# Senator Tim Johnson Prognosis.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 6, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-tim-johnson-prognosis/394761 "2007-03-06T01:37:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-tim-johnson-prognosis/394761/1 "2007-03-06T01:37:18Z")

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What is the prognosis of South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson? Could he still die or resign now? If he did, it might offset the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

Thank you in advance to all who reply 🙂

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-tim-johnson-prognosis/394761/2 "2007-03-06T01:52:59Z")

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He’s in a private facility, undergoing physical therapy and working from his bed. Recovery is supposed to take several months.

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**Author:** ![Lambo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lambo)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-tim-johnson-prognosis/394761/3 "2007-03-06T13:58:54Z")

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It’s also likely that he will run for re-election in 2008, according to several news reports I’ve seen (such as [this](http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/prepping-for-a-run-from-the-hospital-bed/)). Money is being raised, and he really wouldn’t have to do all that much campaigning, just enough to show that he’s fighting for it.