thehill.com - 4/5/2009
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Senate Republicans are backing their beleaguered colleague in Minnesota, saying former Sen. Norm Coleman should push his election case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Coleman has been battling Democrat Al Franken since November for the seat that used to be his, but recent court decisions ...
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By Richard L. Hasen , the William H.
Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola Law School,...
Los Angeles, and author of the Election Law Blog . Following an order issued earlier in the week by the three-judge court hearing the election ...
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If Norm Coleman Makes a Federal Case of It, What Will Happen
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Senate Republicans back Coleman all the way (to SCOTUS)
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... chance of clinging to it. But Coleman's colleagues in the Senate say they trust him and his legal team, and are willing to support a bid to the U.S. Supreme Court if the Minnesota Supreme Court rules against him. "I'll back Norm as far as he believes he should go," said Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.). "He's there on the ground, he's the one with the best information and he's a good and honorable man. It's very hotly contested, very close, and there's a lot of questions." Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/senate-republicans-...
Coleman/Franken Monday Roundup 4/6
NJDC Blog —
Coleman/Franken Monday roundup:
The Hill: Senate GOPs back Coleman all the way
Senate Republicans are backing their beleaguered colleague in Minnesota, saying former Sen. Norm Coleman should push his election case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Politico: Franken-Coleman gravy train rides on
At least one constituency was thrilled by recent reports suggesting that the seemingly endless Minnesota Senate race could drag out even longer, perhaps for years — Washington fundraisers.
The epic Senate recount ...
The Minnesota Senate Saga
The Caucus —
... ballots being counted today, or 79 percent of them; the final numbers will change because some of those 387 ballots may be rejected, but the point remains that Mr. Coleman has considerable ground to make up. Mr. Coleman has asked the judges for several rulings regarding other ballots in an attempt to cut into Mr. Franken’s lead. He has vowed to appeal today’s decision and could even jump over to the federal system and take his case all the way to the United States Supreme Court. The Hill says that several of Mr. Coleman’s Republican colleagues in the Senate are willing to ...
Democratic stategy for seating Franken clarifies, as does their dilemma
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... in Congress hangs on 60 votes in the Senate. Right now, the Democrats have 57 Senators plus Joe Lieberman. They could get one more if the Minnesota recount in the contest between Al Franken and Norm Coleman is decided in their favor. It is beginning to appear that the Democrats are settling on a strategy of attempting to seat Franken after the state courts decide, regardless of where the underlying issues stand.
For example, check out this quote from Chuck Schumer in The Hill:
“We believe the law of Minnesota requires a candidate to be ...
Democratic stategy for seating Franken clarifies, as does their dilemma
The Next Right —
... in Congress hangs on 60 votes in the Senate. Right now, the Democrats have 57 Senators plus Joe Lieberman. They could get one more if the Minnesota recount in the contest between Al Franken and Norm Coleman is decided in their favor. It is beginning to appear that the Democrats are settling on a strategy of attempting to seat Franken after the state courts decide, regardless of where the underlying issues stand.
For example, check out this quote from Chuck Schumer in The Hill:
"We believe the law of Minnesota requires a candidate to be ...
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What is Best for Coleman?
njdc.org 3/30/2009 — This morning when I read JTA’s “World War III over a Senate seat?” I couldn’t help but worry that this battle may be far from over.
In JTA’s post on the Minnesota Senate race, Eric Fingerhut asked, “Will Minnesota ever get its second senator?” ...
Little Hope for Coleman
njdc.org 4/1/2009 — Politico reports, “Court leaves Coleman with little hope.” On Monday, I wrote that Coleman should do what is in his best interest and move along with his life. It seems that the courts agree.
Here’s the beginning of the article:
Democrats are hailing a ruling from a ...
Franken Ruled Winner, Again
njdc.org 4/14/2009 — When I wrote, “What is Best for Coleman?,” some thought I was being facetious.
Maybe Coleman should have listened.
We are now in the next stage of Republican attempts to delay Minnesotans full representation in the U.S. Senate. Yesterday’s strongly worded ruling that ...
Is Losing What’s Best for Coleman?
njdc.org 4/3/2009 — On Monday, I wrote a post, “What is Best for Coleman?” It looks like I left out an important part of what’s “best” for Coleman. I neglected to take into account, “ even if Norm Coleman pulls off a miracle win in his Senate race/trial/appeal against Al ...
Coleman/Franken Monday Roundup 4/6
njdc.org 4/6/2009 — Coleman/Franken Monday roundup:
The Hill: Senate GOPs back Coleman all the way
Senate Republicans are backing their beleaguered colleague in Minnesota, saying former Sen. Norm Coleman should push his election case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Politico: Franken-Coleman gravy ...
Don't Look Now, But ...
talkingpointsmemo.com 2/26/2009 — If you haven't been following Eric Kleefeld's bang-up coverage of the Minnesota Senate election saga at TPMDC (come to think of it, this fiasco pre-dates the launch of TPMDC and dates back to our TPM Election Central days -- just another reminder ...
Aaron Keyak: What is Best for Coleman?
huffingtonpost.com 3/30/2009 — This morning when I read JTA's "World War III over a Senate seat?" I couldn't help but worry that this battle may be far from over.
In JTA's post on the Minnesota Senate race, Eric Fingerhut asked, "Will Minnesota ever get its second senator?" ...
The Good News for Coleman...
fivethirtyeight.com 1/7/2009 — ...is that the Minnesota Supreme Court's order (.pdf) today didn't make any judgment whatsoever about the merits of Coleman's case on absentee ballots. It merely said that the time to resolve these things is during an election contest, not during the ...
Norm Coleman: Maybe We Need A Do-Over Election
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/26/2009 — 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 ...
Downballot: Better off lost? —
First Read 4/3/2009
MINNESOTA: “ 'Coleman would almost be better off if he lost,’ said David Schultz, a professor at Hamline University in St. Paul. ‘Should he win, he faces a host of legal and other issues in the Senate. He would enter the Senate with the Kazeminy case ...
Downballot: Counting 387 ballots —
First Read 4/7/2009
“The longest, costliest U.S. Senate race in Minnesota history has come down to a decisive pile of under 400 absentee ballots that will be opened and counted today in yet another attempt to determine a winner in the case of Norm Coleman vs. Al ...
Final tallying begins in MN senate trial —
CNN Political Ticker 4/7/2009
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — The trial to resolve Minnesota's disputed U.S. Senate race may soon be over — but get ready for appeals, say attorneys involved in the case.
The three judge panel on Tuesday is reviewing and potentially counting ...
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