Looking at the challenge totals, as noon, EST, of those challenges resolved, it shows:
Challenged by Coleman — 638
Challenged by Franken — 414
After the 400 Coleman challenges were lifted, that’s how Franken made up the difference yesterday.
So, that would leave an additional 300+ more Franken challenges over the remaining Coleman ones still to be adjudicated.
Does this not make Franken’s current lead just a temporary one, then?
As I see it, the majority of the 5,680 challenges remaining are Franken ones, which would trend to Coleman’s favor.
I’m holding judgment until I see how the rest of this unfolds. Coleman will retake the lead when the resumes adjudicating Franken’s challenges.
They have been saying that the lead will likely change a few more times but I know personally that Franken and his cronies will not lose this now that they know they’re this close...