Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says
www.huffingtonpost.com 12/3/2008 — Aides to Al Franken's senatorial campaign announced on Wednesday that, for the first time since the recount began, they were actually ahead of Sen. Norm Coleman.
Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Franken's chief counsel Marc Elias said ...
Aides to Al Franken's senatorial campaign announced on Wednesday that, for the first time since the recount began, they were actually ahead of Sen. Norm Coleman.
Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Franken's chief counsel Marc Elias said ...
Coleman Lawyers Up
www.powerlineblog.com 11/28/2008 — With the Thanksgiving holiday, there hasn't been much news in the Senate recount contest between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. The Minneapolis Star Tribune shows Coleman with a 282-vote lead, with 88 percent of ballots recounted. It seems clear at ...
With the Thanksgiving holiday, there hasn't been much news in the Senate recount contest between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. The Minneapolis Star Tribune shows Coleman with a 282-vote lead, with 88 percent of ballots recounted. It seems clear at ...
Minnesota Recount: Franken’s Sore Loser Strategy
hotair.com 11/29/2008 — The setback at the Canvassing Board has forced Al Franken to face the fact that he didn’t get enough valid votes to beat Norm Coleman in Minnesota’s Senate Race. With the rejection of his bid to get the panel to add in thousands of ...
The setback at the Canvassing Board has forced Al Franken to face the fact that he didn’t get enough valid votes to beat Norm Coleman in Minnesota’s Senate Race. With the rejection of his bid to get the panel to add in thousands of ...
Franken-Coleman Recount: Searching for Spines
campaignsilo.firedoglake.com 12/1/2008 — Last Friday morning, I reported that the state canvassing board had avoided making a ruling that would commit them to reviewing the thousands of rejected absentee ballots in the November 4 election . This action is cowardly in the extreme, being ...
Last Friday morning, I reported that the state canvassing board had avoided making a ruling that would commit them to reviewing the thousands of rejected absentee ballots in the November 4 election . This action is cowardly in the extreme, being ...
Franken Takes The Lead In MN?
nicedeb.wordpress.com 12/2/2008 — Yes, according to the MN Secretary of State Website:
5% (3872 of 4130) Last update was: 12/1/2008 8:00:01 PM
Statewide Recount Results for US Senate
Totals
Nov. 4 Ballots Cast for Norm Coleman 1103291
Nov. 4 Ballots Cast for Al ...
Yes, according to the MN Secretary of State Website:
5% (3872 of 4130) Last update was: 12/1/2008 8:00:01 PM
Statewide Recount Results for US Senate
Totals
Nov. 4 Ballots Cast for Norm Coleman 1103291
Nov. 4 Ballots Cast for Al ...
Al Franken Not Likely To Give Up Until Securing Fishy 'Victory'
radioequalizer.blogspot.com 12/2/2008 — UNDERESTIMATING AL Franken Loss Would Be Too Significant For Dems To Tolerate With US Senator Norm Coleman's lead in the Minnesota recount actually growing as the effort comes to a close ( he's now up by 340 votes ), some are beginning to ...
UNDERESTIMATING AL Franken Loss Would Be Too Significant For Dems To Tolerate With US Senator Norm Coleman's lead in the Minnesota recount actually growing as the effort comes to a close ( he's now up by 340 votes ), some are beginning to ...
Al Franken's last resort...
www.powerlineblog.com 12/2/2008 — is an attack on the result based on the rejection of certain absentee ballots from the tabulation. Franken now anticipates losing the recount. And Franken stands ready to call on the Senate to reject the result he anticipates in the recount.
...
is an attack on the result based on the rejection of certain absentee ballots from the tabulation. Franken now anticipates losing the recount. And Franken stands ready to call on the Senate to reject the result he anticipates in the recount.
...
New Signs That Recount Momentum May Be Swinging Back To Franken
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/2/2008 — There are three big pieces of news just out now, from a Franken campaign press briefing, that could potentially signal a comeback for him in this long-running election vote-count:
• Under the campaign's methodology , Franken narrowed the margin ...
There are three big pieces of news just out now, from a Franken campaign press briefing, that could potentially signal a comeback for him in this long-running election vote-count:
• Under the campaign's methodology , Franken narrowed the margin ...
It's Official: Franken Picks Up Three Dozen New Votes!
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/2/2008 — This is huge. It's now official that Al Franken netted 37 votes from those newly-discovered 171 ballots in the St. Paul suburb of Maplewood, a potentially seismic shift that could throw the recount to Franken if these numbers withstand any potential ...
This is huge. It's now official that Al Franken netted 37 votes from those newly-discovered 171 ballots in the St. Paul suburb of Maplewood, a potentially seismic shift that could throw the recount to Franken if these numbers withstand any potential ...
Franken's Good Day Shifts Odds on Recount
www.fivethirtyeight.com 12/3/2008 — Since our post earlier this afternoon suggesting that Norm Coleman was the slight favorite to win the re-count , Al Franken has gotten three pieces of good news which cloud the picture and may tilt the probabilities in his favor. The first is that, ...
Since our post earlier this afternoon suggesting that Norm Coleman was the slight favorite to win the re-count , Al Franken has gotten three pieces of good news which cloud the picture and may tilt the probabilities in his favor. The first is that, ...
Franken Claims Lead in Senate Recount
politicalwire.com 12/4/2008 — Al Franken's
(D) campaign said that the comedian has taken the lead in his race
against Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), according to The Hill . Franken "has been pressing for the
media to focus on the campaign's internal vote totals of the recount, which ...
Al Franken's
(D) campaign said that the comedian has taken the lead in his race
against Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), according to The Hill . Franken "has been pressing for the
media to focus on the campaign's internal vote totals of the recount, which ...
So What's the Deal with Franken?
corner.nationalreview.com 12/4/2008 — Yesterday the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza updated the Minnesota Senate recount under heading "Counting Chaos!" Yet the text of his update mostly belied the heading (and the exclamation mark).
Two weeks after Election Day, incumbent Republican ...
Yesterday the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza updated the Minnesota Senate recount under heading "Counting Chaos!" Yet the text of his update mostly belied the heading (and the exclamation mark).
Two weeks after Election Day, incumbent Republican ...
More Votes Found - Franken Hurt
www.outsidethebeltway.com 12/4/2008 — The bizarre saga of the Minnesota recount took another bizarre twist yesterday, this time costing Al Franken 36 votes.
A recount worker searchs for the ten correct ballot boxes on her list, which were then opened up and looked into for uncounted ...
The bizarre saga of the Minnesota recount took another bizarre twist yesterday, this time costing Al Franken 36 votes.
A recount worker searchs for the ten correct ballot boxes on her list, which were then opened up and looked into for uncounted ...
No Joke —
Norm Coleman must be thinking this is a joke . Al Franken is ahead in the Minnesota senate seat recount. Or not .
Finally the lizard people have spoken. One thing is clear. The votes don’t add up.
Franken Pulls Ahead by 22 Votes? —
The Latest on Air America
Sam Stein over at Huffington Post has the details:
Al Franken's campaign announced on Wednesday that, for the first time since the Minnesota recount began, the Democrat has actually pulled ahead of Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
Speaking on a conference call with reporters, ...
Minnesota Recount Update —
Politics Daily
Have we had a Minnesota Recount Update lately? No? Let's fix that. Here's where we stand: All but one precinct has been recounted. Norm Coleman is ahead by 192 votes according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, but the latest is the saga of 133 supposedly missing ballots. Supposedly because one ...
Coleman Wins Recount, Too, But Race Not Over —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
The recount of the Minnesota Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic comedian Al Franken has concluded, with Coleman still slightly ahead. Still up in the air, though, is the fate of 133 “missing” ballots (which are almost certainly an accounting error) ...
In The Pit —
Fraters Libertas
Just in case you needed more proof that the best way to follow the Coleman-Franken recount is to not pay much attention to the day to day proceedings, consider the breathless headline from Tuesday's Star Tribune:
Senate recount: Pendulum swings to Franken
Wow, that's big news. Up until this ...
Franken's team says they are in the lead... —
Crooks and Liars
I like this:
Al Franken's campaign announced on Wednesday that, for the first time since the Minnesota recount began, the Democrat has actually pulled ahead of Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Franken's chief counsel Marc Elias said the campaign's ...
Franken camp: 'We're winning' —
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Politico[/b]
Al Franken's campaign attorney Marc Elias said today that, based on its latest internal tally, Franken has taken the lead over Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) for the first time in the recount process.
In a conference call, Elias said Franken leads Coleman by 22 votes ...
Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Aides to Al Franken's senatorial campaign announced on Wednesday that, for the first time since the recount began, they were actually ahead of Sen. Norm Coleman.
Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Franken's chief counsel Marc Elias said the campaign's own internal count showed ...
Minnesota: 37 New Votes For Franken Found —
Politics Daily
On Ramsey County's last recount day, 171 previously uncounted ballots were discovered , from which Al Franken gained a potentially game-changing 37 net new votes. Like so much of the Minnesota Senate race, the ballots came with their own controversy as well. It appears that the total number of ...
Coleman/Franken Recount Update —
The Corner
I just got back from a briefing at the National Democratic Senatorial Committee with Marc Elias, the lead recount attorney for Al Franken.
Elias asserts that the recount is actually much closer than what's been reported recently due to a couple of factors. One, the numbers reported in ...
US Senate Decides Minnesota Election? Franken vs. Coleman —
Politics Daily
UPI.com The Minnesota U.S. Senate contest between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken is undergoing a recount, with the candidates separated by less than 300 votes out of 2.9 million cast. But a controversial decision by the state's Elections Canvassing Board ...
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