By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--May 25, 2017
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In at-home interviews for this week’s issue of PEOPLE (on newsstands Friday), the Franken family was unusually definitive in shutting down this spring’s buzz about Al, 66 and a former writer and performer on Saturday Night Live, being a contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. … “Yeah, I’m not going to do that,” says Franken. “It’s not going to happen,” adds his daughter, Thomasin, 36. The senator’s wife, Franni, puts it most simply: “No.”That's about as crystal clear as these sorts of denials get. In fairness to Franken, a presidential race is a miserable slog. He has enough money, doesn't seem like a guy who's after immense amounts of power, and probably doesn't want to face life under the brutal microscope that comes with a White House bid. On top of all that, Democrats are still facing this map...(Below) ...So, you have to wonder why any comfortable Democrat would risk a cushy Senate seat for a dubious presidential endeavor.
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