If Tim Pawlenty hadn’t been so eager to “reach across the aisle” he could have prevented the outcome of this fraud. Pawlenty was desperate to be seen as a moderate good guy and as such he gave the Coleman’s seat to Franken.
It’s my understanding that once the invalid votes had been cast they were indistinguishable from legitimate votes. It is good to be reminded that Franken would almost certainly not have been elected without chicanery.