tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/25/2008
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A key new development in Minnesota: The Franken campaign is now giving an actual figure for what they think their true current deficit against Norm Coleman is -- an estimated statistic that has proven elusive in this drawn-out process.
"The differential between the two candidates is 84 ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/23/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
As we wrote yesterday evening, the ever-increasing number
of challenged ballots in Minnesota is making it more...
and more difficult to determine the extent to which Al Franken is in fact gaining ground in the state's recount process. An analysis of ...
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Projection: Franken to Win Recount by 27 Votes
startribune.com - 11/24/2008
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startribune.com —
Blog: The Big Question Here’s one way to
send a protest with your ballot This Anoka County...
voter was clearly ready for the end of campaign season. This ballot has an almost poetic quality. In case you have trouble reading it, the poem goes like this, ...
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Franken/Coleman Minnesota Senate recount news
powerlineblog.com - 11/26/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
The Franken campaign and its allies such as
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and Hennepin County...
Attorney Mike Freeman are now focusing on rejected absentee ballots. In today's Star Tribune Kevin Duchschere shows that Ritchie is now ...
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Minnesota Senate recount update, update VIII
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The Never Ending Race
Talking Points Memo —
They're still counting votes in the Minnesota Senate race, where the Al Franken camp claims it's now behind by only 84 votes.
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'Daily Voting News' For November 25, 2008
The BRAD BLOG —
... MN: Run-up in ballot challenges cloud Coleman-Franken recount
With 3,000-plus votes disputed, it's hard to know who is really gaining. http://www.startribune.c...Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUs
MN: Opinion - Nick Coleman: Elections with less acrimony? That's the true beauty of IRV http://www.startribune.c...Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUs
MN: Franken Camp's Claim: We're Only Down By 84 Votes http://tpmelectioncentra...amps_claim_were_only.php
MN: The Twin Cities ...
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