Canvassing Board rejects Franken move on rejected absentee ballots (Good News from Minnesota!)

Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) ^ | 11/26/08 | Bob Von Sternberg - Staff Reporter

[MplsSteve]

Wow, here's a little bit of good news in the recount.

I hasten to add that it's temporary good news as it seems obvious that Franken's attorneys will go to court to get some of the rejected absentee ballots counted.

But nonetheless, it was refreshing to see the Canvassing Board stick to what their job responsibilities are and not go beyond that.

Comments or opinions - anyone?

[Saundra Duffy]

Whew!

[MplsSteve]

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[St. Louis Conservative]

I’m cautiously optimistic for Norm Coleman at this point. Cautiously.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

So, in other words, the canvassing board, knowing full well that this will wind up in the courts anyway, accomplished nothing.

Buckpassing.

[TitansAFC]

-—”...While the Franken campaign began [Tuesday] morning challenging 25 ballots in one Sherburne County precinct, the vast majority without merit, it's obvious that our campaign volunteers felt the need to match these growing and unnecessary challenges throughout the day....”-—

A desperate attempt to get the overall, released tally in their favor for PR purposes. They realize that the public now sees this as a Coleman victory, and need to posted recount numbers to show in their favor, even artificially, even if it means challenging 5000 ballots on the last day to do it.

[MNReaganite]

Me too. Concerned, but optimistic.

[luvie]

Here is the latest from the Red Star Tribune:

Norm Coleman currently leading by 231 votes

[luvie]

....but then I just repeat what you already posted. LOL!

Never mind....

[Jackson57]

Don’t we all know what’s going to happen here? Just like Florida. When Franken looses the first recount, they’ll challenge it and say, “no no, let’s just recount in the Democrat leaning areas ... “. Then attempt to recount until they get enough votes for Franken to win and then want to quit counting.

[traderrob6]

Related...

http://exposingtheleft.blogspot.com/2008/11/mn-recount-update-coleman-231-over.html

[AmericanVictory]

The best news is that we finally see some Republicans with enough cajones to not let the Democrats be the only ones in the game.

[Chet 99]

Now up by 243

[reg45]

It’s not a Senator, it’s Frankenfraud’s monster.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

[luvie]

Yay!! Go Norm!

I know all Minnesotans will be awfully glad when this is
over and they can put it behind them and move on....or
it’s gonna be a very looooong winter!

[montesquiue]

I think everyone has had ENOUGH of this from the left. This is poisoning the whole election process. I’m not as up on the laws as probably most of you are. What ,if anything, is being done to stop this before the next election in 2011?

I swear, this is ridiculous. Come on Coleman!!!!

[montesquiue]

Striking resemblance!!! Franken needs to go back to comedy.

[Lancey Howard]

Franken needs to go back to comedy

Franken stunk at comedy. That's why he became known as a "satirist", which is a smirking way of saying "comedian who isn't funny".

[top 2 toe red]

...which is a smirking way of saying "comedian who isn't funny"...."but, can be disgustingly nasty and mean while pretending to be funny."