Minnesota's U.S. Senators, both mentioned by the National Journal as possible future chairs of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, did not cozy up to the possibility on Wednesday.
"They can do whatever they like," Sen. Al Franken said of the National Journal's speculative piece. Asked if he was interested in the job, he said, directly: "No."
Sen. Amy Klobuchar was not quite as dismissive but did not confirm any interest.
"I am focused on this election," she said as she and other Democrats set off from the Minnesota Capitol to campaign.
"I haven't even considered that," she said.
Although, when asked, Franken denied any interest in the gig heading up Democratic senators' campaign arm, Franken challenger Mike McFadden's campaign sought to bash Franken because of the National Journal mention.
"Senator Franken has repeatedly denied his partisan nature, but the fact of the matter is that by Franken's own admission, he is seeking the 'most partisan' job in the Senate," McFadden said in a new release Wednesday morning.
Franken has never said he is seeking the DSCC job and confirmed on Wednesday that he is not.
Photo: U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar, Al Franken and other Democrats as rallied before campaigning across the state.
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