[Egon]

Of course, Dems would howl bloody murder in this case because they know Coleman would win a runoff in a cakewalk without Barry’s coattails.

That's not the way it would have gone. The Independent very likely took more votes from Franken than Coleman.

[saganite]

I’m not well versed on Minnesota politics so I’ll take your word for it. Whoever won a runoff would be legitimate though. The margin of victory would be higher most likely and the victory wouldn’t be tainted.

[CharlesWayneCT]

The independent that took 14% of the vote was a constitution-type party candidate. No way he took votes from Franken. He was just another protest vote against the incumbent for being a RINO.