Minnesota
AP Uncalls Minnesota Senate Race
WASHINGTON
The Associated Press is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race.Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law requires a recount any time the margin between the top two candidates is less than one-half of one percent.
The AP called the race prematurely.
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said the recount won't begin until mid-November at the earliest and will probably stretch into December. It will involve local election officials from around the state.
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Best news I've heard all day. AP uncalls MN Senate race! Thanks, Karen.
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Also notable is this:
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Franken said he would await a recount. He said his campaign was already looking into reports of irregularities in Minneapolis where some voters had trouble registering, though he wouldn't elaborate.
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In a tight race, it transpires that the issue isn't 'voter fraud' or ACORN, but tried and trusted Republican voter suppression. Win, lose or draw, my hope is that we could a good, long hard look at what happened in Minneapolis. -
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[...] now the AP has taken that back and a recount is imminent… Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken [...]
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AP was in the tank for the GOP... :OD
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And in my district, Darcy Burner is currently trailing Reichert by less than 900 votes.
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Never say your vote doesn't count! -
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The better news from Minnesota is that the Crazy Lady was re-elected, so she'll be around for the penetrating exposé of her anti-American views.
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I enjoy seeing hate out in the open as with Franken's disgust for Coleman. I'm sorry, but it makes me chuckle to see Franken's unmodulated full-throttle loathing right in the middle of pleasant society. If Franken's rage doesn't eat himself alive during the recount, I'll be shocked. I'm for the guy, but I'm coming at this purely as a spectator here.
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Its ok Bachmann was re-elected.
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She still has one good foot and a full clip -
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Thank the sanctimonious Dean Barkley for this. Coleman can't get anywhere near 50% in Minnesota.
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I am going on record: at some point, for some reason, before an official winner is declared, Al Franken will be tased. Again, I support him as a Democrat. I'm just saying this: he will be tased.
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[...] they’ve taken it back: Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final [...]
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Considering that Norm Coleman was hand-picked by Dick Cheney to run for the office, Franken is certainly the lesser evil. Even if he gives himself a stroke in his anger.
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Minnesota calls
Oops, it's too close to be sure
TIME for a recount
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