Our siblings at The Minnesota Independent have the breakdown of the first statewide Minnesota poll taken since the recount ended and former GOP Sen. Norm Coleman’s kicking and screaming began in earnest. The results are inconclusive, colored by heavy partisanship on the part of both candidates’ supporters.
The big More…
Still doubting that the Wall Street Journal’s editorial attacking Minnesota election officials for their recount conduct was bad for former Sen. Norm Coleman? At our sister site, The Minnesota Independent, Chris Steller posts the text of a letter one election judge, Edward Clearly, sent to the Journal.
As to
Wow, the Wall Street Journal‘s editorial on the Minnesota recount was the screed heard ’round the world. Here’s Bill O’Reilly, the Sinestro to Al Franken’s Hal Jordan, citing the WSJ to argue that Franken “cheated” to win the recount. Here’s Joe Scarborough doing the same (and you More…
Al Franken, calling himself “the next senator from Minnesota,” said Monday afternoon he is ready to go to Washington to get to work just as soon as possible.
But Franken didn’t respond to reporters’ shouted questions about exactly when he would go to Washington and retreated up the front steps More…
Via Ezra Klein: Al Franken has sent an email to his supporters that just about declares victory in the exceedingly close and drawn-out Minnesota U.S. Senate race:
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support and your patience during this long recount process.
Today I’ve
Two rulings today by the Minnesota Canvassing Board pushed Al Franken’s Senate campaign closer to electoral victory in the roller-coaster Minnesota recount, according to Politico.
First, the Board voted unanimously to count the 133 ballots that went missing last week. These ballots came from a Franken-friendly precinct in More…
It has not been a good week for more than one prominent Midwestern politician.
In addition to the early birthday present the FBI gave to Illinois’ Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that federal investigators “are looking into allegations More…
The Minnesota Independent reports that the Al Franken campaign has just claimed its first lead of the Minnesota Senate recount, by a margin of 22 votes.
The official count, as reported by the Star Tribune, still has Franken’s opponent, incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman, up by 295 votes. But this More…
Following up on Chris Steller’s elucidation of the Senate recount in Minnesota that’s left most pundits scratching their heads, several new reports show Al Franken might be the slight favorite to take the seat.
Yesterday, Talking Points Memo reported that the Franken campaign’s numbers show the Democratic candidate More…
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie announced yesterday that he and four state judges will oversee the recount of votes in the U.S. Senate contest.
Incumbent Republican Norm Coleman holds a 206-vote lead over Democratic challenger Al Franken.
As Coleman’s margin has dropped by about 500 More…
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