minnesota.publicradio.org - 11/13/2008
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St. Paul, Minn. — Even the 1,200-vote lead Norm Coleman had at one point in this election might seem comfortable by now. Since the day after the Nov. 4 election, the first-term senator's margin of victory over his DFL rival Al Franken has fallen to just 206 votes. But an analysis of election ...
minnesota.publicradio.org - 11/20/2008
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minnesota.publicradio.org —
Representatives from the campaigns of Sen. Norm Coleman
and Al Franken have been challenging ballots across the...
state. It's your turn to play election judge. Tell us how you would rule in the case of these challenged ballots. Use this Minnesota state ...
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MPR: Challenged ballots: You be the judge
startribune.com - 11/20/2008
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startribune.com —
The Great Minnesota Recount kicked off Wednesday with
masses of volunteers for Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman...
and Democratic challenger Al Franken moving into a fresh phase of the struggle: eyeballing the first of 2.9 million ballots, ready to ...
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Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks
minnesota.publicradio.org - 11/8/2008
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minnesota.publicradio.org —
St. Paul, Minn. — Lawyers for the Coleman
campaign sent letters to every county under the state...
Data Practices Act. Their request is for copies of election night machine tape results for all precincts, as well as copies of all summary statements or ...
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MPR: Coleman campaign questions big Franken gains
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Coleman, cornered, pounds on the table
Firedoglake —
... As Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Nelson reports, it's quite common for vote totals to shift by a thousand points or more in recanvassings and recounts in Minnesota elections. This has been the case since well before Mark Ritchie was SoS. ...
Eric Hananoki: Coleman's Recount Shenanigans
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... , the "insinuation of cheating is utterly wrong, as Minnesota Public Radio, one of the state's most respected news organizations, discovered in a review of election results from the past 10 years. On average, the MPR analysis showed that vote totals in statewide elections changed by well over 1,000 votes -- so the 'lopsided' difference in the Franken-Coleman race so far is below normal. It is also typical for the Democratic candidate's vote total to increase, no matter which party controls the state election apparatus (although the MPR analysts didn't try to explain why)." ...
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From NBC's Abby LivingstonIn his mission to crush a GOP filibuster, DSCC Chairman Chuck Schumer feels the chance of 60 Democratic senators this cycle is “possible, but unlikely.”
Briefing reporters this afternoon, the New York senator gave the ...
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