Posted on 11/19/2008 7:20:05 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
With the first day complete tonight in a state-mandated recount in the contest for U.S. Senate between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken, Coleman’s lead shrank by nearly 20 percent.
Based on a Star Tribune analysis of partial recount numbers released this evening by the Secretary of State’s Office, Coleman lost a net of 41 votes and now holds a 174-vote advantage. He started the day up by 215.
These new numbers come after the state has recounted 18 percent of the ballots. They come from 27 percent of the state’s precincts. At this point, Coleman has lost 86 votes, while Franken has lost 45.
Observers for the two candidates together are challenging 269 ballots so far. Coleman is contesting 146, Franken 123. The challenged ballots will go before a State Canvassing Board for a final determination.
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Not a good trend. Hopefully these are mostly Rat infested areas.
This is when we learn that being a law abiding and law respecting citizen just gets us laughed at, and belittled by the cheaters, oops I mean winners.
Gunner
This thing is being stolen. Coleman does not have a prayer. Someone should do a study to see the proportion of close elections that RATS win. I bet it’s close to 100 percent.
This is from solid Dem country.....
The freekazoids are making votes as fast as they can!
Right you are, Gunner.
This plus the (probable) reversal of Prop 8...
We just sit here and take it.
These “recount” is a Fn joke. Everyone knows how it’s going to turn out. The ‘RATS are running the show. They just need to ship Franken’s professional clown ass to Washington with all the amateur clowns already there.
Where do these votes come from that always seem to favor the Democrats in these situations?
Amazing that Coleman ballots are clear and unambiguous; hence, counted, and sooooo many Stuart Smalley ahem “ballots” are being manufactured, er, discovered. This is how Godless leftists roll.
Kinko’s?
“Where do these votes come from that always seem to favor the Democrats in these situations?”
Car trunks. Porta-Pottys. Garment bags.....
The only explanation is voter fraud.
Coleman will lose because the rats will commit every fraud in the book and “find” the votes they need to win and the Repubs won’t say a word as that would be “undignified” and THEY HAVE NO BALLS.
Ahem....
Is right.
You know, if this were my state, I’d be protesting. Where’s the outrage? (walk down Dole memory lane)
But there should be outrage! Don’t the citizens care about the election process in their state?
Pawlenty is showing his cowardice/impotence to tackle this fraud. That says a lot about his ability.
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