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Pawlenty: Coleman chances still 'plausible'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) says ex-Sen. Norm Coleman's (R-Minn.) chances of overcoming a narrow vote deficit in his legal challenge remain "plausible." "Norm has a plausible chance, a decent chance of winning this thing," Pawlenty said in an interview with The Hill. "He has raised ...
Norm Coleman: Maybe We Need A Do-Over Election
Norm Coleman: Maybe We Need A Do-Over Election
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The talk from the Coleman campaign about how the Minnesota election results are unreliable, and that a do-over election could be an option, has now gone beyond just Norm Coleman's lawyers -- it's now coming from the mouth of Norm himself. Coleman ... (more) Norm Coleman: Maybe We Need A Do-Over Election
Secret Coleman-Lawyer E-Mails Reveal Intentional Hiding Of Witness -- Franken Camp Wants Double-Count Claim Thrown Out Completely
Secret Coleman-Lawyer E-Mails Reveal Intentional Hiding Of Witness -- Franken Camp Wants ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — All hell just broke loose in the Minnesota courtroom, with Al Franken's lawyers catching Team Coleman in the act of yet more concealing of evidence -- and they've now made a motion to totally strike the Coleman camp's claims about double-counting of ... (more) Secret Coleman-Lawyer E-Mails Reveal Intentional Hiding ...
Senate Democrats Say End Is Near for Coleman
cqpolitics.com — CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS Feb. 26, 2009 – 2:53 p.m. Senate Democrats Say End Is Near for Coleman By Kathleen Hunter, CQ Staff Senate Democratic leaders said Thursday that they see a light at the end of the tunnel in the protracted ... (more) Senate Democrats Say End Is Near for Coleman
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TPMDC Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... In an interview with The Hill, Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) said of the disputed Senate race in his home state: "Norm has a plausible chance, a decent chance of winning this thing. He has raised irregularities that rise to the level of legal issues, legitimate legal issues, that could change the result." ...

'Daily Voting News' For February 28 and March 01, 2009
The BRAD BLOG — ... HI: Mail-in election might stir isle voters from their apathy http://www.starbulletin....s_from_their_apathy.html MD: Scantegrity comes to Takoma Park http://www.politicsincol...w-election-software.html MN: Senate decision: Are we there yet? http://www.startribune.c...:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ MN: Pawlenty: Coleman chances still 'plausible' http://thehill.com/leadi...lausible-2009-02-28.html MN: Senate recount trial: Witness swept ...

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