Sen. Al Franken Alan (Al) Stuart FrankenGOP Senate candidate says Trump, Republicans will surprise in Minnesota Peterson faces fight of his career in deep-red Minnesota district Getting tight — the psychology of cancel culture MORE (D-Minn.) said on Tuesday that he is focused on a lengthy career in the Senate in response to a question about whether he would set his sights on a presidential bid.

"No, I see a future five-term senator," he said on "CBS This Morning."

Franken declined to name which one of his Democratic colleagues he believes would be a good choice for the party's nomination, saying "it wouldn't help to single one out."

Franken, a former "Saturday Night Live" writer and cast member, mounted his first bid for the Senate in early 2007 and won the election the next year. He was reelected to another six-year term in 2014.

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He has emerged as a rumored contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in recent months because of his vocal opposition to President Trump.