Al Franken and Scott Jennings Spar on CNN Panel Over Election Denier Candidates: 'Would You Vote for Her? It's a Simple Question!'

"The Democrats, by contrast, were "fishing off the wrong pier" by "making their entire bet" on abortion, which was not as important to voters."

"He thanked Jennings for the "shout out for Stuart Smalley" and then the two debated back and forth a bit over whether the Republicans were indeed threatening to cut Social Security and Medicare before Acosta thanked them both and wrapped the segment."

"That could include Social Security and Medicare.""

"Both Franken and Jeings denounced this tactic; even the Republican Jeings said people who were considering doing a such a thing should "find something else to do today.""

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""I don't know what that's a reference to," Franken deadpaed."

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""They are all saying that [the election] was a fraud, and you now for sure that it wasn't," said Franken."

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"Franken responded by rhetorically asking Jeings if instead his advice should be for Republicans "to stop foisting this 'Big Lie' that the election was stolen.""That's why we're seeing this, that's why we're seeing an armed guy outside of voter booths," said Franken, because of the many Republicans who were saying the 2020 election was stolen -- including some GOP candidates ruing for secretary of state positions."

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""Not in the same way," said Franken."

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"I believe Joe Biden won the election."nn"

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"Acosta and Franken both gried as they recognized Jeings' Smalley reference."

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"Later during the hour, Acosta commented that his staff had fact checked the segment and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) "did say that if Republicans win control of the house, the GOP may use raising the debt limit as leverage to force spending cuts."

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"Still, Franken pressed, there were "an amazing number" of Republican candidates who were saying the election was stolen, and that was "dangerous, if we're electing people, especially to administer our elections" who were "spouting the Big Lie.""

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"nnFranken wanted to know if Jennings were in Arizona whether he would vote for Kari Lake for governor, the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate who is an election denier."

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"nnFranken wanted to know if Jennings were in Arizona whether he would vote for Kari Lake for governor, the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate who is an election denier."

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"Comedian and former Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) sparred with GOP consultant Scott Jennings on CNN over election denying candidates on the ballot this year, and it all wrapped up with a classic Saturday Night Live reference."

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""I want to ask Scott again," said Franken."

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"The panel then discussed the Democrats' messaging strategy, and Jeings dropped a reference to Franken's Stuart Smalley character on SNL, who was well known for repeating his personal mantra, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.""

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""No," Franken insisted, there was a "distinction," and Abrams had criticized Kemp in his previous role as secretary of state for using "a lot of different ways in which to prevent people from voting, that's a very different thing than saying that the election was stolen in the way that so many candidates have across the country.""

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""No," Franken insisted, there was a "distinction," and Abrams had criticized Kemp in his previous role as secretary of state for using "a lot of different ways in which to prevent people from voting, that's a very different thing than saying that the election was stolen in the way that so many candidates have across the country.""

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"He then asked Franken if he would vote for Stacey Abrams, the Democrat challenging Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) in Georiga."

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"He then asked Franken if he would vote for Stacey Abrams, the Democrat challenging Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) in Georiga."

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