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Talking Points Memo —
... rulings that narrow Coleman's chances of either collecting enough newly counted ballots or throwing out already counted ballots -- or some combination of the two. So in recent days, the Coleman legal team has become increasingly shrill in its attacks not just on the court but on the entire electoral process in Minnesota, getting closer every day to outright calling for the Nov. 4 election be declared null and void and a whole new election be held between Coleman and Franken. And now Coleman himself has suggested that a do-over election may be necessary. ...
Norm Coleman can't win and GOP Governor says not having another Senator is hurting Minnesota
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... best to make sure of that. But, one thing is clear: Coleman cannot win. At this point, it's looking more and more obvious he's working at the behest of the Senate Republicans to keep Al Franken from becoming the 59th Democrat in the Senate. Coleman knows the political press corps can't deal with complicated issues so he's playing to that. Witness the idiotic comments by one of the Washington Post's top political writers, Shailagh Murray about a "re-vote." Idiotic. But, Norm Coleman is now saying the same thing. Thanks, Shailagh. Big shot ...
They try to make them do a revote, I say no, no, no
Balloon Juice —
... that narrow Coleman’s chances of either collecting enough newly counted ballots or throwing out already counted ballots—or some combination of the two. So in recent days, the Coleman legal team has become increasingly shrill in its attacks not just on the court but on the entire electoral process in Minnesota, getting closer every day to outright calling for the Nov. 4 election be declared null and void and a whole new election be held between Coleman and Franken. And now Coleman himself has suggested that a do-over election may be necessary. ...
Deja vu: Coleman pushes for revote in Minnesota
HorsesAss.Org —
... After months of legal maneuvering and public grandstanding in his futile effort to reverse the results of his excruciatingly close loss to Al Franken, former US Senator Norm Coleman is now calling for a revote in the Minnesota senate race. Sounds familiar, huh? ...
SSP Daily Digest: 2/26
Swing State Project —
... • MN-Sen: In an indication that the Coleman camp has exhausted every possible legal argument that can win in court, he's moved onto arguing that it was basically a tie so let's just have a do-over election. Not the kind of thing that someone who has a hope of winning in court ever says. ...
Paul Jenkins: Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... to save Republicans from their cannibalistic instinct.
That said, Republicans are not only molesting one another. Yes, they are powerless against Obama or Pelosi, but they have shifted their time and money to a Democratic threat even bigger, or at least one they think they have a shot at: Al Franken, who won his challenge to Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman by a slim margin. Coleman, who has already taken a new job but actually seems to want to remain a Republican, this week called for a do-over, and Republicans everywhere are throwing money at his ...
Norm Coleman: Just like his hero, George W. Bush
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... Now, Norm Coleman is taking the spoiled fratboy from Kennebunkport as a role model and deciding that since he didn't win re-election, we should have a "do-over" until he does: ...
Just go away
WTF Is It Now?!? —
Norm Coleman: Maybe we need a do-over election. Rest of the country: Maybe you need to STFU already, you fucking loser. Jeebus.
David Goldstein: Coleman Wants a Mulligan
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... After months of legal maneuvering and public grandstanding in his futile effort to reverse the results of his excruciatingly close loss to Al Franken, former US Senator Norm Coleman is now calling for a re-vote in the Minnesota senate race. Sounds familiar, huh? ...
