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Franken camp claims Coleman lead down to 50 (Politico)

 
Politico - Franken campaign attorney Marc Elias said today that Franken is within 50 votes of Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), according to the campaign’s internal tally, and believes that Franken can overtake Coleman when all the ballots are tallied. (link)

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