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TAKING THE SENATE: Al Franken for Minnesota
culturekitchen.com - 11/3/2008
TAKING THE SENATE: Al Franken for Minnesota
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Minnesota is a key state in determining the make up of the US Senate this year. Incumbemt Norm Coleman is mired in several scandals for taking gifts, favors and vacations from lobbyists (explicitly against Senate ethics rules). His opponent, Al Franken, impressed me on Air America radio as he ...

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Coleman vs. Franken: Recount looms
startribune.com - 11/5/2008
Coleman vs. Franken: Recount looms
— startribune.com — One of the most bitter U.S. Senate races in Minnesota history continued to grind on early this morning, with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and DFL challenger Al Franken locked in a race that remained too close to call. With 98 percent of the returns ... (more) Coleman vs. Franken: Recount looms

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Fewer than 500 votes separate Coleman, Franken
kstp.com - 11/5/2008
Fewer than 500 votes separate Coleman, Franken
— kstp.com — WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory ... (more) Fewer than 500 votes separate Coleman, Franken

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Could McCain win Minnesota?
hotair.com - 11/3/2008
Could McCain win Minnesota?
— hotair.com — This morning, one of the first e-mails I opened was from the McCain campaign, claiming that the presidential race in my state had pulled into a dead heat. Sure , I thought — Minnesota barely has Norm Coleman ahead of Al Freakin’ Franken. ... (more) Could McCain win Minnesota?

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Franken/Coleman
Informed Comment — ... I do courtesy links time to time for members of the liberal blogads network, and today's recommendation is CultureKitchen for their posting on the Minnesota senatorial contest between Al Franken and Norm Coleman (as a Midwesterner this is one I've been following closely, and was in Minnesota recently to see the sleazy negative ads Coleman was running). Since for the Democrats to really accomplish big changes requires 60 senators, the fate of the nation in some ways depends on some of these close senatorial races. ...

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MN Senate Headed For Recount
realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com 11/5/2008 — The Minnesota Senate race between Sen. Norm Coleman (R), Al Franken (D) and Dean Barkley (I) won't be decided tonight, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: A winning margin of less than one half of...
Minnesota Senate: Recount assured
hotair.com 11/5/2008 — Read this post »
AP Uncalls Minnesota Senate Race — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Washington DC -AP[/b] WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount ...
Minnesota Senate Race Goes to Recount — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
The Associated Press "is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race." Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)  finished ahead of Al Franken (D) "early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law requires a recount any time the margin between ...
Jonathan Garthwaite: AP Uncalls Minnesota Senate Race — Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog
From the AP:The Associated Press is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls...
Minnesota Senate Race Not Over -- AP Retracts Projection Of Coleman Win — TPM Election Central
Could Al Franken still win in Minnesota, after all? The Associated Press now retracted their projection that Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) defeated Al Franken, with the current vote tallies giving Coleman a lead of only 572 votes as the race goes to an automatic recount. This line from the ...
Minnesota — Swampland
AP Uncalls Minnesota Senate Race WASHINGTON The Associated Press is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That ...
Minnesota, Oregon and Alaska Senate Update — The Corner on National Review Online
Minnesota: Recount. Alaska: 40,000 absentee ballots left to count. Oregon: Still counting.
Senate Races: Minnesota Recount — The Caucus
The candidates are a little more than 1,100 votes apart.
Coleman Declares Victory In Minnesota Senate Race, Recount Likely — TPM Election Central
We may have a recount on our hands in the Minnesota Senate race, though incumbent GOPer Norm Coleman is heading into it with the advantage and has already declared victory. Coleman leads Al Franken by about 800 votes in the current tally, with all but one precinct reporting. Franken is ...
Minnesota Senate Update; Plus Chambliss Barely Over 50% — FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right
Al Franken is roughly 3,000 votes down with 90% in, but the vast majority of the remaining numbers are in Hennepin County, where Minneapolis sits. With 22% of precincts left to report, that would be roughly 137,000 votes if the proportions stayed the same in the precincts (not guaranteed). With ...
Minnesota Senate — Real Clear Politics - TIME.com
With 50% of precincts reporting, Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and Al Franken (D) are tied at 42% apiece. Democrats have already picked up 5 Senate seats: Colorado, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina...
A Report From Minnesota — Power Line
With the Presidential race over early, focus has shifted to Senate and Congressional races around the country. Here in Minnesota, we have several important races. Michele Bachmann, one of the leaders of the conservative contingent in the House, was cruising toward an easy re-election when ...
Minnesota Senate Race Too Close to Call — MoJo Blog Posts: mojo
Currently Al Franken is up 42.6% to Norm Coleman's 40.9% with 16.5% of precincts reporting , in what has become the most expensive , and ugliest , Senate races going.
Senate Dems sitting at 56 with Minn, Ore., still pending — Politico Live's Blogs
With the Rocky Mountain News calling the Colorado Senate race for Democrat Mark Udall, Democrats are now up to 56 seats in the Senate, and tight races in Minnesota and Oregon have not been called. Mitch McConnell's victory in Kentucky may prevent Democrats from hitting 60 tonight, and  ...
Senate Results Thread — Open Left - Front Page
Key Senate Races All times eastern. First poll closing time listed. State Reporting Dem % Rep % Kentucky 6 p.m. --% --% New Hampshire 7 p.m. --% --% Georgia 7 p.m. --% --% North Carolina 7 p.m. --% --% Minnesota 9 p.m. --% ...
Minnesota Voting Booms Thanks To Tight Senate Race — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
MINNEAPOLIS - Some Minnesota voters saw long lines Tuesday morning and waits of about an hour as they participated in an election that's expected to see a record turnout. Even before the polls opened at 7 a.m., several polling places in the Twin Cities area had more than 100 people waiting ...
Minnesota Voting Booms Thanks To Tight Senate Race — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
MINNEAPOLIS - Some Minnesota voters saw long lines Tuesday morning and waits of about an hour as they participated in an election that's expected to see a record turnout. Even before the polls opened at 7 a.m., several polling places in the Twin Cities area had more than 100 people waiting ...
What about the Senate? — Power Line
We haven't written much about the Senate races that will be decided tomorrow, other than the one in Minnesota. Nor I have been following them closely. But based on what I have been able to learn, including from conversations with those who are paying more attention, it seems to me that the ...
For our Minnesota Readers: Election Guide — culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily
Here are some great candidates in Minnesota this year! Al Franken , is running for Senate in Minnesota and is one of the key progressives we have to elect. Al Franken has pulled AHEAD of Coleman in three recent polls. Here is An Economic Recovery Plan For Minnesota Families Here is Al ...
One to Watch — Matthew Yglesias
The Franken-Coleman race in Minnesota should have us all on the edge of our seats not only because the polling is so close but because the public polling shows such a large third-party vote. Over ten percent of Minnesotans (and in some surveys closer to twenty) are currently telling pollsters ...
Whether Obama/Biden wins or McCain gets in, there will be new blood in the Senate — BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash
We profiled a number of Senate races last week . Minnesota, New Hampshire, Georgia, Oregon are among the states with tight Senate races. But there are three Senate races, not on the ballot, of importance, but the existence of those races depends on what happens on November 4. Illinois, Delaware, ...