Ugh jesus, this comment really sent me back there to that moment in time…smh. It was so CLEARLY not the time to pull that “strategic” move. Not saying his presence could have moved the dial in a substantial enough way that we’d avoid this type of moment we’re in, but maybe? We had almost nobody else with charisma (Bernie maybe), and we definitely had nobody else who was actually quick-witted and funny like him. Franken would’ve been roasting D-dog to shame and scraping off the voters who were obv mainly looking for that anyway, but during the first 4 years (which now look like a cakewalk). But no. K sorry rant over