Al Franken was not elected by a few Somali precincts. He was elected because two years before he ran he estabished residency and hosted fundraisers for a bunch of DFL Legislative candidates.
He also was elected because far too many people are all excited about celebrity candidates. Oooooo I know him from TV, I must vote for him. People who normally don’t vote joined the fan club and voted for him. Just like Ventura. I think that is why Republicans in Minnesota were willing to stand in line for hours to vote against Trump. We’ve seen what happens when fanboys get their way and elect their favorite celeb. We’ve been there, it ain’t pretty.
The results of Coleman/Franken though were very close. We know how that went. So, perhaps just a small amount of votes separated the two. This can be accounted for by a few reasons including as they say, maybe felons voting and so on. I personally don’t say that but I do definitely say the results were extremely close for whatever made the difference.