patterico.com - 11/21/2008
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Go here and look at some sample ballots that are being challenged in the Franken/Coleman Senate recount. You can vote on whether the ballot should be counted for Franken, Coleman, or nobody.
Minnesota Recount Update
powerlineblog.com 11/20/2008 — The recount in Minnesota's Coleman-Franken Senate race is underway; today, Franken gained a net 28 votes in Democratic St. Louis County. The gain was attributed to older voting machines that failed to read faint pencil marks. A Republican spokesman ...
Minnesota Recount: Barkley vs. Franken vs. Coleman vs. Lizard People
bagnewsnotes.com 11/20/2008 — Why should the so-called experts have all the fun in the Minnesota Senate recount ? Barkley? Franken? Coleman? Lizard People? Or, discard? You make the call:
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Vote here ... or better yet, discuss here and then see who's ...
Mr. $oros buys a $enator
redstate.com 11/20/2008 — America-hating radical funneling cash to unfunnyman's recount
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"Left-wing billionaire financier George Soros is using his
financial muscle at a Manhattan fund-raiser tonight to help Al
Franken win a recount in Minnesota's Senate election," ...
Annals of Infighting
blogs.tnr.com 11/24/2008 — As Al Franken gains in the Minnesota recount and the Georgia senate runoff heats up , it's easy to assume that math -- in other words, the slog to 60 seats -- is the principal factor in whether Democrats can push their agenda through the Senate. But ...
Lizard People Could Be Decisive in Minnesota
swampland.blogs.time.com 11/25/2008 — The great Senate race recount of 2008 continues apace in Minnesota, with former funny guy Al Franken, the Democrat, enjoying a net gain of 46 votes over former furinture vendor Norm Coleman, the Republican, not counting ballot challenges. That ...
Franken Suffers Major Setback in Minnesota Recount —
Politics Daily
Today the canvassing board met to decide the fate of previously rejected absentee ballots in the Minnesota Senate race recount. The unanimous decision, which included Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, was that the 12,000 rejected ballots will not be included in the recount.
The ...
Al Franken Losing Ground in Minnesota Senate Recount —
Politics Daily
Comedian turned liberal gadfly radio host turned Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken is locked in a tight recount battle with incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman. But as the recount is nearing its completion something is happening in Minnesota's biggest Democratic stronghold, ...
Minnesota Senate Recount, Update VII —
Power Line
A correspondent who has been working non-stop in the trenches since the Senate recount began describes Al Franken's most recent strategy: document every "error" or "problem" that occurs in the course of the recount, to prepare to attack the process if Franken loses:
Being involved daily ...
Minnesota Senate Recount, Update VI —
Power Line
It seems that the pace of the Minnesota Senate recount is slowing, with 82 percent of the ballots reportedly now recounted. It seems pretty clear that the votes the Franken campaign had hoped to uncover aren't there, so far. By the Minneapolis Star Tribune's count, Norm Coleman's lead has ...
Minnesota Recount Update —
Politics Daily
I've been watching the Minneapolis Star Tribune special site set up to watch the Minnesota Senate recount battle between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat challenger Al Franken. After starting the recount process with about a 200 vote margin for Coleman and then getting as close as near 100 ...
Minnesota: Recount Favoring Franken? —
Politics Daily
The recount in the Senate race between Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken continues this week amid continuing controversy. Around 2,000 ballots have been challenged so far, with 68% of the recount complete. Coleman still seems to have a slight margin, although FiveThirtyEight.com, an ...
MN-Sen: Franken within 140 votes —
Daily Kos
With 48% of the recount in Minnesota's Senate race complete, Democrat Al Franken has narrowed Republican Norm Coleman's lead from 215 votes to 140. The Minnesota Star-Tribune has an excellent page keeping track of the recount results as they come in. It certainly appears that a good number of ...
Minnesota Senate Recount -- update 1 —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings 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 : The U.S. Senate recount continued Thursday without major glitches across Minnesota, as tabulators and the volunteers ...
Franken-Coleman Recount Update: Is That Toast I Smell? —
Firedoglake
CNN screengrab via youtube.com
The recanvassing is done, the initial vote tally was certified, and now the full recount has begun for the 2008 US Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken.
So far, things are looking good for Al. As Nate ...
Day Two of Coleman-Franken Recount Sees Dem Pickups —
News
Democrat Al Franken has picked up an additional six votes in the recount for Minnesota's Senate race, leaving incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman (R) with a 168-vote lead in the race.
Each candidate gained votes Thursday, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported, with Franken gaining 19 votes to Coleman's ...
Al Franken closing in on Norm Coleman —
Crooks and Liars
Yesterday kicked off the first day of the Minnesota recount and while a whole host of ballots still need to be tabulated, things are looking good for Al Franken. There is still substantial ground to be made up, but a net gain of 43 votes is a pretty good start. Nate has more .
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Franken Camp: We're Feeling Good About The Recount —
TPM Election Central
The Franken team likes their odds. That's the message today from a Franken campaign briefing with reporters, as the Franken team faces the important task of projecting confidence and bolstering the optimism of their own supporters who are working at the recount precincts throughout the state. ...
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 : By the end of the day Wednesday, the mandatory statewide ...
Think You Can Run the Minnesota Recount? Here's a Test —
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo
Minnesota Public Radio has been photographing ballots in the Franken/Coleman Senate recount to illustrate just how hard it is to determine voter intent. What do you do, for example, when someone votes for Franken but also writes in "Lizard People"? What do you do when someone votes for Franken, ...
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