Franken Up by 50 Votes as Coleman Cherry-Picks Absentee Ballots

The Minnesota State Canvassing Board finally closed the books on challenged ballots in the U.S. Senate race, and challenger Al Franken holds 50-vote lead after a number of clerical errors were resolved.

Now we turn to the 1,346 absentee ballots that were identified by election officials as improperly rejected. More…