politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/24/2008
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The recount in Minnesota could stretch into December.
(CNN) – As the Senate recount resumes this morning in Minnesota, the number of ballots being challenged is growing. Nearly two-thirds of the votes have been recounted in the battle for incumbent Republican Norm Coleman's U.S. Senate seat.
The recount, which began last Wednesday, could extend into next [...]
Weigh in on the Minnesota Recount
patterico.com 11/21/2008 — Go here and look at some sample ballots that are being challenged in the Franken/Coleman Senate recount. You can vote on whether the ballot should be counted for Franken, Coleman, or nobody.
Schumer: "Minnesota is not Florida."
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/14/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings No, but, with a recount looming in the exceptionally tight Coleman-Franken Senate race, the Republicans are certainly fighting like it's Florida all over again. Here's The Hill : Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on ...
Taking Stock Of The Coleman-Kazeminy Charges
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/14/2008 — As Norm Coleman gets set for a recount in his bid to hold onto his Minnesota Senate seat, it's worth considering where things stand on the allegations that surfaced in the waning days of the campaign about Coleman's relationship with his friend and ...
Republicans Prove Once Again That They Don't Want Votes Counted
dailykos.com 11/14/2008 — 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 ...
Dartmouth Study: Minnesota Undervotes Should Favor Franken
fivethirtyeight.com 11/16/2008 — Dartmouth professors Michael Herron, Jonathan Chipman and Jeffrey Lewis have put together a terrific study of the recount situation in Minnesota. They suggest that -- while many African-American voters in the Minneapolis area may have skipped the ...
Coleman, Franken Camps Gear Up for Recount in Minnesota
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 11/19/2008 — The state canvassing board in Minnesota ordered a hand recount of 3 million ballots statewide to begin on Wednesday with just over 200 votes separating the two candidates for the Senate seat.
Recount set to begin in Minnesota Senate race
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/19/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings Al Franken's attempt to have rejected absentee ballots counted prior to certification was rejected by the state attorney general's office -- it is a matter for the courts, should Franken wish to challenge, not an ...
Lawyer Alert: Minnesota Senate Race Recount Set To Get Underway
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/19/2008 — Get ready -- the recount in the knock-down-drag-out Minnesota race is set to start tomorrow, following this afternoon's certification of GOP Sen. Norm Coleman's lead of only 215 votes over Al Franken.
The hand count could cause quite a few ballots ...
Minnesota Recount Update
powerlineblog.com 11/20/2008 — The recount in Minnesota's Coleman-Franken Senate race is underway; today, Franken gained a net 28 votes in Democratic St. Louis County. The gain was attributed to older voting machines that failed to read faint pencil marks. A Republican spokesman ...
Minnesota Recount: Barkley vs. Franken vs. Coleman vs. Lizard People
bagnewsnotes.com 11/20/2008 — Why should the so-called experts have all the fun in the Minnesota Senate recount ? Barkley? Franken? Coleman? Lizard People? Or, discard? You make the call:
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Minnesota Senate Recount, Update III
powerlineblog.com 11/22/2008 — The Senate recount continues in Minnesota; well over half of all ballots will have been recounted by the end of the day. Challenges are increasing from both campaigns and tempers seem to be fraying, with the campaigns holding dueling press ...
Annals of Infighting
blogs.tnr.com 11/24/2008 — As Al Franken gains in the Minnesota recount and the Georgia senate runoff heats up , it's easy to assume that math -- in other words, the slog to 60 seats -- is the principal factor in whether Democrats can push their agenda through the Senate. But ...
Lizard People Could Be Decisive in Minnesota
swampland.blogs.time.com 11/25/2008 — The great Senate race recount of 2008 continues apace in Minnesota, with former funny guy Al Franken, the Democrat, enjoying a net gain of 46 votes over former furinture vendor Norm Coleman, the Republican, not counting ballot challenges. That ...
Minnesota Senate recount update, update VIII
powerlineblog.com 11/26/2008 — The Franken campaign and its allies such as Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman are now focusing on rejected absentee ballots. In today's Star Tribune Kevin Duchschere shows that Ritchie is now ...
The Minnesota Senate Ballot Challenge-a-thon —
Daily Kos
Minnesota Public Radio has posted a sampling of the ballots challenged by both sides in the senate recount. Here's my favorite 'close call': The Coleman campaign challenged this ballot, arguing the voter didn't intend to vote for Franken, because of the small dot inside the bubble next to ...
Al Franken Losing Ground in Minnesota Senate Recount —
Politics Daily
Comedian turned liberal gadfly radio host turned Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken is locked in a tight recount battle with incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman. But as the recount is nearing its completion something is happening in Minnesota's biggest Democratic stronghold, ...
Minnesota Senate Recount, Update VII —
Power Line
A correspondent who has been working non-stop in the trenches since the Senate recount began describes Al Franken's most recent strategy: document every "error" or "problem" that occurs in the course of the recount, to prepare to attack the process if Franken loses:
Being involved daily ...
Minnesota Senate Recount, Update VI —
Power Line
It seems that the pace of the Minnesota Senate recount is slowing, with 82 percent of the ballots reportedly now recounted. It seems pretty clear that the votes the Franken campaign had hoped to uncover aren't there, so far. By the Minneapolis Star Tribune's count, Norm Coleman's lead has ...
Minnesota Recount Update —
Politics Daily
I've been watching the Minneapolis Star Tribune special site set up to watch the Minnesota Senate recount battle between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat challenger Al Franken. After starting the recount process with about a 200 vote margin for Coleman and then getting as close as near 100 ...
Minnesota Senate Recount: A prediction —
Power Line
Our former law partner Norm Carpenter writes with a prediction concerning the Minnesota Senate recount:
Here's what will happen. The count will come down to rejected absentee ballots. These ballots will have been rejected in many cases on "procedural" grounds: no check in the box on why ...
Minnesota: Recount Favoring Franken? —
Politics Daily
The recount in the Senate race between Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken continues this week amid continuing controversy. Around 2,000 ballots have been challenged so far, with 68% of the recount complete. Coleman still seems to have a slight margin, although FiveThirtyEight.com, an ...
MN-Sen: Franken within 140 votes —
Daily Kos
With 48% of the recount in Minnesota's Senate race complete, Democrat Al Franken has narrowed Republican Norm Coleman's lead from 215 votes to 140. The Minnesota Star-Tribune has an excellent page keeping track of the recount results as they come in. It certainly appears that a good number of ...
Handicapping the Minn. senate recount —
The Swamp
by Laura Olson
As the Senate race recount continues in Minnesota, ballot challenges are creating more mud than clarity.
About 60 percent of the state's 2.9 million ballots still must be reviewed, according to Associated Press reports this morning . During that process, campaign ...
More Disputed Coleman-Franken Ballots —
News
More disputed ballots in the recount of Minnesota's Senate race have made their way onto the Internet.
On Thursday, Minnesota Public Radio posted ballots that seemed indicate clear votes for either Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) or Democrat Al Franken but were challenged by recount observers ...
Minnesota Senate Recount —
Rathergate.com
Minnesota Public Radio has, on their web site, images of some of the contested ballots in the State’s U.S. Senate election between Senator Norm Coleman and surly clown Al Franken. It is bizarre, and I’d disqualify them all, except for the one selecting The Lizard People.
Check it ...
Minnesota Senate Recount -- update 1 —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings Democratic challenger Al Franken seems to be narrowing the gap, but there's still a long way to go. Here's the latest from the Star Tribune : The U.S. Senate recount continued Thursday without major glitches across Minnesota, as tabulators and the volunteers ...
Fun With Ballots —
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
Minnesota’s ballot battle is underway as Al Franken and Norm Coleman’s contest for the senate comes down to a recount and voter intent. Minnesota Public Radio has decided not to let the campaigns have all the fun of chucking (or un-chucking) ballots. Now you can, too!
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Latest in Minnesota Senate recount —
CNN Political Ticker
Election judges sort ballots as the recount continues in Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The weekend isn't bringing any respite in the Minnesota Senate recount.
Ballots in the ultra-close race between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al ...
More Votes Challenged in Minnesota —
CNN Political Ticker
(CNN) – The number of ballots being challenged in the Minnesota recount is growing. This as more than 40 percent of votes have been recounted in the battle for Norm Coleman's US Senate seat. The recount kicked off Wednesday and could extend into next ...
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