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Al Franken Pulls Closer to Norm Coleman in Recount
Politics Daily —
... Courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, here' the latest from Minnesota, where a state-wide recount is underway in the Senate race between incumbent Republican, Norm Coleman, and Democratic challenger, Al Franken: ...
MN-Sen: Getting closer still
Daily Kos —
They're counting away. The latest: By the end of the day Wednesday, the mandatory statewide recount -- triggered when the Election Day results gave Coleman a lead of less than 0.5 percent -- slashed Franken's deficit from 215 votes to 174, with about 18 percent of the ballots having been reviewed. The figures represent a compilation of recount data reported to the secretary of state and gathered by the Star Tribune [...] In Duluth today, that advantage further shank [...] With 14 of the 18 "Eagle" [scanning machine] precincts counted ...
In Minnesota, Coleman Leads By Just 136 Votes
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Star-Tribune: "With about 46% of the 2.9 million ballots counted, the gap between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and DFL challenger Al Franken continued to close." ...
Coleman Leads Franken By 136 Votes After Thursday Count
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... Per the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, both camps seem pleased with the state of the recount, which should indicate just how little certainty either side has about the ultimate outcome. We'll update tomorrow. ...
Franken!
Talking Points Memo —
... Slowly but surely, the Minnesota recount is whittling away at Norm Coleman's lead. With 46% of the ballots now recounted, Coleman's initial certified lead of 215 has fallen to 136. There's no real reason why the rate of change should remain at the same pace through the remaining 54% of the ballots. But the rate over the first couple days has them on track for something pretty close to a tie. ...
Minnesota Senate Recount -- update 1
The Reaction —
... 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: ...
Oyf dah!
Rising Hegemon —
The battle which Jewish guy will get to represent millions of German Lutherans (per Minnesota Tradition, unbroken since 1978 [seriously]) is coming down to the wire and ever closer.
MN Recount Continues: Franken Gain Ground, Coleman Still Leads
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Via the Strib: Day 2: 46 percent of ballots recounted; Coleman’s lead slips
With about 46 percent of the 2.9 million ballots counted by Thursday evening, the gap between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and DFL challenger Al Franken continued to close. Coleman was leading by only 136 votes, a drop from his unofficial lead of 215 that was confirmed Tuesday by the state Canvassing Board.
It is not clear from the piece whether the recounted ballots represent areas more Franken-leaning or Coleman-leaning.
Minnesota, Georgia Senate Update
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
After two days of recounting votes in Minnesota, Sen. Norm Coleman led Al Franken by just 136 votes with 46% of the 2.9 million ballots counted, the Minneapolis ...
The Early Word: The Changing Congress
The Caucus —
... crossing point for illegal immigrants. “She has been in the eye of the storm on this issue and its intersection with border security,” said Angela Kelley, director of the Immigration Policy Center at the American Immigration Law Foundation, a group that advocates for immigrants. Downballot After the second day of recounting in Minnesota the race between Senator Norm Coleman and Al Franken appears to be tightening, at least for now. With about 46 percent of the ballots counted, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports , “Coleman was leading by only 136 votes, a drop from his ...
Franken Narrows Coleman’s Lead in Minnesota Senate Recount
The Moderate Voice —
... 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: ...
Coleman's Lead Shrinks Again
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
In Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount, with about 46% of the 2.9 million ballots counted by last night, the gap between Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and
challenger Al Franken (D) continued to shrink, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. ...
Even more disputed Coleman-Franken ballots!
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... I’ll buy that this is an X and reject the ballot. If not, if the voter voted in every other race, then this is probably a vote for Coleman. 4. Reject. Same logic as in #3, except here we do have another mark in the same field. Patterico, evincing a strange preoccupation with whether the ovals on write-in lines are filled in, gives it to Stormin’ Norman. Incidentally, with 46 percent of the recount in, Stuart Smalley’s shaved another 79 votes off of Coleman’s lead, leaving it at a svelte 136 . You can follow the county by county returns ...
MN Senate Update
The Corner on National Review Online —
... Friday, November 21, 2008 [image] MN Senate Update [Greg Pollowitz] With 46% of the ballots recounted, Coleman's lead is down to 136 votes . ...
Friday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
FRIDAY'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. * In Minnesota, Norm Coleman's lead over Al Franken is down to just 136 votes . As of last night, about 46% of the 2.9 million ballots had been counted as part of the statewide recount. * Barack Obama got directly involved in the Senate runoff election in Georgia yesterday, ...
Coleman’s Lead Shrinks Again
The Hollywood Liberal —
... In Minnesota’s U.S. Senate recount, with about 46% of the 2.9 million ballots counted by last night, the gap between Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and challenger Al Franken (D) continued to shrink, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Coleman now leads by just 136 votes, a drop from his unofficial lead of 215.“Both campaigns claimed to be optimistic Thursday about the recount results, but for different reasons.” ...
