Down the ballot: Franken +200?

ILLINOIS: The AP takes a look at Lt. Gov Pat Quinn and Attorney General Lisa Madigan, both thought to be potential candidates for governor in 2010.  MINNESOTA: On Tuesday, the state canvassing board will decide on the fate on thousands of ballots that the Coleman and Franken campaigns are challenging. And according to a new AP analysis of these ballots, Franken could pick up at least an additional 200 votes. ”[A]n Associated Press analysis of the more than 5,000 challenged ballots found that most of the votes have clear intent and no deficiencies for which they would be disqualified under Minnesota law. The AP's cataloguing includes many challenges that were later withdrawn by the campaigns and the roughly 3,500 that remained up in the air as of Saturday. Of the 2.9 million votes already recounted, Coleman leads Franken by fewer than 200… The AP also found that of the 3,500 challenged ballots that easily could be assigned, Franken netted 200 more votes than Coleman. But Coleman has ... (link)