tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/2/2008
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There are three big pieces of news just out now, from a Franken campaign press briefing, that could potentially signal a comeback for him in this long-running election vote-count:
• Under the campaign's methodology , Franken narrowed the margin against Norm Coleman yesterday down to 50 ...
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!
briefingroom.thehill.com - 12/1/2008
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briefingroom.thehill.com —
Democrat Al Franken's campaign said Monday that as
many as 1,000 absentee ballots were improperly disqualified in
Minnesota's Senate race, and that it may appeal to courts or the U.S. Senate to order those ballots counted. "Wherever the numbers stand ...
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Franken May Ask Senate to Intervene in Minn. Recount
twincities.com - 12/3/2008
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twincities.com —
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 ...
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Minneapolis discovery costs Franken 36 votes
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Uncounted Ballots Found in MN
Talking Points Memo —
... Nearly 200 ballots that somehow managed not to get counted since Election Day have turned up in a Minnesota precinct that went for Al Franken. ...
Midday open thread
Daily Kos —
... MN-Sen: The Minnesota recount has been impossible to follow, since challenges have obscured any progress in the recount. But this is certainly good news: ...
Franken catches a break?
Political Animal —
... . And what kind of gap would that leave? According to the Franken campaign, the Republican incumbent now leads by 50 votes -- and that's before these 171 uncounted ballots are factored into the mix. About 7% of ballots have not yet been reviewed as part of the statewide recount, and the issue of rejected absentee ballots remains unresolved. Stay tuned.— ...
Franken's Good Day Shifts Odds on Recount
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... The first is that, according to TPM's Eric Kleefeld, the Franken campaign estimated that it was just 50 ballots behind as of this morning, assuming that all challenges will be rejected. This standard is different from the one the Secretary of State uses, as the Secretary of State treats all challenged ballots as nonvotes until they are addressed by the Canvassing Board, effectively allowing either campaign to deduct votes from the opponent's total by challenging legal ballots. However, since the vast majority of such challenges will be rejected, the Franken campaign's standard ...
Chambliss wins in Georgia, Coleman maintains lead in Minnesota
The Reaction —
... Coleman's lead is just 50.) According to Eric Kleefeld at TPM Election Central, the momentum may be swinging back to Coleman. However, Nate Silver at ...
Minnesota Model
The Opinionator —
... analysis attempt to predict the number of ballots that a candidate has gained or lost in a given precinct based on the number of challenges issued by he and his opponent, and his share of the vote in the pre-recount stage of the process. Then, we set the number of challenges to zero in the regression equation, which ideally represents the state that occurs once all ballot challenges have been considered by the state’s canvassing board later this month. While Eric Kleefeld at TPM sees the exact opposite : • Under the campaign’s methodology, Franken narrowed the margin against ...
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