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Minnesota Senate... that close

 

Published 11/18/2008 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From NBC's Jeff Hanley Minnesota still remains one of the three states with an undecided Senate race. Currently, incumbent Republican Norm Coleman leads challenger Al Franken by a mere 215 votes in a race where more than 2.9 million ballots were cast. The Minnesota State Canvassing Board’s most recent election report today shows a separation between the candidates of roughly seven one-thousandths of one percent (.007%), making the results too close to call and a statewide manual recount will begin tomorrow.       Following the canvassing board’s recount decision, Norm Coleman’s campaign released a statement claiming, “Senator Coleman has, for the third time, been named the winner of the 2008 election.”  The statement cited the canvassing board’s rejection of Franken’s attempts to stop the recount as grounds for the official recognition of Coleman’s win as he is currently ahead.  ...( read more ) (link)

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