No, not overlooking that. I readily agree that the dismantling of Kiffmeyer’s voting regulations played a part. My point is that Coleman still should have won the race, and that during the recount phase there was no fraud committed by Franken’s camp or other irregularities that are typically bandied about that robbed Coleman of a victory. Coleman ran a piss-poor campaign and had an incompentent legal team that allowed Franken to win.
No argument there. But neither failing would have been decisive without the 17,000 manufactured votes.
When the results at the ballot box are reversed through superior lawyering, I consider it a "stolen" election. The criteria for winning an election should be garnering the most votes, not having the best lawyers.
Just my opinion ...