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startribune.com - 12/19/2008

Franken pushes his lead over Coleman past 150

— startribune.com — The state Canvassing Board's first rush of ballot rulings in the U.S. Senate race has unofficially put... challenger Al Franken in the lead by more than 150. (more) Franken pushes his lead over Coleman past 150

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foxnews.com - 12/22/2008

John Lott: Ballot Madness in Minnesota

— foxnews.com — Minnesota's Canvassing Board, in trying to divine the intentions of voters in the state's U.S. Senate race,... will leave long lasting questions about the legitimacy of any win (more) John Lott: Ballot Madness in Minnesota

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fivethirtyeight.com - 12/19/2008

Franken Appears Likely to Lead After Challenge Phase

— fivethirtyeight.com — This is fuzzy, fuzzy math, but with Norm Coleman again converting only a very low percentage of... his challenges in counting this morning, I am now projecting a Franken lead of something like 40 votes after all challenged ballots -- including ballot ... (more) Franken Appears Likely to Lead After Challenge Phase

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Franken projects: I’ll win by 35-50 votes
Hot Air » Top Picks — Franken projects: I’ll win by 35-50 votes posted at 5:32 pm on December 20, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly That’s Senator Stuart Smalley to you. “On Tuesday, I will stand before you with that work completed. Al Franken will have a lead of between 35 and 50 votes. And, at some point not too long after that, Al Franken will stand before you as the senator-elect from Minnesota,” Elias said at a press conference Saturday. The state’s Canvassing Board is expected to finish counting all the disputed ...

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Franken Claims to Have Lead of 35-50 Votes
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — Missed this story yesterday, but: Al Franken’s campaign is as close to declaring victory as it has throughout the weeks-long recount in the Minnesota Senate race. Franken’s campaign attorney Marc Elias said he expects Franken to be leading Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) by “between 35 and 50 votes” when the Canvassing Board finishes counting all the disputed ballots on Tuesday. “On Tuesday, I will stand before you with that work completed. Al Franken will have a lead of between 35 and 50 votes. And, at some point not too long after that, Al Franken will ...

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BlueOregon — ... Team Coleman has a whimper of a response that doesn't bother to refute Franken's numbers. Not a good sign for the GOPers hoping to hold this one. ...