Franken takes the lead in Minnesota

The Hill ^ | 12/19/08 | Michael O'Brien

[cdchik123]

For the first time since Election Day, Democrat Al Franken is ahead of incumbent Norm Coleman (R) in Minnesota’s still-undecided Senate race.

According to a tally by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Franken has taken the lead as the state’s Board of Canvassers continues to review ballots challenged by both campaigns during the state's hand recount.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Gee whiz, your post contains enough hyperbole for the whole year.:)

[rod1]

Looks like the official CLOWN CONGRESS is straight ahead.

[HardStarboard]

So now if the final count shows Coleman the winner, Franken can claim the election was stolen from him....and sue.

This is a farce - America is in trouble!!

[Phoenix11]

How coincidental that although he has trailed up to this point, Franken takes the lead on the day they plan to stop counting. /s

[TitansAFC]

Since the Coleman camp (typical of Republicans) has used the usual GOP strategy of releasing an ambiguous statement that tells supporters nothing at all,

DOES ANYONE AT FR have any true explanation as to why Norm Coleman might not have lost this election for good?

I'd like some good news here, and team Coleman's press release (”Stuff happens, don't worry. We expect to win but have no explanation as to how”) is lacking, to say the least.

Help, anyone? is this over now?

[Caleb1411]

These two are likely to be his advisors on social issues.

[Jack Wilson]

If they keep counting the votes long enough, Franken will win unanimously.

[USAF70]

"My best guess, the GOP will roll over like a dead cockroach"!

And why?

I think this best explains it:

"Socialism needs two legs on which to stand; a right and a left. While appearing to be in complete opposition to one another, they both march in the same direction."

-- Paul Proctor

[Born to Conserve]

“...when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

Let’s roll!

[ScottinVA]

“DOES ANYONE AT FR have any true explanation as to why Norm Coleman might not have lost this election for good?”

As of 4:57 p.m. EST, the number of adjudicated challeged ballots is 847 for Coleman challenges, vs 471 for Franken. Franken leads by 249, but it’s only a temporary situation. Most of the challenges are being tossed back to the original recipient of the vote. Please note there have been frivolous challenges on both sides.

With this in mind, when the board resumes looking at Franken’s challenges, Coleman will start racking up votes again.

There are more than 5,400 challenged votes to go, so this is going swings back-and-forth until it’s finished.
I was aggravated when I saw Franken taking the lead, too, but watching the process unfold helps it make sense. I believe that’s why the GOP is not saying anything YET, because the process is still a ways from being complete. There are still questions to be answered but for now, I think they’re letting the process play out first.

Hope that helps.

[ScottinVA]

going swings back-and-forth = going to swing back and forth

[JCG]

What can Coleman do in this case? Go the Supreme Court which would not even hear the case?

I hope that's not his attitude. If it is, he's already defeated.

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[Just Lori]

Don’t expect the new AG to look into it, either.

[Impy]

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(Fist slamming on keyboard)

Somebody needs to do something. Surpremes?

[romanesq]

The statement from Coleman’s camp sounds pretty confident with the last court ruling also working their way.

I always thought Coleman would come out on top. He has acted and hired a top flight election lawyer. Then yesterday I felt ill, but now I’m somewhat confident things are not going down the tubes after all.

[phillyfanatic]

After realizing that from the last 50 years, Dems never lose recounts, and that Hennepin and other Dem areas in Minn. with Dem registrars, Franken cannot now be stopped. Norm will try to use the courts; won’t work. The Leg. will not stop the fraud. ACORN will not be stopped. Cheating and new found votes in this supposed clean state will prevail. The Pubs simply cannot keep up with the Dems when it comes to dealing with vote fraud. Ann Coulter had an odd article on this today. But, the info is not new.

[jveritas]

I hope that you are right my FRiend.

[romanesq]

Thanks J. That was my gut and I’m going to stick with it.
Then we can all have some holiday cheer and toast the permanent scowl of the Frankenpuss.

[jveritas]

Indeed :)

[Nowhere Man]

If Franken wins, it would be a case study in why we desperately need to limit those who should be allowed to vote. Maybe at a minimum, your IQ should be a higher number than your age.

Agreed. Also if you are on welfare and able bodied, you lose the right to vote, once you get off the dole and contribute to society, you get it back.