newsmax.com - 12/31/2008
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The counting of improperly rejected absentee ballots will probably increase Democratic challenger Al Franken's lead over incumbent GOP Sen. Norm Coleman according to a new analysis of voting trends, effectively relegating Coleman to filing lawsuits considered unlikely to reverse the outcome of ...
File under: "Coleman, own petard, hoisted with"
WWW.samefacts.com 12/30/2008 — The latest from the Coleman-Franken recount (from the Minnesota Star-Tribune):
The campaigns of Sen. Norm Coleman and Al Franken disagree over the number of absentee ballots that were improperly rejected and should now be counted. While Franken wants ...
Coleman Campaign Rejects Election Official's Ballot
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/31/2008 — Norm Coleman's efforts to win the Minnesota recount really have turned into a total farce: The Star Tribune reports that the Coleman campaign has objected to counting of a particular absentee ballot envelope -- which just so happens to be the vote ...
If The Shoe Were On The Other Foot . . .
talkleft.com 1/2/2009 — I hate this type of hypocrisy - TPM and JedL are criticizing Norm Coleman for exercising his legal right to contest the Minnesota Senate election. Excuse me, when Coleman was asking Franken to concede when Franken was trailing by 600 votes (Franken ...
Even More Ballot Counting in Minnesota
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 1/3/2009 — As of noon Saturday, Minnesota was down to just one Senate seat when the term of the incumbent Norm Coleman, a Republican, officially expired with still no resolution in his race against Al Franken, the Democratic challenger.
Former senators don't have voting privileges
dailykos.com 1/3/2009 — Cross-posted at Congress Matters . As of noon today, Norm Coleman is a former U.S. Senator. Sure, as a former U.S. Senator he'll have floor privileges...but he won't have voting privileges. Or will he? Since he has not been certified a winner in ...
Brian Normoyle: Coleman Should Concede to Victorious Senator Franken
huffingtonpost.com 1/4/2009 — On the morning after the 2008 election in Minnesota, incumbent Senator Norm Coleman prematurely declared victory in his long, hard-fought reelection against opponent Al Franken.
After stressing on national television the importance of a "healing ...
Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede.
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/5/2009 — In a statement given to Election Central, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called upon Norm Coleman to concede defeat in the Minnesota Senate race. Reid also reminded Coleman of his own calls early on in this process for Franken to concede and ...
Shameless. Dems Steal Minnesota Senate Seat From Coleman
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 1/5/2009 — Al Franken said it best: Republican Norm Coleman led by 725 votes on election day. But after the recounts, the democrats in Minnesota mysteriously discovered nearly a thousand votes to give Al Franken a lead in the US Senate race over Coleman. ...
Minnesota High Court Tosses Crucial Coleman Suit
briefingroom.thehill.com 1/5/2009 — The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit crucial to Sen. Norm Coleman's (R) reelection fortunes, clearing a path for the state Board of Canvassers to certify Democrat Al Franken as the state's next senator.
Mirroring its reasoning in a ...
MN Supremes To Coleman: Rejected!
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 1/5/2009 —
The MN Supreme Court rejected an appeal today by Sen. Norm Coleman 's campaign to count rejected absentee ballots from GOP-leaning areas, the latest blow to the incumbent's bid for re-election. The decision effectively allows the State Canvassing ...
Minnesota Canvassing Board certifies Franken as winner.
thinkprogress.org 1/5/2009 — The Minnesota State Canvassing board has certified results showing that Al Franken has won the Minnesota Senate recount, beating Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) by 225 votes. But the race is still “in limbo,” as the Board’s declaration ...
Coleman's Chances
corner.nationalreview.com 1/5/2009 — As has been discussed here, Sen. Norm Coleman now trails Al Franken by 225 votes in Minnesota. What options are left to the Coleman campaign, now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has denied his legal bid to include 654 absentee ballots in the recount ...
Franken Wins, Maybe… Most Voters Less Than Thrilled —
The Moderate Voice
In the continuing drama of the Minnesota Senate race it looks like Al Franken (DFL) is going to prevail, at least until the courts get involved. A final count has basically reverse the 250ish vote lead that Norm Coleman had into a 250ish vote lead for Franken.
Coleman and possibly some voter ...
Franken tops Coleman but it ain't over —
The Swamp
by Frank James
Minnesota's state canvassing board today certified that former comedian Al Franken, a Democrat, outpolled Sen. Norm Coleman, the Republican incumbent by 225 votes.
But the Coleman forces aren't about to give up. Here's an excerpt from a statement by Coleman for Senate ...
Franken certified winner of Senate race; Coleman vows lawsuit —
Daily Kos
It's official: the Minnesota canvassing board has certified Al Franken as the winner of November's U.S. Senate election in the great state of Minnesota. Nonetheless, despite having virtually no chance of victory, Norm Coleman is vowing to file suit in an attempt to drag out the process of ...
Norm Coleman Watch: It's time to pack it in... —
Crooks and Liars
It's time for Coleman to move back to Brooklyn .
The Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected a bid by Republican Norm Coleman to have hundreds of rejected absentee ballots considered in the U.S. Senate recount, apparently clearing the way for a state board to certify election results showing ...
End of The Line For Ex-Senator Coleman? —
DownWithTyranny!
Don't let the door hit you on your way out-- and best of luck in your next endeavors Everyone is wondering if it isn't too late for ex-Senator Norm Coleman to swoop in and claim the RNC Chair in the midst of a vicious , raucous bloodletting between beleaguered conservatives and surging ...
Minn. Supreme Court denies Coleman petition —
Daily Kos
Another legal avenue closed: MN Supremes To Coleman: Rejected! The MN Supreme Court rejected an appeal today by Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign to count rejected absentee ballots from GOP-leaning areas, the latest blow to the incumbent's bid for re-election. The decision effectively allows ...
Sorry, Norm —
Eschaton
Lost again. The Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected a bid by Norm Coleman in the disputed U.S. Senate election to consider counting hundreds of rejected absentee ballots from mostly Republican-leaning areas.
Minnesota Senate Recount -- update 10 —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings Following up on my post from yesterday... CNN : "A state election board on Monday will announce Democrat Al Franken has defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, state officials told CNN Sunday... The canvassing board on Monday ...
Memo to Norm Coleman: Suing to Win is SO 2000 —
Hoffmania!
Meanwhile, Franken's about to be declared the winner in Minnesota. A state election board on Monday will announce Democrat Al Franken has
defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in Minnesota's U.S. Senate
race, state officials told CNN Sunday. The canvassing board on Monday will say a ...
Norm Coleman to Lose Seat Before Losing It —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
Norm Coleman is likely out of a job, despite his election contest not being settled.
When the 111th Congress convenes, Coleman may be out of an office. Photo: AP
Coleman’s first term officially expires at noon on Saturday, and he is locked in one of the closest Senate races in history, with ...
Coleman's pick-and-choose vote counting strategy —
Daily Kos
Today, the Minnesota canvassing board begins counting the absentee ballots as the Franken-Coleman race winds down. You can keep up with the action with live video on TheUptake.org. When the counting is done, Al Franken will almost certainly maintain or expand his lead, and Norm Coleman is ...
Live-Blogging the Minnesota Recount —
Politics Daily
We strongly advise our readers to tune into the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's live coverage of the Minnesota Senate recount today. The Star-Tribune has been the paper of record on the Al Franken - Norm Coleman procedural showdown, and their Big Picture Blog has up-to-the-minute details.
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See You In Court —
Hotline On Call Part Deux
It will take as long as it takes. That’s the message today from Sen. Norm Coleman ’s (R) campaign.
“We remain confident that the winner of this election was, and will be Norm Coleman," Fritz Knaak , a lawyer for the Coleman campaign, said during a conference call with reporters today. But ...
MN-Sen: Petty partisan politics from GOP —
Daily Kos
The open question in Minnesota's Senate race is no longer who will win, but when he will be seated. As TPM's Eric Kleefeld outlines , Al Franken has effectively won, but because Norm Coleman is playing the part of a sore loser, Minnesota's senate seat runs the risk of getting caught up in GOP ...
Franken Holds Onto Lead in Minnesota —
The Caucus
Al Franken leads Norm Coleman by 50 votes, but the count is still unofficial pending the review of hundreds of potentially improperly rejected absentee ballots -- a matter of dispute between the two campaigns.
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