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Franken is Winning, and Coleman Knows It
Minnesota's Canvassing Board this afternoon completed the bulk of its review of challenged ballots. The Canvassing Board ruled upon 1,325 challenges, according to numbers prepared by the Star Tribune , including 852 challenges brought by the Coleman campaign and 472 brought by the Franken ...
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
John Lott: Ballot Madness in Minnesota
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
Franken expects to defeat Coleman by 35-50 votes
politico.com — Blog: Al Franken’s campaign is as close to declaring victory as it has throughout the weeks-long recount in the Minnesota Senate race. (more) Franken expects to defeat Coleman by 35-50 votes
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Franken projects: I’ll win by 35-50 votes
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... when all’s said and done; and (b) per Nate Silver’s latest analysis , Team Franken’s signaled in the past that it knows there aren’t enough Coleman votes in its own withdrawn challenges to put Coleman over the top. (If that sounds confusing, read Silver and it’ll make sense.) As for those 1,600 rejected absentee ballots, Silver again: The problem for the Coleman campaign is that counting more absentee ballots will probably benefit Franken. Democrats made a push nationwide for early and absentee voting, and at least one pre-election ...

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