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What's happening in Minnesota? part 2
Yesterday John Hinderaker explored "What's going on in Minnesota?" with the late arriving-votes that have reduced Norm Coleman's lead over Al Franken from 726 votes with 100 percent of precincts reporting on Wednesday morning to 221 votes as of this morning. The election seems to be in the ...
Franken's Odds of Winning Recount May Be Long -- or Short
Franken's Odds of Winning Recount May Be Long -- or Short
fivethirtyeight.com — Votes counted in Minnesota's senate race: 2,833,089 Votes separating Norm Coleman and Al Franken: 221 Determining a candidate's odds of winning a recount is a function of three parameters. The first parameter is the margin separating the leading and ... (more) Franken's Odds of Winning Recount May Be Long -- or Short
Minnesota Ripe for Election Fraud - Opinion
foxnews.com — Monday, November 10, 2008 By John R. Lott Jr. Minnesota is becoming to 2008 politics what Florida was in 2000 or Washington State in 2006 -- a real mess. The outcome will determine whether Democrats get 58 members of the U.S. Senate, giving them an ... (more) Minnesota Ripe for Election Fraud - Opinion
What's Happening In Minnesota?
powerlineblog.com — When the polls closed Tuesday evening, Minnesota's Secretary of State's office showed that Norm Coleman had a 725-vote win in his closely contested race against Al Franken. By the next morning, however, Coleman's victory was already shrinking. As ... (more) What's Happening In Minnesota?
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stuart smalley, election thief
Daily Pundit — ... Powerline chronicles the continuing attempts to steal Minnesota’s Senate seat for Al Franken. Franken’s even less funny than usual while trying to invent votes, not jokes. ...

Shocker: Franken Stealing Minnesota Election
Ace of Spades HQ — Shocker: Franken Stealing Minnesota Election 100 votes suddenly discovered. Every one for Franken and Obama. Every one. Hey, I've got 1000 votes for Coleman in my rumpus room. Sorry, I forgot to deliver them previously. Where shall I bring them? ...

Good enough for government work
Belmont Club — There’s a lot of blogosphere buzz about the elections in Minnesota, where Norm Coleman’s lead is vanishing before “huge chunks of votes appearing and disappearing”. You can read about the entire process here at Power Line . There has been a lot of talk about deficiencies in the electoral system, from voting machines to registration and whole host of other issues. Electoral fraud has been around for a long time. But I’ve often wondered about two things: Open thread.

Surveillance video: Al Franken "finds" another 1,000 votes
Doug Ross @ Journal — Is it just me, or does Al Franken appear to be stealing a Minnesota Senate seat from Norm Coleman ? Eh, it's not just me . [image] Powerline's three-part series ( Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 ) is a must-read. Richard Baehr adds: Al Franken and a highly partisan Secertary of State are collaborating to steal the Senate race in Minnesota. Though an official recount has not yet begun, in the days since the election, new Franken votes have appeared in a few counties, and Norm Coleman votes have disappeared. Much like landslide Lyndon Johnson's ...

Surprise!
Right Wing Nation100 votes “found” in Minnesota — and every one is for the jackass!

I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough
Politics Daily — ... Powerline has a set of emails and comments from election officials on the ground in Minnesota here. They are a grim commentary indeed. Franken is dumping money and effort into influencing the recount, including pushing to have rejected ballots counted, sending people to pressure individual election boards, and trying to argue that a vote for Obama was a vote for Franken. The Wall Street Journal nails those and all the most serious elements ...

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Franken is Winning, and Coleman Knows It
fivethirtyeight.com 12/20/2008 — Minnesota's Canvassing Board this afternoon completed the bulk of its review of challenged ballots. The Canvassing Board ruled upon 1,325 challenges, according to numbers prepared by the Star Tribune , including 852 challenges brought by the Coleman ...