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"Nearly every 'fix' has gone for Mr. Franken, in some cases under strange circumstances."
Althouse —
Do you think the Democratic Party is stealing the Minnesota senatorial election for Al Franken? Whether it is or not, if he winds up winning now, it's going to look like he did. ...
I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough
Politics Daily —
... . They are a grim commentary indeed. Franken is dumping money and effort into influencing the recount, including pushing to have rejected ballots counted, sending people to pressure individual election boards, and trying to argue that a vote for Obama was a vote for Franken. The Wall Street Journal nails those and all the most serious elements here. . ...
The next phase begins in Minnesota
Political Animal —
... The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has been distributing to reporters a three-page "backgrounder" that attacks Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, a Democrat, for having spoken at the Democratic convention this summer, and for having "led a voter registration coalition that included ACORN," among other alleged sins. In a remarkable coincidence, just as the national Republican Party is going on the offensive, the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal is also going on the attack , using similar talking points, and going after Mark Ritchie for having a ...
What's Happening In Minnesota? part 7
Power Line —
... on-line journal Politico predicted that these SOS victories would bear fruit this year. "Democrats have built an administrative firewall designed to protect their electoral interests in five of the most important battleground states," Politico said. As a result, they are now "in a more advantageous position when it comes to the interpretation and administration of election law...."
Ritchie describes his "partnership with ACORN" here.
Today's Wall Street Journal also comments on the Minnesota Senate race:
You'd think ...
“Mischief in Minnesota?”
protein wisdom —
That’s not the Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie I knew! From the WSJ : You’d think Democrats would be content with last week’s electoral rout. But judging from the odd doings in Minnesota, some in their party wouldn’t mind adding to their jackpot by stealing a Senate seat for left-wing joker Al Franken. When Minnesotans woke up last Wednesday, Republican Senator Norm Coleman led Mr. Franken by 725 votes. By that evening, he was ahead by only 477. As of yesterday, Mr. Coleman’s margin stood at 206. This lopsided bleeding of Republican votes is passing strange ...
"The dog ate my homework eleven days ago..." #mnrecount
SCSUScholars —
... indicating how much money has been spent on a system that seems to not work, and that isn't getting fixed. The Wall Street Journal's editorial page also weighs in. ...
Republicans can't quit Lott
Nitpicker —
As the recount in Minnesota ramps up, the Republicans are already begin to scream conspiracy!, stolen election! fraud! The smart folks on the right, of course, know this is bullshit, but there are damned few of those people left, as I've been saying for some time. The funny part is that embedded in the right's "questions must be asked" narrative is a perfect example of the right's growing bench depth problem. From the WSJ: You'd think Democrats would be content with last week's electoral rout. But ...
Heart-ache: Begich now leads Stevens in Alaska Senate race … by three votes
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... The elections division still has over 10,000 ballots left to count today and thousands more through next week, but the latest numbers show Mark Begich leading Sen. Ted Stevens 125,019 to 125,016. The new numbers, reflecting nearly 43,000 absentee ballots counted today, are from all over the state. Election night, Ted Stevens led the Democratic Begich by about 3,000 votes. The state today is counting a total of about 60,000 absentee and questioned ballots. Isn’t it odd how late vote counts inexorably favor Democrats? Ah well. If Stevens, Chambliss, and Coleman all end up ...
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?
Say Anything —
... In Minnesota, where news of irregularities in the vote count in the Coleman/Franken Senate race are appearing daily, comes this gem from the WSJ: ...
How Dare You Compete, Al Franken!
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
by Jesse Taylor
For shame, liberal comedian pornographer. For shame.
You’d think Democrats would be content with last week’s electoral rout. But judging from the odd doings in Minnesota, some in their party wouldn’t mind adding to their jackpot by stealing a Senate seat for left-wing joker Al Franken.
We’d actually be content with stealing a Senate seat for virtually anyone, but Franken was the only one who showed up the audition.
If you haven’t been keeping up with the Minnesota recount, Republicans are crying foul because...no reason necessary, really, but in ...
Debunked: '32 Franken Ballots in a Car' Story is Complete Nonsense, Never Happened
The BRAD BLOG —
For those following the nonsense being put forward by the GOP conspiracy theorists (such as Sean Hannity, Norm Coleman, RedState blog, PowerLine blog and all their fact-free friends), David Brauer at the Minneapolis Post does a terrific job of debunking the whole "32 ballots driven around in an election director's car for days" nonsense.
They weren't driven around in her car, they weren't all votes for Franken, they weren't "lost" for days, and the claim, which is being used by the national GOP at their conspiracy theory "Minnesota Recount" site to prop up their unsubstantiated claims of a "stolen election", turns out ...
Republicans Prove Once Again That They Don't Want Votes Counted
Daily Kos —
This is really pitiful. Republicans are in such a panic over the possibility that they will lose another senate seat when the legally-mandated recount in Minnesota is completed, they are doing everything they can to taint the results before the process even begins. The desperate moves began the day after the election when Norm Coleman declared himself the winner and laughably suggested that Al Franken forego any recount, and now, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has set up a website for "keeping a watchful eye" on the recount. And their idea of keeping a close eye on the race? By posting deep thoughts from various ...
Franken Tearjerker Revealed As a Lie
Moonbattery —
... they are getting that from."
Nonetheless, Franken's campaign continues to "strong arm local officials into counting invalid ballots" — as opposition campaign manager Cullen Sheehan puts it — as his supporters discover mislaid ballots in places like the trunks of their cars. By a mysterious coincidence, none of these include votes for Franken's rival Norm Coleman.
Overseeing the farce is Minnesota's Democrat Secretary of State Mark Ritchie — a militant moonbat:
One of Mr. Ritchie's financial supporters ...
11/14: Senators In The Spotlight
Blogometer —
November 14, 2008 11/14: Senators In The Spotlight Liberal bloggers are buzzing about IN Sen. Even Bayh 's suggestion that ex- John McCain surrogate/CT Sen. Joe Lieberman should be allowed to retain his committee chairmanship if he offers a "sincere apology" for his behavior. Lefty bloggers think Bayh's statement is "an important development" because he's a Lieberman ally. They're urging him to follow through and vote against Lieberman if the latter refuses to apologize (which they think is likely ). Meanwhile, conservative bloggers are keeping up a steady stream of complaints in advance of the looming MN Senate recount . ...
Rachel Maddow Confuses Allegation With Fact in Covering for Ex-Air America Chum Al Franken
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
Most recent unintentionally hilarious moment on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC cable show -- her interview with Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie over the upcoming recount in the Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger/reformed court jester Al Franken.
The interview on Wednesday night's show began innocuously enough, with a news caption at the bottom of the screen identifying Ritchie.
Ritchie described the mechanics of the looming recount, which is triggered by state law for margins of victory less than one-half percentage point. The next news caption read, "Sen. Norm Coleman (R) Has 206 Vote Lead Over ...
Vote Counting Widens Eric Massa's Lead In A Big Way
DownWithTyranny! —
Republicans consider counting every legal vote electoral fraud. I'm not joking; they really do. Here's what the rightist Wall Street Journal Editorial Page had to say about the efforts to count the votes in Minnesota: You'd think Democrats would be content with last week's electoral rout. But judging from the odd doings in Minnesota, some in their party wouldn't mind adding to their jackpot by stealing a Senate seat for left-wing joker Al Franken. "Stealing a Senate seat" means making sure every vote is counted. Norm Coleman is doing all he can to prevent that-- including running to the far right 8th Circuit ...
ONE Case of Voter Fraud Found by GOP in Ohio!
The BRAD BLOG —
After all the stuff, nonsense, bullshit, lies, hoaxes, WSJ "editorials", Fox "News" Alerts, Presidential candidate lies, phony "conspiracy" claims, and-wall-to-wall cable and radio garbage that we had to endlessly suffer through, for months on end, leading up to last year's election, about supposed, massive "voter fraud" being committed --- by Democrats, naturally --- it turns out that in one of OH's largest counties, an exhaustive investigation by a Republican Special Prosecutor, appointed by his former GOP prosecutor partner (the Hamilton County Prosecutor who was also a ...
