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MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... while conservatives buck up Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) a day after he took heat from the right for refusing to endorse Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) for president in 2012. Also, bloggers contemplate whether a TV sketch poking fun at a governor’s disability went too far. Considering favorable decisions by a state board last week and a review by the Associated Press of challenged ballots, Democrat Al Franken has an opportunity to make up ground in Minnesota’s contested Senate race, Senate Guru contends. It looks like the election’s inevitable lawsuits will have ended by this ...

Still Counting and Recounting, December 15th
Open Left - Front Page — ... . Starting tomorrow, the state canvassing board will look at the 1,640 remaining challenged ballots. An AP analysis shows that when those challenges are resolved, Franken is likely to gain between 200-350 votes on Coleman, thus handing him victory (more in the extended entry): ...