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Poll: Minnesotans Want Coleman To Concede, Franken To Be Seated
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/15/2009
Poll: Minnesotans Want Coleman To Concede, Franken To Be Seated
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A new survey of Minnesota by Public Policy Polling (D) , finds a clear verdict on the part of the state's voters: They want the disputed Senate race to be over, for Norm Coleman to concede defeat, and Al Franken to be sworn in. The poll was conducted yesterday and today, in the aftermath of the ...
huffingtonpost.com - 4/14/2009
Scarborough To Coleman: "You Lost... It Is Over" (VIDEO)
— huffingtonpost.com — The drumbeat is growing louder for former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman to drop his long-shot appeal of... the state's prolonged recount. In the wake of a three-judge panel declaring that Al Franken was the leading vote-getter of the U.S. Senate ... (more) Scarborough To Coleman: "You Lost... It Is Over" (VIDEO)

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MPR: Pawlenty emerges as key player in outcome of Senate race
minnesota.publicradio.org - 4/13/2009
MPR: Pawlenty emerges as key player in outcome of Senate race
— minnesota.publicradio.org — St. Paul, Minn. — While most of the attention has focused on the courts in recent weeks,... it's clear that there could be a larger cast of characters in the five-month-long drama to determine who won Minnesota's U.S. Senate race. Key among them is ... (more) MPR: Pawlenty emerges as key player in outcome of Senate ...

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fivethirtyeight.com - 4/14/2009
Politics Done Right: Is Norm Coleman Getting His Money's Worth?
— fivethirtyeight.com — Norm Coleman's already-slim chances of prevailing in the election contest in Minnesota have now entered Calista Flockhart... territory today after a Minnesota panel ruled that Al Franken has in fact won the election. See Rick Hasen for a cogent legal ... (more) Politics Done Right: Is Norm Coleman Getting His Money's ...

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Losing in the court of public opinion, too
Political Animal — LOSING IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION, TOO.... Voters have been remarkably patient in Minnesota as the Franken/Coleman ordeal has dragged on. Their tolerance for a new round of court hearings and delays, however, appears to be wearing thin . A new survey of Minnesota by Public Policy Polling (D), finds a clear verdict on the part of the state's voters: They want the disputed Senate race to be over, for Norm Coleman to concede defeat, and Al Franken to be sworn in. The poll was conducted yesterday and today, in the aftermath of the election court's ruling that Franken won the ...

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