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Recount Starts Today In Minnesota
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
... attorneys ready to spring into action and a core recount legal team of six to eight attorneys. With so many attorneys and such heat devoted to the recount, it may be no surprise the campaigns filed what Ritchie called a "blizzard" of legal memos with the canvassing board, made up of Ritchie, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, Supreme Court Justice G. Barry Anderson, Chief Ramsey County Judge Kathleen Gearin and Assistant Chief Ramsey County Judge Edward Cleary. Minneapolis ...
Wednesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
WEDNESDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * The recount begins today in Minnesota's closely watched Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. Coleman goes into the process with a 0.008% lead. With nearly 3 million votes to review, the process is expected to take several weeks. * In Georgia, home to the other unresolved Senate race, incumbent Saxby Chambliss is running more ...
MN-Sen: Recount underway
Daily Kos —
The long recount process for Minnesota's Senate race is under way: The recount is being carried out in more than 100 sites. It is required under state law because the votes cast for Coleman and Franken differed by less than 0.5 percent. Coleman's 215-vote lead heading into the recount translates to 0.008 percent. The Secretary of State's results are here. The counters are getting right down to business: All morning, Beckman roamed the cafeteria, where eight recount stations were set up at tables, each with ...
Digesting The News Today
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... a slim margin to oust Rep, John Dingell from his post as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The full house will vote tomorrow. Coincidentally, the Dow closed below 8,000 on fears that Congress won't bail out the auto industry. China may. ** Why, if Republican Norm Coleman is leading Al Franken at the beginning of a recount, are Republicans fairly pessimistic about his chances? It's the undervotes. But it will be close....
Minnesota Recount Update
Power Line —
... 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 said he was relieved that Franken's gain wasn't greater. ...
Coleman's Lead Shrinks in Recount
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Based on a Minneapolis Star Tribune analysis of partial recount numbers released in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) lost a net of
41 votes and now holds a 174-vote advantage over challenger Al Franken (D). He started the day up by
215. ...
Minnesota Senate Recount Begins
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
Sen. Norm Coleman's leads Democratic challenger Al Franken by just 174 votes after the first day of recounting ballots, the Minneapolis ...
Al Franken Challenges Ballot in Minnesota Senate Race
Gateway Pundit —
This one-- Via American Spectator . Meanwhile, Senator Norm Coleman's lead continues to shrink in the Minnesota recount. The Star-Tribune reported: 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 pounce on anything that looked ...
