Report: Ellison Won't Run In 2018 MN Special Senate Election

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By MATT SHUHAM Published DECEMBER 13, 2017 1:19 PM

Rep. Keith Ellison on Wednesday ruled out running to serve the remainder of outgoing Sen. Al Franken’s (D-MN) term in a special election in 2018, according to one report and an implied statement from the congressman himself.

In a Facebook post, Ellison congratulated Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith for her appointment to the Senate in an interim capacity and said she had his “full support both now and when she runs in the 2018 special election.”

The Minneapolis Star Tribune also reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed source close to Ellison, that he would not run in the 2018 special election.

On Wednesday, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton named Smith to fill Sen. Al Franken’s seat until a special election on Nov. 6, 2018, and Smith will reportedly run in that election to serve the remaining two years of Franken’s original term, until the 2020 election when a senator will be elected to serve a full term.

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[brooklynite]

1. Since we'll have a qualified Senator in Office, there wouldn't be much point.....

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2. i thought tina smith was expected not to run to keep the seat

[brooklynite]

3. No, said today she'd run in 2018.

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5. ah, thanks

[nycbos]

6. I think Dayton and Klobuchar talked her into running.

[NurseJackie]

4. Good.

[Ken Burch]

7. He would have been a great senator-perhaps he will be at another time.

Keith is an amazing figure, and we will need him to be a major figure in this party's future.

I hope this will bring an end, once and for all, to the whole "Keith must be stopped at all costs!" thing.

He's as popular as anybody else and there's no reason we should constrain his role in Democratic politics.

[Scruffy1]

8. He is very popular in his district.

Once you get outside of the Twin Cities it would be pointless to to run in areas that voted for Sason Lewis and Tom Emmer.

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. Glad to hear it. n/t

[Randomthought]

10. Threw Franken under the bus

I live in his district and I will never vote for him again after his statement regarding Franken