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Franken Makes Gains In First Day Of Recount, But It's Far From Over
TPM Election Central —
... The first day of the Minnesota recount is behind us, and it's been a good day for Al Franken. GOP Sen. Norm Coleman's lead has been reduced from 215 votes to 174, a decrease of 41 votes, with 18% of precincts recounted. ...
Latest out of Minnesota
Talking Points Memo —
... still really no telling what's happening.
Another point to keep in mind is that these shifts are in ballots that neither side disputed. In other words, these were changes based on based on ballots where the voter intent was clear enough that neither campaign questioned it. There's a whole other pile of ballots that one or the other campaign challenged. And those won't get looked at until mid-December.
According to the Star-Tribune, Coleman's people challenged 269 today and Franken's 123.
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Coleman's Lead Over Franken Shrinks To 174 Votes
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The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports:
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 questionable.
By day's end, with about 18 percent of the vote recounted, Coleman continued to lead Franken -- but by only 174 votes, notably narrower than the unofficial gap of 215 votes at which the recount had begun. Franken's ...
Coleman's Lead Over Franken Shrinks To 174 Votes
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports:
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 questionable.
By day's end, with about 18 percent of the vote recounted, Coleman continued to lead Franken -- but by only 174 votes, notably narrower than the unofficial gap of 215 votes at which the recount had begun. Franken's ...
O'Reilly declares Coleman certified winner of MN Senate race - but it's not true
News Hounds —
... But here in reality the state-mandated recount continues, and Coleman's lead over Franken is shrinking, from the aforementioned 215 to 174, with only 18% of the ballots counted. ...
Senate Campaign Updates: Can Democrats Pick Up Two More Seats?
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... -- check them frequently for the latest updates) A recount is under way in Minnesota. Franken narrowed Coleman's lead a little on the first day, Wednesday. The counting seems likely to take a month or so: Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks A victory in the courts Wednesday will let Al Franken take a closer look at absentee ballots in the state's second largest county, to make sure none for him were improperly tossed: ...
The Race To 60: Alaska, Minnesota, Georgia
DownWithTyranny! —
... observer in the race to 60. But I figure readers want to know what's going on. So... let's start with Minnesota, where Paul Wellstone seems to be smiling down from Heaven. The recount started yesterday and it's all bad news for the bad guys. ...
