Franken Takes Lead in Minnesota Senate race, Paper Says (board will count tonight until done)

CNN ^ | updated 47 minutes ago

[lewisglad]

CNN) -- Democrat Al Franken has pulled ahead of incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in Minnesota's still unresolved U.S. Senate race, according to a running tally on the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Web site.

Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, left, and Democrat Al Franken have swapped leads in Minnesota's Senate race.

Late Friday morning, the newspaper's tally put Franken ahead by 102 votes. Coleman's lead had fallen to single digits Thursday evening.

But the race remains fluid: The results reported by the newspaper are ongoing, with hundreds of challenged ballots still to be reviewed.

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has said that he and four other members on the Canvassing Board will not end their workday until all remaining challenges have been reviewed.

One major wild card that remains are roughly 4,000 ballots that were originally challenged by the campaigns, who have since withdrawn those challenges. The secretary of state's office has yet to declare how or when those ballots will be awarded to the candidates.

About 3 million votes were cast in the election, and the close result tripped an automatic recount.

Franken, a former "Saturday Night Live" comedian and writer, gained several hundred votes Thursday night as the board ruled on ballot challenges from both sides, the newspaper reported.

"When the recount is over and all the votes that were legally cast are counted, Al Franken will have won this election and will be declared the winner," Marc Elias, Franken's lead recount attorney, told the newspaper

[dr_who]

Minnesota is that state of ultra-liberal politicians and has been for over a century. Where is it declining from?

[null and void]

Please correct the thread title, it should be:

Franken Takes Lead in Minnesota Senate race, Paper Says (board will count tonight until Franken wins)

[Badeye]

Fair enough.

[4woodenboats]

MaryLoquatious: Troll, born on date June 6, 2001, 1st post today, a rant against Ann Coulter.

I wonder how many KOS kids are lurking here?

[Slicksadick]

Geez, that's a deep cover troll. Waits 7 years for that comment?

[4woodenboats]

It took Annie to break her ;~)

[Max in Utah]

This is how you do it: < strike > < / strike >

Actually all you need is < s > and < /s >. Works the same.

(if you leave out the spaces, of course)

[Swede Girl]

Between Frank and Franken it is hard to pick which one is the creepiest...physically and mentally. Heaven help us if this is what we choose to represent us.

[CPT Clay]

I’m with you.

Could somebody get me the names of the 3 pricinct judges in the Iron range that trough this?

[NavVet]

We’re living in a third world country.

[ksm1]

Remember that famous ballot on FOX counted for Franken that was clearly marked for Coleman? It’s now counted for Coleman now. What’s going on?

http://senaterecount.startribune.com/ballots/index.php?review_date=2008-12-18&index=171

[Puppage]

Here's one of the disputed ballots

[reefdiver]

It’s bad, I agree. But this guy is no Conservative. We wd only be pissed at Him anyways. ( but he not a rat)
From State to State - We need to re - group

It’s Our Country, Fight now for it. It’s your’
to pass

[KTM rider]

Blatent brazen robbery of a senate seat. This world has gone crazy.

to top it all off Franken is an insane lunatic

[grantinev]

C’mon folks — isn't it time to start thinking big picture? This Frankenstein sh*t is a red herring. Also, considering how we won in 2000, it looks a little disingenuous to be complaining about this recount. Unless this group has totally descended into as much knee(gro)-jerk reaction as the libs have on the dimokrat side. Hmmm??

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Also, considering how we won in 2000, it looks a little disingenuous to be complaining about this recount.

Let's see if I got this straight. You think that Bush stole the 2008 election?

[Kara1000]

I think Gore tried to steal the election in 2000, not Bush.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>I think Gore tried to steal the election in 2000, not Bush.<<

Not that I am a Bush fan, but that’s what I think too. I was asking grantidev about his “considering how we won in 2000.”