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Big Break for Franken
As I mentioned earlier, the Minnesota state canvassing board is meeting today to make some crucial decisions on the Senate race recount. Already this morning the board has unanimously decided to ask local election boards to count an estimated 1,600 absentee ballots that were disqualified by ...
Franken Gets Big Win At Canvass Board
Franken Gets Big Win At Canvass Board
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Al Franken's chances of winning the Minnesota recount may have just gone up astronomically. The state canvassing... board just voted unanimously that absentee ballots that were initially rejected because of clerical errors -- and the current estimate ... (more) Franken Gets Big Win At Canvass Board
Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To Finish Line
Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To Finish Line
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Don't look now, but it looks like Al Franken may win the Minnesota Senate race. A series... of developments in the last few days have given the very strong impression that Al is suddenly in a position to prevail -- and a resolution of the fight might ... (more) Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To ...
In Boost To Franken, Minnesota Restores Missing Ballots To The Count
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Some good news for Al Franken: The state canvasing board just voted unanimously to compensate for the... loss of those 133 missing ballots in Minneapolis by going back to the recorded Election Night vote totals for this precinct, sparing Al the loss of ... (more) In Boost To Franken, Minnesota Restores Missing Ballots ...
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Big, Good News for Al Franken in the MN Senate Race Today
The BRAD BLOG — ... to jump in to fill in the untold stories. But today is an important one, and has resulted in two very key wins today at the State Canvassing Board for Franken, who has recently claimed that he's up by just 4 votes in the race, presuming that the thousands of challenged ballots (by both sides) are decided by the board the way his team believes they will be. As of this afternoon, things are looking good --- very good --- for Franken... From TPM: ...

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