twincities.com - 12/3/2008
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What Maplewood giveth, Minneapolis taketh away. Elections officials in Minnesota's largest city today discovered that one precinct came up 133 ballots short of election day totals, resulting in a net loss for Democratic challenger Al Franken of 36 votes. The development wipes away what had been ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/3/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
In a briefing going on right now with
reporters, Al Franken's lead recount lawyer Marc Elias made
a stunning announcement: According to the campaign's methodology of tracking the recount results, they believe Al Franken now leads Norm Coleman by a ...
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Franken Camp's Claim: We're Now Ahead!
huffingtonpost.com - 12/3/2008
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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 ...
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Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/4/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
The Minnesota Senate race could end up being
decided by a few dozen votes. (Photo -- Reuters/Eric
Miller) As the manual recount in the Minnesota Senate race between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken nears its conclusion, the...
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MN-Senate: Counting Chaos!
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Oh Good Lord!
No Runny Eggs —
... Another Twin City precinct found another problem with their count of Senate ballots on election day. According to this article, Minneaplis has come up 133 ballots short in their recount, of the ballots that they recorded on election night. The Election Director came up with another lame excuse for how that “could” have happened and said she would verify the new numbers with Secretary of State. ...
Is Al Franken Winning by 22 Votes?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... First, after today's Franken press conference, Coleman netted 36 votes in one Minneapolis precinct where 133 fewer ballots turned up than were reported on election day. (Yesterday, Franken picked up 37 votes in one precinct where ...
Oops
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
So much for claims that Al Franken is ahead in his recount fight with Norm Coleman: What Maplewood giveth, Minneapolis taketh away. Elections officials in Minnesota's largest city today discovered that one precinct came up 133 ballots short of election day totals, resulting in a net loss for Democratic challenger Al Franken of 36 votes. The development wipes away what had been a boon for Franken in his bid to overtake Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, after Ramsey County officials found an additional 37 votes for Franken from a Maplewood precinct on Tuesday.
Should Republicans want Al Franken to win?
TigerHawk —
... prefer: Norm Coleman's vote, or Al Franken as the most nationally famous Democratic Senator on cable television every night? The answer, it seems to me, is no slam dunk. 0 Comments: ...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... Lost ballots found in MN recount?
Nate has an analysis.
UAW pitches in.
Reid's challenger indicted.
Robert Scheer is worried about Obama's appointments.
Roger Ebert's awesome beatdown of Ben Stein.
A "no shit" poll if there ever was one.
This again?
LBJ tapes released today.
Poor Al
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Hahahahaha. This is way too funny.
Elections officials in Minnesota’s largest city today discovered that one precinct came up 133 ballots short of election day totals, resulting in a net loss for Democratic challenger Al Franken of 36 votes.
The development wipes away what had been a boon for Franken in his bid to overtake Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, after Ramsey County officials found an additional 37 votes for Franken from a Maplewood precinct on Tuesday.
Mind you, Franken has been telling everyone he ...
Laugh Riot
Jules Crittenden —
... when they found some mystery ghost ballots in Maplewood. The latest snappy comeback is 133 votes for which no ballots actually exist in Minneapolis. Net Franken loss: 46 votes! Hey, that’s not funny. ...
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Franken losing ground to Coleman on DFL turf - Minneapolis
twincities.com 11/26/2008 — As Minnesota's recount in the U.S. Senate race marches on, campaign operatives have focused on the color of the ballots being counted. Are the piles of recounted ballots from red counties, where Republican Sen. Norm Colman might be expected to pick up ...
Is Al Franken Trailing by Just Two Votes?
weeklystandard.com 12/19/2008 — The AP puts Norm Coleman's lead at 2 votes, causing Allahpundit and Kathryn Lopez , among others, to despair. There may be good reason to be anxious, if not desperate, but not because of the AP count.
Tomorrow morning the AP will show Franken ...
There’s Hope For Franken Yet
truthdig.com 12/19/2008 — BradBlog has the latest from the endless recount battle in Minnesota, where Al Franken has apparently pulled into a two-vote lead. Results are day-to-day, but the Star Tribune is predicting Franken will win out by fewer than 100 votes.
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