njdc.org - 4/7/2009
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Despite all Coleman’s efforts, Franken still received more votes in their race for U.S. Senate - in fact, Franken’s lead has increased. I have had numerous posts on this issue and today we followed the recount live, but hopefully there will not be the need for many more posts like ...
With Votes Counted, Franken Now Leads By 312 Votes
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 4/7/2009 — Minnesota has just finished counting the 351 previously-rejected ballots approved by the three-judge panel as having been legally cast and rejected in error. The numbers: Al Franken 198, Norm Coleman 111, Other 42.
This means that Al Franken's ...
MN SENATE ELECTION JUDGES COUNT FINAL BALLOTS, FIND FRANKEN WINS!
bradblog.com 4/7/2009 — Guest Blogged by Ernest A. Canning
Author and former radio talk show host Al Franken, the Democratic challenger for the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota, will be the state's next U.S. Senator, according to a final tally by the bi-partisan three-judge ...
Poll: Minnesotans Want Coleman To Concede, Franken To Be Seated
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 4/15/2009 — A new survey of Minnesota by Public Policy Polling (D) , finds a clear verdict on the part of the state's voters: They want the disputed Senate race to be over, for Norm Coleman to concede defeat, and Al Franken to be sworn in. The poll was conducted ...
Minnesota Court: No To Coleman, And Yes/No/Maybe To Franken
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/24/2009 — The Minnesota election court handed down two rulings tonight, one of which should be regarded as an unambiguous defeat for Norm Coleman -- and the other should probably leave Al Franken cautiously optimistic.
First, the court completely denied ...
Why we keep questioning the recount
scsuscholars.com 1/22/2009 — Suppose you are an election official in a precinct. You are collecting ballots with a machine that measures people as they come through the door. At one point your machine breaks down. You replace the machine with a backup, but you fail to turn that ...
Franken's lead gets a little bigger
washingtonmonthly.com 4/8/2009 — FRANKEN'S LEAD GETS A LITTLE BIGGER.... The good news for former Sen. Norm Coleman (R) is that his lawsuit was able to get some additional ballots counted in Minnesota. The bad news for Coleman is that most of those voters...
Franken-Coleman Update: Oh. My. Goodness.
campaignsilo.firedoglake.com 2/27/2009 — This was supposed to be the last day of testimony by Coleman's witnesses -- and it may well end in sanctions for Joe Friedberg, Tony Trimble, and a few other members of the Coleman legal team. Why? Because it turns out that, contrary to her ...
Absentee votes extend Franken lead
thehill.com 4/8/2009 — Norm Coleman has just made his appeal more difficult. Al Franken extended his lead in the Minnesota Senate race to 312 votes Tuesday, after about 350 improperly rejected absentee ballots were added to the ballot pool. The total is 87 more votes than ...
Final tallying begins in MN senate trial —
CNN Political Ticker 4/7/2009
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — The trial to resolve Minnesota's disputed U.S. Senate race may soon be over — but get ready for appeals, say attorneys involved in the case.
The three judge panel on Tuesday is reviewing and potentially counting ...
AP: Franken's lead grows to 312 —
First Read 4/7/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayThis has to be a bit ironic: In the three-judge trial that Norm Coleman (R) asked for, it turns out that Al Franken's lead has grown, after the addition of some 350 absentee ballots to the count. Coleman's camp, of course, wanted ...
The Franken-Coleman spin war —
First Read 4/7/2009
From NBC's Mark Murray and Harry Enten In a conference call with reporters, Al Franken attorney Marc Elias said that after today's absentee ballot count in Minnesota -- in which Franken built on his 225-vote lead -- there is no doubt that the ...
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