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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

dgauss

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4. Franken doesn't seem to temper his words for political expediency, he seems genuine.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 11:36 PM

Nov 2014

He believes in what he does and if he gets a little emotional when talking about Paul Wellstone it's real.

I think he wants to leave a legacy of a politician that wanted to serve the public, and I think in the end he will.

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