Don't Be Surprised About A Legal Challenge In Minnesota (Vanity)

Myself ^ | November 6, 2002 | GreatOne

[GreatOne]

Looking at MN Secretary of State Office website, I see that the late Paul Wellstone has garnered 11,766 at this point, easily enough to make up the difference between Sen. Coleman and Still-A-Loser Mondale. Expect litigation, here, folks.

[Nick Danger]

I don't think we'll see a legal challenge, because I don't think Mondale really wants the seat. If control of the Senate turned on it, they would for sure pursue it, but Mondale does not want to give up his cushy life as a lighly-paid lawyer to go to Washington, DC as a member of the minority party. That's just six years of frustration that he doesn't need.

In fact it wouldn't surprise me if Lautenberg does not now develop some "debilitating illness" that requires him to resign from his newly-acquired Senate seat. Like Mondale, Lautenberg was being the Good Party Soldier, but that was when Democratic control of the Senate was at stake. Without that, he's "won" nothing but six unpleasant years of getting steamrolled. At his age, he doesn't need the hassle.

[Utopia]

A vote for Paul Wellstone is no different than a vote for Mickey Mouse -- it won't / doesn't count. There is no legal precedent for making an invalid vote count. Even in Florida 2000, there were many who selected "Bush" and ALSO wrote in: "President Bush". Those votes were tossed out. Reasoning? -- It was decided that "President Bush" referred to x41. Since x41 was not running for President and the voter incorrectly selected 2 candiates (father and son).

[MattMa]

VP Mondale stated in his concession speech that there would not be any legal action on his behalf. Mondale more or less said, I lost, let's move on.

[Rebelbase]

Yep, Mondale does'nt want to be in the Sentate minority. The fat lady has sung.