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Question: Since the VRA of 1965, who is the best Senator to come from Minnesota?
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Eugene McCarthy (1959-1971)		  
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Walter Mondale (1964-1976)		  
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Hubert Humphrey, Part II		  
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Wendell Anderson (1976-1978)		  
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Muriel Humphrey (1978)		  
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Rudy Boschwitz (1978-1991)		  
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David Durenberger (1978-1995)		  
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Paul Wellstone (1991-2002)		  
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Rod Grams (1995-2001)		  
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Mark Dayton (2001-2007)		  
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Dean Barkley (2002-2003)		  
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Norm Coleman (2003-2009)		  
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Amy Klobuchar (2007-Present)		  
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Al Franken (2009-Present)		  
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Mr. Smith
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« on: June 01, 2015, 08:23:25 AM »
« edited: June 01, 2015, 08:25:38 AM by L.D. Smith, Bay Area Conservadem »
And now for Minnesota

Past Atlas Votes (Now with popular percentages)
Alabama: Howell Heflin (27.9%)
Alaska: Mike Gravel (44.6%)
Arizona: Barry Goldwater (46.9%)
Arkansas: Dale Bumpers (28.6%)
California: Pete Wilson (28.9%)
Colorado: Mark Udall & Ben Nighthorse Campbell (25.5%)
Connecticut: Chris Murphy (28.9%)
Delaware: Joe Biden (63%)
Florida: Bob Graham (23.8%)
Georgia: Sam Nunn & Max Cleland (32.6%)
Hawaii: Hiram Fong (43.2%)
Idaho: Frank Church (68.6%)
Illinois: Paul M. Simon (26.8%)
Indiana: Richard Lugar (35.4%)
Iowa: Tom Harkin (48.9%)
Kansas: Bob Dole (48.8%)
Kentucky: Rand Paul (39.7%)
Louisiana: Russell Long (39.6%)
Maine: Ed Muskie (41.2%)
Maryland: Barbara Mikulski (52.6%)
Massachusetts: Ted Kennedy (31.8%)
Michigan: Carl Levin (52.2%)
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« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2015, 09:39:01 AM »
Lots of great choices.  I'll go with Humphrey. 
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« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2015, 09:41:56 AM »
Quote from: TDAS04 on June 01, 2015, 09:39:01 AM
Lots of great choices.  I'll go with Humphrey. 

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« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2015, 09:59:21 AM »
If Norm Coleman beats Hubert Humphrey (or any of the other good choices), I will have completely lost all respect for you people as intelligent human beings.
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« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2015, 10:05:23 AM »
Lots of great FFs to chose from, but Humphrey.
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« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2015, 10:09:18 AM »
Rudy Boschwitz, if only to spoil it for generally awful Norm Coleman.
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« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2015, 10:25:35 AM »
Minnesota really has some great choices, but I went with Humphrey.
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« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2015, 10:47:17 AM »
Wellstone.

Coleman's showing makes me want to throw up.
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« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2015, 11:19:45 AM »
McCarthy, duh.
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« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2015, 12:28:38 PM »
Boschwitz, Coleman and Mondale were all pretty solid, but I voted Boschwitz.
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« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2015, 12:52:57 PM »
Clearly Wellstone. 
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« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2015, 02:38:56 PM »
Quote from: Governor Gass3268 on June 01, 2015, 10:25:35 AM
Minnesota really has some great choices, but I went with Humphrey.
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« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2015, 03:40:10 PM »
Humphrey, though Wellstone is a very, very close second.
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« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2015, 05:05:28 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2015, 05:07:27 PM »
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« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2015, 05:35:26 PM »
Humphrey but I like how Franken's doing too.

I like Wellstone in how he stood for his ideals but he isn't my favorite.
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« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2015, 06:30:08 PM »
Franken...though Wellstone and Mondale are great choices too.
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« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2015, 07:35:00 PM »
Coleman, followed by Boschwitz.
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« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2015, 11:30:09 PM »
Wellstone Purple heart
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« Reply #19 on: June 02, 2015, 03:18:35 PM »
Minnesota has had some great senators, I went with Wellstone, but Franken, McCarthy, and Dayton come close behind in my opinion.
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« Reply #20 on: June 02, 2015, 09:10:25 PM »
Gene McCarthy.

Wellstone meant well but was arguably out of step with his time.

Humphrey embodied everything that was bad about the mid-20th century Democratic Party.

Wendell Anderson was a terrific governor but a forgettable senator.

(Not as forgettable as Dean Barkley or Muriel Humphrey.)

David Durenberger was a good guy.

Rod Grams and Rudy Boschwitz were awful.

Mark Dayton is kind of a reverse Anderson - seems to be doing a better job as governor than he ever did as a senator.
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« Reply #21 on: June 02, 2015, 11:05:12 PM »
Franken and Wellstone are/were both massive FF senators

Had to go with Welly, though
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« Reply #22 on: June 03, 2015, 01:24:24 PM »
Quote from: Indy Texas on June 02, 2015, 09:10:25 PM
Gene McCarthy.

Wellstone meant well but was arguably out of step with his time.

Humphrey embodied everything that was bad about the mid-20th century Democratic Party.

Wendell Anderson was a terrific governor but a forgettable senator.

(Not as forgettable as Dean Barkley or Muriel Humphrey.)

David Durenberger was a good guy.

Rod Grams and Rudy Boschwitz were awful.

Mark Dayton is kind of a reverse Anderson - seems to be doing a better job as governor than he ever did as a senator.

What supporting civil rights?

But Minnesota has a strong field of senators, extremely strong. The devout kennedy fan in me could never vote for Gene though-his comments after RFK's death were disgusting 
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