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Senator Coleman? Don’t Count on It.

By | 01.16.09 | 5:47 pm

Mark Ambinder has a post running under the headline, “Provocation of The Day: Coleman Could Still Win.” He argues:

The Minnesota canvassing board doesn’t certify a winner; it simply certifies a count. Here we are in the contest phase. In legal terminology, it’s a de novo trial – totally

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Franken’s Lead Holds at 48 After Review

By | 12.23.08 | 12:33 pm

The Minnesota State Canvassing Board today finally completed its review of challenged ballots in the U.S. Senate recount, and Democratic-Farmer-Labor challenger Al Franken holds a 48-vote lead over Republican incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman.

The Coleman campaign, getting a bit desperate as Franken emerges as the likely winner, this morning began More…

Minnesota Update: Franken by 48

By | 12.22.08 | 6:08 pm

With nearly all of the challenged ballots tallied, Democratic-Farmer-Labor challenger Al Franken holds a 48-vote lead over Sen. Norm Coleman in the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, reports the Star Tribune. That figure is consistent with the Franken campaign’s prediction of a 35- to 50-vote lead.

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Duplicate Ballots Could Swing Minn. Senate Contest Back to Coleman

By | 12.22.08 | 1:33 pm

When the Minnesota State Canvassing Board completes its review of challenged ballots tomorrow, the Al Franken campaign expects to hold a slim lead of 35 to 50 votes. But a state Supreme Court decision tomorrow in Republican Sen. Norm Coleman’s favor on the issue of duplicate ballots could easily restore More…