redstate.com - 11/20/2008
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Al Franken's team seems awfully dismissive of the vote that
appears to have resulted in the re-election of Norm Coleman to the
U.S. Senate. From Roll
Call (subscription only):
The Coleman campaign maintains the Senator won the election by
215 votes, while the Franken campaign said the ...
Stepping Back, Norm Coleman-Style
dailykos.com 11/14/2008 — First, a reminder of what Norm Coleman was saying the day after the election, when he was leading by 725 votes: "Yesterday the voters spoke. We prevailed," Coleman said Wednesday at a news conference. He noted Franken could opt to waive the ...
Franken Camp Worried They Might Not Catch Coleman?
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/17/2008 — Here's a sign that Al Franken's aides may be getting nervous about their chances of overtaking GOP Sen. Norm Coleman in the upcoming recount.
On a conference call just now with reporters, they called for a stop to tomorrow's initial certification ...
Coleman wins, Franken loses; recount begins tomorrow
powerlineblog.com 11/18/2008 — Norm Coleman will be certified the winner of the contest for Minnesota's Senate seat by the state Canvassing Board today. Yesterday the Franken campaign asked the board not to certify the result until certain rejected absentee ballots are included in ...
Good News! Senate May Decide Whether to Seat Coleman or Franken
weeklystandard.com 11/19/2008 — The Associated Press previews a very disturbing possible outcome to the dispute over the Minnesota Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken:
The Minnesota election law envisions Senate involvement.
Once a result is contested in district ...
Franken Camp: We're Doing Even Better Than Reported
huffingtonpost.com 11/20/2008 — Aides to Al Franken told reporters on Thursday afternoon that their chances of winning a recount election against Norm Coleman looked far more positive than even Wednesday evening's optimistic reports suggest.
Speaking to reporters in person and ...
Coleman's Lead Shrinks Again
politicalwire.com 11/21/2008 — In Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount, with about 46% of the 2.9 million ballots counted by last night, the gap between Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and
challenger Al Franken (D) continued to shrink, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Coleman now leads by ...
Franken Camp's Claim: We've Cut Coleman's Lead To Under 100 Votes
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/21/2008 — Has Al Franken cut Norm Coleman's lead down to double digits ? That's what the Franken campaign just claimed in a briefing with reporters.
The current estimates from the Star Tribune have Coleman up by about 130 votes, but the Franken campaigns ...
Norm Coleman: "I'm A Winner" —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman broke his silence on the recount in Minnesota's election for the seat he holds today, saying "I'm a winner" and predicting that most of the mounting number of challenged ballots -- including his campaign's apparently -- will be dismissed.
Of the Coleman and Al Franken ...
Norm Coleman: "I'm A Winner" —
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman broke his silence on the recount in Minnesota's election for the seat he holds today, saying "I'm a winner" and predicting that most of the mounting number of challenged ballots -- including his campaign's apparently -- will be dismissed.
Of the Coleman and Al Franken ...
More Disputed Coleman-Franken Ballots —
News
More disputed ballots in the recount of Minnesota's Senate race have made their way onto the Internet.
On Thursday, Minnesota Public Radio posted ballots that seemed indicate clear votes for either Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) or Democrat Al Franken but were challenged by recount observers ...
Day Two of Coleman-Franken Recount Sees Dem Pickups —
News
Democrat Al Franken has picked up an additional six votes in the recount for Minnesota's Senate race, leaving incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman (R) with a 168-vote lead in the race.
Each candidate gained votes Thursday, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported, with Franken gaining 19 votes to Coleman's ...
Al Franken closing in on Norm Coleman —
Crooks and Liars
Yesterday kicked off the first day of the Minnesota recount and while a whole host of ballots still need to be tabulated, things are looking good for Al Franken. There is still substantial ground to be made up, but a net gain of 43 votes is a pretty good start. Nate has more .
According ...
Al Franken Pulls Closer to Norm Coleman in Recount —
Politics Daily
Courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune , here' the latest from Minnesota, where a state-wide recount is underway in the Senate race between incumbent Republican, Norm Coleman , and Democratic challenger, Al Franken : By the end of the day Wednesday, the mandatory statewide ...
Franken Ballot Challenge: 'He Was Underlining Al' —
News
Recount observers for Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Democrat Al Franken are doing their darndest to win more votes for their candidates.
One contested ballot, posted by Minnesota Public Radio, features bubbles filled in for both Coleman and Franken, but with a line drawn through Franken's ...
Franken Cuts into Lead —
The Latest on Air America
The recount in Minnesota is only a day old (18 percent completed) and there is already some good news: Al Franken has gained some ground on Republican incumbent, Norm Coleman. The gap between the two candidates was 215 votes but now has diminished to 174 votes. The swing of pro-Franken ...
MORNING READ —
News
With the $25 billion bailout for car makers stalling in the Senate, liberal bloggers press lawmakers to get it going again. Democrat Al Franken is gaining votes in the recount of his race against Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), worrying conservative bloggers who think Franken is about to steal the ...
MN-Sen: Coleman lead down to 172 votes —
Daily Kos
Nate Silver : According to data just released by the Minnesota Secretary of State, Al Franken has gained a net of 43 votes on the first day of that state's recount process. Norm Coleman had a lead of 215 voters over Franken in Minnesota's certified, pre-recount tally; that margin is now 172 ...
Latest out of Minnesota —
Talking Points Memo
Today was the first day recounting in Minnesota. And Al Franken made up some decent ground against Norm Coleman. The day started with Coleman ahead by 215 votes. And after recounting 18% of the precincts, Franken had picked up 41 votes , bringing the deficit to 174. As you can see, that's about ...
Minnesota Recount Begins with Coleman Lead —
Politics Daily
Today the official recount begins in the Minnesota Senate race between incumbent Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken. The recount was triggered by the narrowness of the margin between the two candidates on election night. The margin narrowed significantly, not to mention questionably, over ...
The Coleman - Franken Recount Has Started —
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Senator Norm Coleman, R- Minnesota and Democrat contender Al Franken
Flap a little over an hour ago got off the phone with a California-based attorney working for the GOP regarding the Minnesota recount and…..
The recount has started in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race between ...
136 votes...
(Politico) —
Yahoo! News: Politics News
Politico - ... now separate Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Democrat Al Franken, with 46 percent of the 2.9 million ballots recounted in the too-close-to-call Minnesota Senate race. Franken so far has gained a net of 79 votes on Coleman.
Minnesota recount could get ugly —
CNN Political Ticker
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) — The Senate campaign in Minnesota between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken was considered to be quite nasty, with attack ads and angry statements by both sides. Now, it seems ...
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