bradblog.com - 11/6/2008
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I'm exhausted, so forgive me if I make this quicker than it deserves. And if I haven't yet been able to jump into a myriad of other elections of serious concern around the country still today.
But just a few quick facts on the Al Franken (D) / Norm Coleman (R) U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/10/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
Votes counted in Minnesota's senate race: 2,833,089 Votes
separating Norm Coleman and Al Franken: 221 Determining a...
candidate's odds of winning a recount is a function of three parameters. The first parameter is the margin separating the leading and ...
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Franken's Odds of Winning Recount May Be Long -- or Short
startribune.com - 11/5/2008
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startribune.com —
One of the most bitter U.S. Senate races
in Minnesota history continued to grind on early this...
morning, with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and DFL challenger Al Franken locked in a race that remained too close to call. With 98 percent of the returns ...
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Coleman vs. Franken: Recount looms
ksax.com - 11/9/2008
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ksax.com —
A judge ruled Saturday that 32 new absentee
ballots will be counted in the race for U.S....
Senate. Coleman's campaign learned of the new ballots Friday night after a phone call from Minneapolis elections director Cynthia Reichert. "We were actually told ...
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Judge rules new ballots will be counted in close Senate ...
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Al Franken's Razor-Thin MN Senate Race Counted on Flawed Optical-Scan Systems
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... to sneak in some rest. Here's are three quick, bullet-point facts -- including details on the failed machines used to "count" the race -- that Franken may want to know, since his was the only show on Air America which never had me on as a guest, as he simply refused to discuss serious issues concerning Election Integrity, now-ironically enough. ( Also see this link for some quick skinny on some very serious concerns about the outstanding Senate races in AK, OR and GA... ) FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6641 Related from Monday... ES Op-Scans 'Yielding Different Results ...
Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars —
... : Georgia's GOP swiping the Peach State; Al Franken's razor-thin Senate race is being counted on flawed optical-scan systems; Speaking of ' ...
Around the blogroll and elsewhere: Because I am too tired to write
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... helpful, officemate who has already made my life easier and helped navigate me around the deadly Freakout Shoals. But at the end of the day, I am TIRED. I would love to write about how Camp Grover Norquist is not only throwing Sarah Palin under the bus but backing over her a few times, and how Joe Lieberman may be about to learn that you cannot campaign for the other party's guy and expect your own party to welcome you back with open arms. I want to write about voting machine problems in Minnesota where Al Franken trails Norm "Teeth" Coleman by only 337 votes, ...
I really want us to get this Senate seat
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... Note the "accidental" dropping of a digit in the vote count. While Minnesota usually isn't mentioned among states with habitual voting problems, in a race this close, it is not immune to problems, as Brad Friedman notes: ...
Brad Friedman: Filibuster-Proof Democratic Majority Begins to Line Up in U.S. Senate
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... on faulty, hackable, and often inaccurate Diebold op-scanners (more details on that below). The state has also been a long-time Diebold "company town", as it's one of the few places where the Democratic Party has actually fought for election integrity by suing the state for database records of how voters voted, following reported turnout rates of more than 200% in some areas in the state's highly questionable 2004 election.
See our latest coverage here and from last night here.
MINNESOTA: Norm Coleman (R-incumbent) v. ...
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