018.

[still_one]

11. Then the initial report from politico when Franken resigned is wrong, and I am quite happy with that

[Thor_MN]

16. Franken still hasn't resigned, but will do so.

He will likely not resign until Jones is seated, at a minimum.

Alas, Smith and Jones will likely be seated around the same time.

[still_one]

17. I understand that. That is why he said he would serve through the end of the year

[Thor_MN]

19. Saying 'when Franken resigned' indicates that you don't...

[still_one]

20. I didn't phrase it properly because I assumed it was quite clear when Al gave his INTENT to resign

the Senate floor, he said that it would be effective at the end of December

[Thor_MN]

21. Correct, you didn't phrase it properly.

Which is why I corrected it.

[Lee-Lee]

14. Thats a good thing

Probably our best chance of keeping that seat of all possible scenarios.

[L. Coyote]

15. BRAVO. Another woman in the Senate.

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[Blue_true]

22. Soon, the far left will be attacking her for working on the Prudehole Bay pipeline before college.

Calling her an environment hater. Not to mention that after college, she worked as a marketer for General Mills, shoveling sweet cereal down the mouths of poor children.

Her decades of very effective public anti-poverty work will be ignored by the far left attackers that will be hellbent on staining another Democrat. To them, oh my god, she worked hand in hand with private companies while fighting poverty, sacrilege!!!! She should have never worked with the 1%.